BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh junior attack Scott Cole was named the Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete when the League office announced the honors on Thursday. Cole was one of the student-athletes on the 12-member Academic All-League team.
All nine institutions were represented on the academic team, with Boston University, Lehigh and Loyola Maryland each placing two student-athletes on the team. Army West Point, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Navy rounded out the academic team with one representative each.
Nine of the 12 Academic All-League selections were also named to one of the two All-League teams announced on Monday, including four first-team and five second-team members.
Four student-athletes received academic honors for the second-straight year; Cole, BU senior Roy Meyer, Lafayette junior Peter Lehman and Navy senior Kyle Fairbanks.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
The selection process was conducted by the League’s men’s lacrosse sports information directors, who could not vote for their student-athletes.
The Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year winner for each sport comprises the pool of nominees for the Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards given out over the summer. One male and one female are selected for the honors.
2023 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Scott Cole, Lehigh, Jr., A,
Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh
* A junior finance major, Cole owns a 3.92 GPA at Lehigh.
* Cole was named the 2023 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year after finishing the regular season leading the League in goals per game (3.46) and points per game (5.31).
* Cole was named to the academic all-League team in 2022.
2023 Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Scott Lehigh, Lehigh, Jr.
2023 Men’s Lacrosse Academic All-Patriot League Team
Christian Fournier, Army West Point, Sr. ^
Timmy Ley, Boston University, Gr. ^
Roy Meyer, Boston University, Sr. *
Andrew Stanzel, Bucknell, Sr.^
Rory Connor, Colgate, So.
Matt Major, Holy Cross, Jr.
Peter Lehman, Lafayette, Jr. *
Scott Cole, Lehigh, Jr. *
Christian Mule, Lehigh, Sr. ^
Matt Hughes, Loyola Maryland, Gr. ^
Adam Poitras, Loyola Maryland, Sr. *
Kyle Fairbanks, Navy, Sr.
* Named to first-team All-Patriot League
^ Named to second-team All-Patriot League
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