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Bucknell's student-athletes are among the finest anywhere. They bring recognition and honor to the 27 men's and women's teams that make up our varsity program. Bucknell competes with top-notch schools in the Patriot League — American, Army, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Navy — in NCAA Division I sports (football competes in Division I - Football Championship Subdivision).

Our intercollegiate athletics program has compiled a record that is enviable both for its successes on the playing fields and courts and for the accomplishments of student-athletes in the classroom and laboratory.

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	Competing in Division I Sports Many Bucknell athletes are attracted to the university because of the opportunity to play Division I sports.
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Latest sports headlines

• Patriot League Softball Tournament Postponed, Bucknell to Face Lehigh Saturday at 10 a.m.

  The Bucknell softball team defeated Lafayette 1-0 in 10 innings Thursday to advance to the winner's bracket of the Patriot League Softball Tournament. Due to inclement weather in the Lehigh Valley, the Bison will have to wait until Saturday to face No. 1 seed Lehigh with a berth in the championship round on the line.

• Bucknell's Erin Curatola Named to Academic All-District II Team for Second Straight Year

  Bucknell senior co-captain Erin Curatola was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Softball First Team, announced this week by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). It is the second consecutive year Curatola has been honored as she moves to the national ballot as a finalist for Academic All-America honors.

• Bucknell Softball Edges Lafayette, 1-0, in 10 Innings at PL Tournament

  Sam Rollandi sprinted home from third base on a wild pitch by Ali Henry in the top of the 10th inning to score the only run in the game as the Bucknell softball team defeated Lafayette 1-0 in its first game at the Patriot League Tournament Thursday at Lehigh's Kaufman Field.

• Three Bison Earn Spots on the Academic All-District II Baseball Team

  Bucknell senior co-captains Jason Buursma, Mathew Wilson and Mark Angelo have been named to the ESPN The Magazine 2008 Academic All-District II University Division Baseball First Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Thursday. The honors were the first career all-district citations for Wilson and Angelo and the second for Buursma, as the trio will move on to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.

• Bucknell Baseball Travels to Army this Weekend for Best-of-Three Patriot League Semifinal Series

  The Bucknell baseball team will make its return to the postseason this weekend as the squad will travel to West Point, N.Y., to take on top-seeded Army (23-23, 13-7 PL) in a best-of-three Patriot League semifinal series. The Bison are the No. 4 seed in the field and hold a record of 22-21-2 (10-10 PL) entering game one, which is slated for a noon start on Saturday, May 10.

• Bucknell's Buursma Named Patriot League Player of the Year

  Bucknell baseball senior co-captain Jason Buursma has been named the 2008 Patriot League Player of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday. Buursma joins Kevin Silverman and Frank Fresconi as the only members of the Orange and Blue to ever earn the award and becomes the first Bison player to do so since Fresconi was honored in 2000.

• Four Bucknell Field Hockey Players Named to USA Field Hockey High Performance Squad for Pennsylvania

  Amanda Faust, Steph Graf, Megan Krebs and Corinne Raczek of the Bucknell field hockey team were recently selected to represent Pennsylvania on its High Performance Squad. The four Bison will join other elite field hockey players to comprise a Pennsylvania squad of 33 athletes.

• Bucknell Softball Opens Patriot League Tournament Thursday

  What: Bucknell (22-27, 13-7 PL) vs. Lafayette (24-22, 13-7 PL)
  When: Thursday, May 8, 4 p.m.
  Where: Kaufman Field, Bethlehem, Pa.
  Internet Audio: SportsJuice.com
  Game Notes in PDF Format

• Bucknell's Lauren Fry Named Patriot League Softball Rookie of the Year, Heather Rakosik Cops Coach of the Year Award

  One day after landing a league-most six players on the All-Patriot League teams, the Bucknell softball program earned two more individual honors Wednesday when freshman Lauren Fry was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year and fourth-year mentor Heather Rakosik copped Coach of the Year honors.

• Bucknell Baseball Garners Seven All-Patriot League Selections

  The Bucknell baseball squad landed seven student-athletes on the 2008 All-Patriot League first and second teams, the league office announced on Wednesday, marking the program's highest total since 2003 when eight Bison collected all-league accolades. Two members of the Orange and Blue were named to the first team, while five more earned second team recognition as the Bison trailed only Army's league-leading total of eight honorees.

• Bucknell Athletics Teams Ace NCAA APR Test

  The NCAA on Tuesday made public its fourth set of Academic Performance Rate (APR) data, representing a recently implemented formula now used to track student-athlete eligibility and retention that could lead to sanctions against institutions not meeting certain minimum standards. For the fourth year in a row, Bucknell scored very well in the APR report, with each of its 26 reporting programs easily meeting the 925-point cutoff. Scores under 925 could result in certain NCAA-imposed penalties, including loss of scholarships.

• Six Bison Earn All-Patriot League Softball Honors

  Six members of the Bucknell softball team earned All-Patriot League honors, announced Tuesday by the league office. Four Bison earned first-team accolades, while two others earned second-team plaudits, giving Bucknell its most all-league players since 1998.

• Bucknell Softball and Baseball Patriot League Tournament Games to be Broadcast on SportsJuice.com

  Both the Patriot League softball and baseball tournaments begin later this week and Bucknell fans who can't make it to the games will be able to follow the progress of the Bison squads as they advance through the brackets as live audio broadcasts from both tournaments will be available through BucknellBison.com and SportsJuice.com.

• Bucknell Baseball's Buursma Named to Revised Brooks Wallace Watch List

  Bucknell baseball senior co-captain Jason Buursma was named to the revised 2008 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List, the College Baseball Foundation announced on Sunday evening. Buursma was one of several additions to the list, which has now been narrowed to 100 players, and is the lone representative from the Patriot League.

• Two Bucknell Men's Tennis Players Earn All-League Honors

  Senior Ira Reibeisen and junior Ryan Sandburg earned first-team and second-team All-Patriot League honors, respectively, for the 2008 season, the league announced on Monday. Reibeisen earned his third first-team honor while Sandburg earned his first All-League recognition of his career.