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Patriot League Announces 1,336 Student-Athletes Selected to Fall Academic Honor Roll

League eclipses last fall’s total by 100 student-athletes

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League announced 1,336 student-athletes across seven fall sports made the 2024-25 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, when it was announced by the League office.

The total number of student-athletes to make the 2024 Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll is an increase of 100 student-athletes from the fall of 2023.

To be eligible for the Fall Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade point average (GPA) in the fall semester and participate in one of the Patriot League’s seven fall championship sports. The seven sports are men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball.

The Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll is comprised of 700 men across three sports and 636 women recognized in four sports. Football led the way with 372 academic honorees, an improvement of 46 student-athletes from last fall. Women’s soccer finished with 197 academic honor roll members, while men’s soccer placed 177 student-athletes on the honor roll, 16 more than in 2023.
 
Student-athletes from women’s cross country (184), men’s cross country (151), field hockey (145) and volleyball (110) also contributed to the 1,337 student-athletes to receive academic recognition from the League office.
 
Bucknell recorded a League-high 198 student-athletes on the fall academic honor roll, an increase of 24 from last fall, while Lafayette (165) and Colgate (160) placed second and third, respectively. Holy Cross had 133 student-athletes earn fall academic honors, with Lehigh (128), American (117), Boston University (103), Loyola Maryland (84), Navy (75) and Army West Point (47) round out the totals from the Patriot League's full-member institutions. Associate members Georgetown (62) and Fordham (64) also contributed to the League's final total.
 
During the fall semester, 163 Patriot League student-athletes recorded a 4.0 GPA, an increase of 30 from the fall of 2023.
 
To see a full listing of the 2024-25 Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll, CLICK HERE.  
 
2024-25 Fall Patriot League Academic Honor Roll by School TOTAL (24-25)
American 117
Army West Point 47
Boston University 103
Bucknell 198
Colgate 160
Holy Cross 133
Lafayette 165
Lehigh 128
Loyola Maryland 84
Navy 75
ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS 1210
Associate Members TOTAL (24-25)
Fordham 64
Georgetown 62
MIT N/A
Richmond N/A
ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS 126
GRAND TOTAL 1336
2024-25 Fall Patriot League Academic Honor Roll by Gender TOTAL (24-25)
Men 700
Women 636

ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.