Navy Ties For First In Patriot League Men's Presidents' Cup Standings

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Navy Ties For First In Patriot League Men's Presidents' Cup Standings
Team Championships In Lacrosse, Swimming & Diving And Indoor Track & Field Push Mids To Tie Bucknell For Crown
PATRIOTLEAGUEDOTORG Senior Eric Porter, who was named meet Co-MVP when Navy captured the team title at the 2004 PL Indoor Track & Field Championship
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Senior Eric Porter, who was named meet Co-MVP when Navy captured the team title at the 2004 PL Indoor Track & Field Championship
 PATRIOTLEAGUEDOTORG

May 23, 2004

The Navy men's athletic teams, on the strength of first place finishes by the lacrosse, men's swimming and men's indoor track teams, tied Bucknell for first place in the 2003-04 Presidents' Cup Standings with 55.5 points.

Bucknell's women (59.5 points) also finished first, while Navy's women (38.75) finished sixth. Bucknell won the overall title with 115 points, while Navy's 94.25 points was good enough for fifth.

Navy, which increased its Patriot League participation from 12 sports in past years to 17 this season with the inclusion of men's and women's cross country, men's swimming & diving, men's outdoor track & field and men's lacrosse, boasted its highest point total since joining the League as a full member in the 1991-92 academic year. I

t is the first time Navy has ever finished first in a Presidents' Cup final standings. It's also the second time the Men's Presidents' Cup chase ended in a tie. Bucknell and Lehigh shared the award in 1998-99.

Presidents' Cup points are awarded based on a team's performance in the regular-season and post-season. In cross country, football, golf, swimming & diving and track & field, the points are awarded on the final team standings.

In team sports with post-season tournaments, such as basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball, points are awarded based on a combination of the League championship tournament and regular-season standings.

The Patriot League, an NCAA Division I athletics conference founded on the principle of admitting athletes who are academically representative of their class, is in its second decade of academic and athletic excellence. Participation in intercollegiate athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of the undergraduate experience.

A successful Division I-AA football conference since 1986 and an all-sport conference since 1990, membership includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy, while six additional institutions hold associate membership. Patriot League member institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, graduating alumni who are well prepared for life with the ability to make meaningful contributions to their community and society in general. In the most recent NCAA Graduation Rate Report of student-athletes, the Patriot League ranked FIRST among NCAA Division I conferences.