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: Emily Parkins, Business Mgr
1 Bethlehem Plaza, Suite 800 | Bethlehem, PA 18018
w: 610-289-2388
eparkins@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 John Clark (Sacred Heart)
Executive Director (Ex-Officio) Gene M. Nighman (Cornell)
Sports Information Director (Ex-Officio) Betsy Veysman
American University Natalie Rogers
Army (U.S. Military Academy) Kristine Fowler
Binghamton University Dennis Kalina
Brown University Scott Sargent
Bucknell University Tim Pavlechko, chair
Columbia University David Miles
Cornell University Andy Noel
Drexel University Mary Mullvenna
Franklin and Marshall College Lauren Packer
Harvard University Timothy Troville
Hofstra University Jay Artinian
Lehigh University Stacy Shiffert
Long Island University Lloyd Ribner
Navy (U.S. Naval Academy) Bill Givens
Penn (University of Pennsylvania) Matt Valenti
Princeton University Anthony Archbald
Sacred Heart Michael Morrison
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