Eastern Wrestling League

The Eastern Wrestling League is an NCAA Division I wrestling-only conference. It is made up mostly of schools from the northeastern United States whose primary conferences do not sponsor wrestling as an NCAA-qualifying event. The league was founded in 1976 and had a charter group led by Penn State, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schools in Bloomsburg, Clarion and Lock Haven. In 1978, Buffalo left the league, but West Virginia and Cleveland State were added, growing the league to seven teams. In 1989, the PSAC's Edinboro joined to form an eight-team league.

After the 1992 season, Penn State left the league when the university joined the Big Ten Conference, which holds its own NCAA Division I Championships qualifying tournament. In 1999, Virginia Tech joined the league as it worked to upgrade its program, and the Hokies left following the 2004 season and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the fall of 2011, Pittsburgh announced their acceptance into the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports. West Virginia will tenativiely leave the EWL for the Big 12 Conference in July 2012 pending the outcome of litigation between West Virginia and the Big East. The teams have traditionally rotated as hosts of the qualifying tournament. The 2012 championship is scheduled for Saturday March 4, 2012 at Clarion's Waldo S. Tippin Gym.

Teams

• Bloomsburg Huskies (1976–present)
• Clarion Golden Eagles (1976–present)
• Cleveland State Vikings (1978–present)
• Edinboro Fighting Scots (1989–present)
• Lock Haven Eagles (1976–present)
• Pittsburgh Panthers (1976–present)
• West Virginia Mountaineers (1978–present)

Former teams

• Buffalo Bulls (1976–1977)
• Millersville Marauders (1982–1984)
• Penn State Nittany Lions (1976–1992)
• Virginia Tech Hokies (1999–2004)

Membership timeline

Team dual meet champions

EWL Team Dual Meet Champions

• 1976 Penn State
• 1977 Penn State
• 1978 Penn State
• 1979 Cleveland State
• 1980 Clarion
• 1981 Clarion
• 1982 Penn State
• 1983 Penn State
• 1984 Penn State
• 1985 Penn State
• 1986 Penn State & Clarion
• 1987 Penn State

• 1988 Penn State
• 1989 Penn State
• 1990 West Virginia
• 1991 West Virginia
• 1992 Penn State
• 1993 Lock Haven & Bloomsburg
• 1994 Edinboro
• 1995 Lock Haven
• 1996 Edinboro
• 1997 Edinboro
• 1998 West Virginia
• 1999 Edinboro

• 2000 Edinboro
• 2001 Edinboro
• 2002 West Virginia
• 2003 West Virginia
• 2004 Edinboro
• 2005 Edinboro
• 2006 Edinboro
• 2007 Edinboro
• 2008 Edinboro
• 2009 Edinboro
• 2010 Pittsburgh
• 2011 Pittsburgh

Team tournament champions

EWL Team Tournament Champions

• 1976 Penn State
• 1977 Penn State
• 1978 Penn State
• 1979 Cleveland State
• 1980 Clarion
• 1981 Bloomsburg
• 1982 Penn State
• 1983 Penn State
• 1984 Penn State
• 1985 Penn State
• 1996 Penn State
• 1987 Penn State

• 1988 Penn State
• 1989 Penn State
• 1990 Penn State
• 1991 Penn State
• 1992 Penn State
• 1993 Bloomsburg
• 1994 Clarion
• 1995 Clarion
• 1996 West Virginia
• 1997 Lock Haven
• 1998 Edinboro
• 1999 Edinboro

• 2000 Edinboro
• 2001 Edinboro
• 2002 West Virginia
• 2003 Edinboro
• 2004 Edinboro & West Virginia
• 2005 Edinboro
• 2006 Edinboro
• 2007 Edinboro
• 2008 Edinboro
• 2009 Edinboro
• 2010 Edinboro
• 2011 Pittsburgh

External links

• Official website