The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) was founded in 1904 and it is the oldest wrestling conference in the nation. Founding members schools were Columbia, Yale, Penn and Princeton. The EIWA, with 17 member schools, is the largest wrestling conference in the nation.
The EIWA is an automatic qualifier (AQ) tournament to the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championship.
The EIWA is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation that maintains federal tax status as a section 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit corporation under the 1986 Internal Revenue Code, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Code"), with administrative oversight provided to the EIWA by the Patriot League.
Mailing Address:
EIWA
Attn: Cindy Snow, Business Mgr
1 Bethlehem Plaza, Suite 800 | Bethlehem, PA 18018
w: 610-289-2388
csnow@patriotleague.com
www.eiwawrestling.org
Administrative Committee - One athletic administrator appointed by each institution will serve on the Administrative Committee. A member of the Committee will be elected Chairperson at the annual business meeting, by majority vote. The Chairperson’s term of office will be one year with no limitation on the number of consecutive years served. The Chairperson will preside over all Association meetings, hold membership on the Executive Committee and will act on behalf of the Membership between meetings.
The Administrative Committee Membership is as follows:
Chairperson Tim Pavlechko (Bucknell)
Coaches Committee President Kyle Borshoff (Binghamton)
Executive Director (Ex-Officio) Gene M. Nighman (Cornell)
American University Natalie Rogers
Army (U.S. Military Academy) Tricia Brandenburg
Binghamton University Dennis Kalina
Bucknell University Tim Pavlechko, chair
Drexel University Mary Mullvenna
Franklin and Marshall College Lauren Packer
Hofstra University Jay Artinian
Lehigh University Stacy Shiffert
Long Island University Catherine Snedecor
Morgan State Erlease M. Wagner. Esq.
Navy (U.S. Naval Academy) Bill Givens
Sacred Heart Michael Morrison