EIWA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS TO AIR ON MARCH 15 ON FOX SPORTS NEW ENGLAND, AS WELL AS ON A NUMBER OF CABLEVISION STATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTUSA Sports Broadcasting has announced that the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EIWA) Wrestling Championships will be aired on a number of occassions in March.
The EIWA Championships will be a two-hour show, taped from the competition held at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. on March 5-6.
The air date for this event on FOX Sports New England on Monday, March 15 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. Viewers across the nation can also watch this FOX Sports program at the same time on Primestar and Digistar.
In addition, a number of Cablevision Sports channels will air the show in communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Please check the schedule information in the chart below.
This annual competition features many of the best college wrestlers in the nation, attempting to qualify for the 1999 NCAA Div. I Championships. The EIWA is one of the oldest and most prestigious college wrestling conferences in the nation, featuring 13 top Div. I programs.
The University of Pennsylvania squad, which has dominated the EIWA in recent years, attempted to defend its title. Among the top challengers were Cornell, Harvard, Lehigh, Brown and Navy.
The EIWA Wrestling Championships is part of the "College Series of Wrestling," a joint effort between the U.S. Olympic Committee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and USA Wrestling. Included in this series in 1999 are wrestling events from the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA).
The announcers for included Will Medina, Steve Tober and U.S. Military Academy head coach Tod Giles.
USA Sports Broadcasting is the broadcast division of USA Wrestling, which produces a variety of amateur sports events and video projects.
For more information on USA Sports Broadcasting's activities, visit USA Sports Broadcasting web page at usasportsbroadcasting.com or call Dr. Dave Bennett at 719-266-1230.
Cablevision broadcast schedule
Cablevision of Morris, N.J., Channel 98: Saturday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Cablevision of Oakland, N.J., Channel 6: Saturday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Cablevision of Rockland, N.Y., Channel 8: Saturday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Cablevision of Raritan, N.J., Channel 6: to be announced
Cablevision of Elizabeth, N.J: to be announced
Cablevision of Monmouth, N.J.: to be announced
Cablevision of Connecticut: Friday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern
Cablevision of Bergen, N.J.: to be announced
Cablevision of Warwick, N.Y, Channel 8: Saturday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Cablevision of Patterson, N.J.: Saturday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Cablevision of Newark, N.J.: to be announced