The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It held its first championship tournament in 1905, making it the oldest wrestling conference in the NCAA. The EIWA's charter members were Columbia, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. Thirty-three different schools have been members of the EIWA during its history,For members up to 2011, see http://www.wrestlingstats.com/eiwa/pdf/EIWA%20Team%20Summary.pdf; for 2012 members, see http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/Final_2012_EIWA_Brackets.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10600; for 2013 members, see http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-wrestl/auto_pdf/2012-13/box_score/stats_20130308aaa.pdf ; for 2014 members, see http://openliveresults.escapesports.com/2014-OPEN-Standalone-2014_EIWA-1394231857_LiveTeamScores.htm . All retrieved January 18, 2015. all schools from the Eastern United States. Its current members are schools in the Northeast whose main conferences do not sponsor wrestling, including the Patriot League, America East Conference, Northeast Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and Coastal Athletic Association. Franklin & Marshall College is the only Division III school that competes in Division I wrestling.

Current members The EIWA currently has 12 members:See the dropdown list under "Member Schools" at http://eiwawrestling.org/landing/index. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

American University United States Military Academy (Army) Binghamton University Bucknell University Drexel University Franklin and Marshall College Hofstra University Lehigh University Long Island University Morgan State University United States Naval Academy (Navy) Sacred Heart University

Recent success and developments At the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championship, three EIWA teams placed in the top 10: Cornell placed 2nd, American University placed 5th, and Lehigh University placed 8th. In 2012, Cornell finished 4th and Lehigh 8th; Cornell was also 5th in 2013 and 7th in 2014.See "Division I Wrestling--All-time Team Results" in Wrestling: Division I, p. 20, at http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2014-15/DI.pdf. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

In the same period, the EIWA had forty-four All-Americans;See "NCAA Results Archive" at http://d1collegewrestling.net/NCAAResults_Archive.html. Retrieved January 18, 2015. also, Kyle Dake of Cornell was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as national wrestler of the year and was named most outstanding wrestler of the NCAA tournamentSee "Most Outstanding Wrestler Award" in Wrestling: Division I, p. 7, at http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2014-15/DI.pdf. Retrieved January 18, 2015. after becoming the first NCAA wrestler ever to win four national championships in four different weight classes in consecutive years.

In 2013, the EIWA absorbed Boston University, Hofstra, Drexel, and Binghamton after the Colonial Athletic Association ceased sponsorship of wrestling, making an 18-team conference for the 2013–14 season. The EIWA was reduced to 16 in 2014-15 with the departure of Rutgers to the Big Ten Conference and discontinuation of the BU program.

The most recent change in the EIWA membership was announced in April 2019. Long Island University announced that the wrestling team that had represented its Post campus in Division II would join the EIWA once the merger of the athletic programs of its Brooklyn and Post campuses took effect in July 2019. The renamed LIU Sharks joined NEC rival Sacred Heart, bringing the conference to seventeen members.

For the 2020–21 season, the EIWA had ten schools competing, as the six Ivy League schools and the Centennial Conference (which includes Franklin & Marshall) did not hold winter sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 19, 2023, the six Ivy League members announced that they were leaving the EIWA to compete exclusively under the Ivy League banner starting in the 2024–25 season.

On September 19, 2024, Morgan State University, a program that resumed competition in 2023 after a 26-year hiatus and the lone Division I HBCU wrestling program, joined the EIWA. Morgan State is the first HBCU to join the EIWA.

Membership timeline

Former EIWA schools School How The Program Left Boston University Dropped Wrestling Brown Moved to Ivy League Columbia Moved to Ivy League Cornell Moved to Ivy League Dartmouth Dropped Wrestling East Stroudsburg Moved to Division II Harvard Moved to Ivy League Penn Moved to Ivy League Penn State Moved to the Eastern Wrestling League, and later to the Big Ten Conference Pitt Moved to the Eastern Wrestling League, and later the Atlantic Coast Conference Princeton Moved to Ivy League Rutgers Moved to the Big Ten Conference Syracuse Dropped Wrestling Temple Dropped Wrestling US Coast Guard Moved to Division III US Merchant Marine Moved to Division III Virginia Moved to the ACC Wilkes Moved to Division III William & Mary Dropped Wrestling Yale Dropped Wrestling

