Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
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The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It has been active since 1905 and has had a variety of schools as members throughout its tenure.
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[edit] Current Members
- American University
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Harvard University
- Lehigh University
- Princeton University
- Rutgers University
- University of Pennsylvania
- United States Naval Academy
- United States Military Academy
[edit] Recent Success
Cornell has been the most successful of these schools recently, placing fourth at the national tournmanent in 2005. Another highly respected team in the conference has been Lehigh, as the Mountain Hawks have been a consistent top ten team in the last ten years and its schedule has featured some of the nation's toughest wrestling teams. 2006 marked Lehigh University's fifth straight EIWA Championship.
The league generally has the third-highest number of All-Americans at the NCAA Championships, behind the Big Ten and Big 12.
The 2005 EIWA conference tournament marked the 100th anniversary of the conference.
[edit] Former EIWA Schools
- Penn State University - Moved to the Eastern Wrestling League then to the Big Ten Conference
- Temple University*
- Syracuse University*
- Yale University*
- University of Pittsburgh - Moved to the Eastern Wrestling League
- College of William & Mary*
- Dartmouth College*
- Wilkes University - Moved to Division III
- United States Coast Guard Academy - Moved to Division III
- University of Virginia - Moved to the ACC
- United States Merchant Marine Academy - Moved to Division III
" * " = School dropped the program
