During the 2011-12 academic year, Patriot League male student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:
Lehigh, a No. 15 seed, defeated No. 2 Duke 75-70 in a second-round NCAA Tournament game on March 16. The victory is up for a "best upset" award for the ESPYs.
Colgate's Peter Baum became the first player in Patriot League history to win the Tewaaraton Award as the top collegiate lacrosse player, and also claimed the Lt. Enners Award for the same distinction.
It was the first time in Patriot League men's basketball history that three teams played in the postseason tournament: Lehigh (NCAA), Bucknell (NIT), American(CIT).
For just the second time in history, two teams won a game as Bucknell also beat Arizona 65-54 in the first round of the NIT on March 14.
Lehigh's C.J. McCollum was named ECAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year as well as an honorable mention AP All-American.
Seven student-athletes were named Capital One Academic All-Americans, including first-team selections for Army's Brendan Buckley (lacrosse), Army's Zach Price (Baseball) and Bucknell's Tim Bolte (Football).
31 men's student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-District recognition.
34 Patriot League men's teams were honored with Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent of their sport in the most recent four-year APR scores.
Lehigh's Chris Lum finished in second place for the Walter Payton award and was named ECAC FCS Offensive Player of the Year while earning multiple All-America honors.
Georgetown's Andrew Schaetzke finished fourth in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, was honored as ECAC FCS Defensive Player of the Year and became the ninth player in Patriot League history to earn consensus FCS All-America honors from the four major awarding organizations.
Eight players were named FCS All-Americans overall, with Lehigh's Ryan Spadola and Bucknell's Bryce Robertson joining Schaetzke as first-team selections.
Lehigh defeated CAA champion Towson 40-38 in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on Dec. 3 to become the first Patriot League team since 2003 to advance to the quarterfinal round. The Mountain Hawks went on to finish at No. 5 in both major national rankings.
Colgate upset previously unbeaten UMass, 13-11, in the first round of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament on May 12.
Colgate and Lehigh both finished in the top 10 of the final Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media rankings, with the Raiders at No. 8 and the Mountain Hawks at No. 9.
Colgate's Peter Baum was one of eight Patriot Leaguers to earn USILA All-America honors, and the only student-athlete on the first team.
Army junior pitcher Chris Rowley earned second-team All-America honors from two organizations while teammate Kevin McKague garnered third-team honors. Both players were also up for national awards throughout the season.
Army finished the season with 41 wins, which is the most by any Patriot League baseball team in history.
Five players were selected in the first 23 rounds of the MLB Draft, the most in that span in Patriot League history.
Colgate's Chris Johnson became the fourth men's cross country runner to represent the Patriot League in the NCAA championships.
American's John Pope won the Male Sportsmanship Award, the first cross country runner and first Eagle to claim the honor.
Four Patriot Leaguers signed NFL free agent contracts for the 2012 season.
Army's William Park became the second Patriot Leaguer ever to earn an appearance in the NCAA Golf Regionals.
Lehigh brothers Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney earned USILA Scholar All-America honors.
Both Lao-Gosneys have gone on to play in Major League Lacrosse, along with Navy's R.J. Wickham and Army's Tim Henderson.
Colgate's Jimmy McLaughlin and Steven Miller moved on to play for Major League Soccer clubs, as McLaughlin was signed by the Philadelphia Union and Miller was picked in the supplemental draft by the Montreal Impact
Bucknell's Brendan Burgdorf earned NSCAA Scholar All-America first-team honors while Army's Jeff Pickett made the third team.
Navy's Zack Duncavage placed 16th in the discus and Bucknell's Leonard Joseph placed 17th in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Outdoor Championships, with Duncavage earning second-team All-America status for his performance.