120th EIWA Championships Tournament Central
120th EIWA Championships
Sojka Pavilion – Lewisburg, Pa.
Friday, March 8 – Saturday, March 9, 2024
Hosted by Bucknell University
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Bucknell University and the Bison wrestling program are excited to host the 120th edition of the EIWA Championships on March 8-9, 2024. The two-day championships will take place at Sojka Pavilion located within the Kenneth Langone Athletics & Recreation Center on the University campus in Lewisburg, Pa.
About the EIWA
The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) was founded in 1905 and is the oldest and largest wrestling conference in the nation. The 17 member schools include: American, Army West Point, Binghamton, Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Cornell, Drexel, Franklin and Marshall, Harvard, Hofstra, Lehigh, LIU, Navy, Penn, Princeton, and Sacred Heart.
The EIWA Championships is an automatic qualifier (AQ) tournament to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship.
Visit the Bucknell Campus Box Office to purchase.
ADVANCED ALL-SESSION SALE:
(Save roughly 20% on the regular price; deal expires Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 at 4 p.m.)
Adult Reserved: $80 (Friday general admission seating; Saturday reserved seating)
Adult General Admission: $70 (General admission seating for all sessions)
Student General Admission: $35 (General admission seating for all sessions with a valid University ID or younger).
REGULAR ALL-SESSION PRICING after Friday, Feb. 2, 2024:
Adult Reserved: $99 (Friday general admission seating; Saturday reserved seating)
Adult General Admission: $88 (General admission seating for all sessions)
Student General Admission: $40 (General admission seating for all sessions with a valid University ID or younger).
Session Schedule
- Session 1: Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m. | Round of 32, Round of 16 & Consolation First Round
- Session 2: Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m. | Quarterfinals, Consolation Second Round and Consolation Third Round
- Session 3: Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m. | Semifinals, Consolation Quarterfinals, Consolation Semifinals & 7th Place matches
- EIWA Hall of Fame Ceremony and Army/Navy service assignments
- Session 4: Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 4:45 p.m. | Finals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches
- Team & Special Awards: Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 7:15 p.m.
* Schedule Subject to Change
Brackets
TBA
Championship History
2024 will mark the third time Bucknell has hosted the EIWA Championships, having previously held them at Sojka Pavilion in 2017 and 2011. The Bison joined the EIWA in 2000 before the wrestling program was discontinued after the 2002 season. Thanks to a generous gift by Bison alumnus Bill Graham, the program was reinstated in 2006 under the leadership of Dan Wirnsberger. The Bision made an immediate impact and placed as high as third in the EIWA in 2009.
Bucknell has had four individual EIWA champions in Andy Rendos (165 – 2010), Kevin LeValley (149 – 2011), Joe Stolfi (285 – 2014) and Zach Hartman (165 – 2021).
Historical Championship Results
EIWA Stats – Full History
About Lewisburg
Located in the heart of Central Pennsylvania's beautiful Susquehanna River Valley, Lewisburg was ranked 15th in the nation in the book, The 100 Best Small Towns in America, written by Norman Crampton. Home to many of the area's leading businesses and organizations, Lewisburg continues to serve as one of the region's brightest spots. The downtown, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, offers a unique Art Deco theatre, the Lewisburg Children's Museum, and many unique restaurants and boutiques.
Lewisburg Downtown Partership
Hotels
Sojka Pavilion
Sojka Pavilion opened in 2003 and was dedicated in honor of Dr. Gary A. Sojka, former president of Bucknell University and faculty member in the biology department. The pavilion includes "walk-down" access and unobstructed views of the competition floor from all seating areas. The facility also features concession areas, ticket windows, restrooms, handicapped seating, team and officials locker rooms, a media room and other meeting areas.
Parking
Reserved Parking: Available for purchase at the Bucknell Campus Box Office website
On-Campus Visitor Parking: See Map
Handicapped Parking available in Lots 7 and 17
Downtown Street Parking: Metered and non-metered parking within short walking distance from Market Street
Follow Online
Live Results: FloArena
Live Streaming: FloWrestling
Bucknell on Social: @Bucknell_WRST
Media Information
Teams will be limited to one (1) photographer and/or one (1) videographer credential on the floor at a single time regardless of the number of wrestlers on the mat at a given time.
Click here to request a credential.
Credentials will be available for pick up at will call in Sojka Pavilion on the day of the event.
Contact
Please direct all media inquiries for the 120th EIWA Championships to:
Ben Blumenthal
Associate Director of Athletic Communications – Wrestling Contact
Email: beb019@bucknell.edu | Phone: 570-577-1835
All general EIWA inquires should be directed to:
Gene Nightman, EIWA Executive Director
Email: eiwawrestling@gmail.com