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The Patriot League
Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army West Point, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown, MIT and Richmond as associate members. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country.
The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society.
During the 2015-16 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:
*88 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport in Academic Progress Rate (APR), with 76 squads earning perfect scores.
*The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in Public Recognition Awards, and matched the Ivy League for the highest percentage of teams earning the honor at 45%.
*89 percent of Patriot League teams scored at or above the national average in APR, while more than 70 percent had at least a 990 score in the multi-year rate.
*12 student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition, including first-team accolades for Bucknell’s Matt DelMauro (Football) and Navy’s Ellen Bradford (Women’s Swimming and Diving) and Rebecca Greenberg (Women’s Rowing).
*Three Patriot League student-athletes earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, with the group including Bradford and Sam Peckham (Men’s Cross Country) from Navy and Veronica Toro (Women’s Rowing) from MIT.
*Bradford and Loyola’s Franz Rassman (Men’s Basketball) were named the Corvias Patriot League Female and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees, respectively.
*43 Patriot League student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition, an increase of nine honorees over last season.
*There were 2,816 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2015-16, including 258 with a semester GPA of at least 4.0.
*Bucknell’s Jesse Klug (Men’s Soccer) and American’s Emilie Ikeda (Field Hockey) each received the Patriot League Award of Outstanding Leadership and Character.
*Boston University’s Emily Tillo (Women’s Golf) and Navy’s Patrick Keena (Men’s Lacrosse) were named the League’s Sportsmanship Award winners.
*Tillo was also one of the League’s nominations for the NCAA Woman of the Year award along with American’s Monika Smidova (Volleyball).
*Klug was one four Patriot League finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, along with Army West Point’s Katie Holder (Women’s Soccer), Kelsey Minato (Women’s Basketball) and Kasey McCravey (Softball).
*Navy won the Corvias Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the third straight time and fourth in the last five years.
*The Mids also won the men’s title while Bucknell claimed the women’s crown.
*Loyola men’s lacrosse became the third Patriot League team in any sport to advance to the semifinals of an NCAA Championship as the Greyhounds defeated Duke and Towson in their tournament play.
*Navy beat Yale in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament as two Patriot League squads won games in the same year for the first time.
*Colgate advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship, defeating New Hampshire and James Madison on the road in the postseason to become just the second football team in Patriot League history to win more than one game in the playoffs.
*Also winning NCAA Tournament contests in 2015-16 were American volleyball, Boston University women’s soccer, Holy Cross men’s basketball, Navy baseball and Boston University field hockey, with the 10 postseason victories setting a record for the Patriot League in a single season.
*Fordham running back Chase Edmonds was named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year while Lehigh running back Dom Bragalone took home the organization’s Rookie of the Year honor.
*Twenty-three Patriot Leaguers were named All-Americans, with first-team status for Boston University’s Sofi Laurito (Field Hockey), Fordham’s Chase Edmonds and Stephen Hodge (Football) and Navy’s Jay Stell (Men’s Outdoor Track and Field).
*Six Patriot Leaguers were selected in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft, while five were taken in the Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft.
The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society.
During the 2015-16 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:
*88 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport in Academic Progress Rate (APR), with 76 squads earning perfect scores.
*The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in Public Recognition Awards, and matched the Ivy League for the highest percentage of teams earning the honor at 45%.
*89 percent of Patriot League teams scored at or above the national average in APR, while more than 70 percent had at least a 990 score in the multi-year rate.
*12 student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition, including first-team accolades for Bucknell’s Matt DelMauro (Football) and Navy’s Ellen Bradford (Women’s Swimming and Diving) and Rebecca Greenberg (Women’s Rowing).
*Three Patriot League student-athletes earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, with the group including Bradford and Sam Peckham (Men’s Cross Country) from Navy and Veronica Toro (Women’s Rowing) from MIT.
*Bradford and Loyola’s Franz Rassman (Men’s Basketball) were named the Corvias Patriot League Female and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees, respectively.
*43 Patriot League student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition, an increase of nine honorees over last season.
*There were 2,816 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2015-16, including 258 with a semester GPA of at least 4.0.
*Bucknell’s Jesse Klug (Men’s Soccer) and American’s Emilie Ikeda (Field Hockey) each received the Patriot League Award of Outstanding Leadership and Character.
*Boston University’s Emily Tillo (Women’s Golf) and Navy’s Patrick Keena (Men’s Lacrosse) were named the League’s Sportsmanship Award winners.
*Tillo was also one of the League’s nominations for the NCAA Woman of the Year award along with American’s Monika Smidova (Volleyball).
*Klug was one four Patriot League finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, along with Army West Point’s Katie Holder (Women’s Soccer), Kelsey Minato (Women’s Basketball) and Kasey McCravey (Softball).
*Navy won the Corvias Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the third straight time and fourth in the last five years.
*The Mids also won the men’s title while Bucknell claimed the women’s crown.
*Loyola men’s lacrosse became the third Patriot League team in any sport to advance to the semifinals of an NCAA Championship as the Greyhounds defeated Duke and Towson in their tournament play.
*Navy beat Yale in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament as two Patriot League squads won games in the same year for the first time.
*Colgate advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship, defeating New Hampshire and James Madison on the road in the postseason to become just the second football team in Patriot League history to win more than one game in the playoffs.
*Also winning NCAA Tournament contests in 2015-16 were American volleyball, Boston University women’s soccer, Holy Cross men’s basketball, Navy baseball and Boston University field hockey, with the 10 postseason victories setting a record for the Patriot League in a single season.
*Fordham running back Chase Edmonds was named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year while Lehigh running back Dom Bragalone took home the organization’s Rookie of the Year honor.
*Twenty-three Patriot Leaguers were named All-Americans, with first-team status for Boston University’s Sofi Laurito (Field Hockey), Fordham’s Chase Edmonds and Stephen Hodge (Football) and Navy’s Jay Stell (Men’s Outdoor Track and Field).
*Six Patriot Leaguers were selected in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft, while five were taken in the Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft.