Wingate Memorial Trophy

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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.

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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 winners

YearChampion
1936 Maryland
1937Maryland, Princeton
1938 Navy
1939Maryland
1940Maryland
1941 Johns Hopkins
1942Princeton
1943Navy
1944 Army
1945Army, Navy
1946Navy
1947Johns Hopkins
1948Johns Hopkins
1949Johns Hopkins, Navy
1950Johns Hopkins
1951Army, Princeton
1952 RPI, Virginia
1953Princeton
1954Navy
1955Maryland
1956Maryland
1957Johns Hopkins
1958Army
1959Army, Maryland, Johns Hopkins [1] :209
1960Navy
1961Army, Navy
1962Navy
1963Navy
1964Navy
1965Navy
1966Navy
1967Maryland, Navy, Johns Hopkins
1968Johns Hopkins
1969Army, Johns Hopkins
1970Johns Hopkins, Navy, Virginia
1971 Cornell
1972 Virginia

Team championship records

TeamChampionshipsWinning years
Navy151938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
Johns Hopkins 111941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
Maryland 81936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1967
Army71944, 1945, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969
Princeton41937, 1942, 1951, 1953
Virginia31952, 1970, 1972
Cornell11971
RPI11952

Championships by state

StateTitlesUniversity
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland34Navy (15), Johns Hopkins (11), Maryland (8)
Flag of New York.svg New York9Army (7), Cornell (1), RPI (1)
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey4Princeton (4)
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia3Virginia (3)

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References

  1. 1 2 Scott, Bob (1976). Lacrosse Technique and Tradition . The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   0-8018-2060-X.
  2. ↑ Fisher, Donald M. (14 Mar 2002). Lacrosse: A History of the Game . The Johns Hopkins University Press. p.  64-71.
  3. ↑ "Men's National College Lacrosse Championships". Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-05.


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