The first intercollegiate lacrosse tournament was held in 1881, with Harvard beating Princeton 3-0 in the championship game. From this point through 1970, USILA and the collegiate lacrosse associations from which it evolved - the ILA (1882-1905), IULL (1894-1905), USILL (1906-1925) and USILA (1926-1970) - chose the annual champions based on season records.[1][2] In 1936, the family of W. Wilson Wingate, a longtime Baltimore sportswriter who had played the sport in college and often covered it, donated a memorial trophy in his name to be presented to the USILA champion. Wingate is credited with nicknaming lacrosse "the fastest game on two feet."[3]
The NCAA held its first NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1971. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was presented to the first two NCAA champions, and retired following the 1972 season. Currently, the NCAA tournament annually determines the top lacrosse teams in Division I, Division II, and Division III.
wingate, memorial, trophy, award, given, united, states, intercollegiate, lacrosse, association, usila, national, champion, college, lacrosse, from, 1936, 1970, ncaa, champion, 1971, 1972, first, intercollegiate, lacrosse, tournament, held, 1881, with, harvard. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association USILA national champion in men s college lacrosse from 1936 to 1970 and the NCAA Men s Champion in 1971 1972 The first intercollegiate lacrosse tournament was held in 1881 with Harvard beating Princeton 3 0 in the championship game From this point through 1970 USILA and the collegiate lacrosse associations from which it evolved the ILA 1882 1905 IULL 1894 1905 USILL 1906 1925 and USILA 1926 1970 chose the annual champions based on season records 1 2 In 1936 the family of W Wilson Wingate a longtime Baltimore sportswriter who had played the sport in college and often covered it donated a memorial trophy in his name to be presented to the USILA champion Wingate is credited with nicknaming lacrosse the fastest game on two feet 3 The NCAA held its first NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship in 1971 The Wingate Memorial Trophy was presented to the first two NCAA champions and retired following the 1972 season Currently the NCAA tournament annually determines the top lacrosse teams in Division I Division II and Division III Contents 1 Wingate Memorial Trophy winners 2 Team championship records 2 1 Championships by state 3 References 4 See alsoWingate Memorial Trophy winners editYear Champion1936 Maryland1937 Maryland Princeton1938 Navy1939 Maryland1940 Maryland1941 Johns Hopkins1942 Princeton1943 Navy1944 Army1945 Army Navy1946 Navy1947 Johns Hopkins1948 Johns Hopkins1949 Johns Hopkins Navy1950 Johns Hopkins1951 Army Princeton1952 RPI Virginia1953 Princeton1954 Navy1955 Maryland1956 Maryland1957 Johns Hopkins1958 Army1959 Army Maryland Johns Hopkins 1 2091960 Navy1961 Army Navy1962 Navy1963 Navy1964 Navy1965 Navy1966 Navy1967 Maryland Navy Johns Hopkins1968 Johns Hopkins1969 Army Johns Hopkins1970 Johns Hopkins Navy Virginia1971 Cornell1972 VirginiaTeam championship records editTeam Championships Winning YearsNavy 15 1938 1943 1945 1946 1949 1954 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1970Johns Hopkins 11 1941 1947 1948 1949 1950 1957 1959 1967 1968 1969 1970Maryland 8 1936 1937 1939 1940 1955 1956 1959 1967Army 7 1944 1945 1951 1958 1959 1961 1969Princeton 4 1937 1942 1951 1953Virginia 3 1952 1970 1972Cornell 1 1971RPI 1 1952Championships by state edit State Titles University nbsp Maryland 34 Navy 15 Johns Hopkins 11 Maryland 8 nbsp New York 9 Army 7 Cornell 1 RPI 1 nbsp New Jersey 4 Princeton 4 nbsp Virginia 3 Virginia 3 References edit a b Scott Bob 1976 Lacrosse Technique and Tradition The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0 8018 2060 X Fisher Donald M 14 Mar 2002 Lacrosse A History of the Game The Johns Hopkins University Press p 64 71 Men s National College Lacrosse Championships Archived from the original on April 26 2013 Retrieved 2014 10 05 See also editUnited States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wingate Memorial Trophy amp oldid 1135127864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