League champions Year Host Champion Year Host Champion Year Host Champion Year Host Champion 1905 Penn Yale 1942 Penn State Penn State 1980 Lehigh Lehigh 2019 Binghamton Lehigh 1906 Columbia Yale 1943 Penn Navy 1981 Princeton Syracuse 2020 Lehigh Lehigh 1907 Princeton Yale 1944 Lehigh Navy 1982 Lehigh Navy 2021 None Lehigh 1908 Penn Yale 1945 Lehigh Navy 1983 Lehigh Lehigh 2022 Cornell Cornell 1909 Yale Yale 1946 Lehigh Navy 1984 Navy Navy 2023 Penn Cornell 1910 Penn Cornell 1947 Yale Lehigh 1985 F&M Lehigh 2024 Bucknell Cornell 1911 Princeton Princeton 1948 Lehigh Lehigh 1986 Lehigh Navy 2025 Lehigh Lehigh 1912 Columbia Cornell 1949 Cornell Syracuse 1987 Princeton Army 2026 American Lehigh 1913 Cornell Cornell 1950 Princeton Syracuse 1988 Syracuse Lehigh 2027 Army 1914 Penn Cornell 1951 Penn State Penn State 1989 Lehigh Syracuse 1915 Lehigh Cornell 1952 Lehigh Penn State 1990 Wilkes Navy 1916 Princeton Cornell 1953 Princeton Penn State 1991 Lehigh Syracuse 1917 Cornell Cornell 1954 Cornell Pitt 1992 Penn Cornell 1918 Columbia Penn State 1955 Penn State Pitt 1993 Lehigh Cornell 1919 Penn State Penn State 1956 Lehigh Pitt 1994 Cornell Syracuse 1920 Penn Penn State 1957 Penn State Penn State 1995 Navy Lehigh 1921 Princeton Penn State 1958 Pitt Cornell 1996 Syracuse Penn 1922 Lehigh Cornell 1959 Cornell Lehigh 1997 Penn Penn 1923 Cornell Cornell 1960* Princeton Penn State 1998 Lehigh Penn 1924 Yale Penn State Pitt 1999 Army Penn 1925 Columbia Penn State 1961 Lehigh Lehigh 2000 Navy Lehigh 1926 Penn State Cornell 1962 Penn State Lehigh 2001 Penn Harvard 1927* Penn Lehigh 1963 Navy Syracuse 2002 Lehigh Lehigh Yale 1964 F&M Lehigh 2003 Cornell Lehigh 1928 Princeton Lehigh 1965 Cornell Syracuse 2004 Penn Lehigh 1929 Lehigh Lehigh 1966 Pitt Lehigh 2005 Navy Lehigh 1930 Cornell Cornell 1967 Penn Lehigh 2006 Lehigh Lehigh 1931 Yale Lehigh 1968 Pitt Navy 2007 East Stroudsburg Cornell 1932 Syracuse Lehigh 1969 Princeton Navy 2008 F&M Cornell 1933 Columbia Lehigh 1970 Penn State Navy 2009 Penn Cornell 1934 Penn State Lehigh 1971 Navy Penn State 2010 Lehigh Cornell 1935 Penn Lehigh 1972 Temple Navy 2011 Bucknell Cornell 1936 Princeton Penn State 1973 Pitt Penn State 2012 Princeton Cornell 1937 Lehigh Penn State 1974 Navy Navy 2013 Rutgers Cornell 1938 Cornell Lehigh 1975 Navy Lehigh 2014 Penn Cornell 1939 Yale Lehigh 1976 F&M Lehigh 2015 Lehigh Cornell 1940 Syracuse Lehigh 1977 Syracuse Lehigh 2016 Princeton Cornell 1941* Columbia Princeton 1978 Penn Princeton 2017 Bucknell Cornell Yale 1979 Princeton Lehigh 2018 Hofstra Lehigh * Tie for team title

Total championships Team Championships Lehigh 40 Cornell 27 Penn State 16 Navy 13 Syracuse 8 Yale 7 Penn 4 Pitt 4 Princeton 3 Army 1 Harvard 1

See also NCAA Wrestling Team Championship

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Conference tourney results since 1926