Football
13 Lafayette Teams Receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards
Thirteen of Lafayette’s 23 varsity teams have received 2011-12 NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program (APP) Public Recognition Awards. The NCAA is honoring 954 Division I teams for their high marks academically, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 [...]
Blake Costanzo ’06 Signs with NFL’s Chicago Bears
National Football League special teams standout Blake Costanzo ’06 has signed a new contract, reportedly two years, with the Chicago Bears. The linebacker tweeted about the new contract yesterday, thanking San Francisco 49ers fans and expressing his excitement to Bears fans. Costanzo played a big role in helping the 49ers advance in last season’s playoffs, [...]
102 Students Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
From the College’s Division I fall sports teams, 102 students were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for the honor roll, student athletes need to record at least a 3.20 grade point average during the semester. The men’s and women’s cross country teams combined for 14 honor roll students. Lauren [...]
GoLeopards.com Will Air Live National Signing Day Coverage
GoLeopards.com will again offer the most exclusive and expansive National Signing Day coverage in the Patriot League Wednesday, Feb. 1, with all-day, live updates from Bourger Varsity Football House. For the third straight year, the day will culminate with “Signing Day Central presented by Coke Zero” airing live and free on GoLeopards.com All-Access at 5:30 p.m. [...]
Blake Costanzo ’06 Contributes in 49ers’ NFL Championship Game
NFL special teams standout Blake Costanzo ’06 had two tackles and an assisted tackle for the San Francisco 49ers today, but the team lost its NFC Championship game to the New York Giants, 20-17. Costanzo, who was selected as an alternate for the Pro Bowl this season, was featured by the media in newspaper and website [...]
Blake Costanzo ’06 Helps 49ers Advance to NFC Championship Game
Blake Costanzo ’06 played a big role Saturday in helping the San Francisco 49ers advance to the NFC championship game, forcing one fumble and recovering another in a 36-32 upset victory over the New Orleans Saints. Considered one of the top special teams players in the National Football League, Costanzo pounced on a Courtney Roby fumble [...]
Six Leopards Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team
Cross country runner Rose Willey ’14 (Brookfield, Conn.), field hockey player Emily Valeo ’13 (Norristown, Pa.), football players Brandon Ellis ’12 (Jeffersonville, Pa.) and Mark Ross ’14 (Aliquippa, Pa.), and soccer players Blake Fink ’13 (Westampton, N.J.) and Graham Heydt ’12 (Northbrook, Ill.) have been selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team for their respective [...]
Students Get Excited for the 147th Lafayette-Lehigh Football Game
Lafayette closes out the 2011 football season with the 147th game in college football’s most-played rivalry starting 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Lehigh’s Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem. The Lafayette-Lehigh game will be televised on the Lafayette Sports Network, RCN-4, WBPH-60 (Lehigh Valley), RCN-8 (Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago) and MASN. It will [...]
Brandon Ellis ’12 Named to Capital One Academic All-District II Football Team
Brandon Ellis ’12 (Jeffersonville, Pa.) has earned placement on the Capital One Academic All-District II Football Team. A three-year starter in the defensive backfield, Ellis has been honored for the second straight season and was named to the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League Team in 2010. He leads Lafayette with 11 pass breakups and is fifth [...]
Help Beat Lehigh in the Second Annual Giving Challenge
America’s most-played college football rivalry has extended to the field of fundraising. Saturday, Nov. 19, marks the 147th game between Lafayette and Lehigh and the second year of the Giving Challenge, a spirited competition to engage alumni and students by seeing which school can rally the greatest number of donors. It kicked off Nov. 1 [...]
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