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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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• Bucknell Track and Field Wraps Up Day Two at ECAC/IC4A Championships

  The Bucknell men's and women's track and field teams completed Day Two of the ECAC and IC4A Championships, hosted by Princeton, on Saturday afternoon. The Bison posted several top finishes on the second day of competition and will look to conclude the meet on Sunday, May 18.

• BUCKNELL BASEBALL DEFEATS NAVY 8-7 TO WIN 2008 PATRIOT LEAGUE TITLE!!!

  Senior Ed Rubbo dropped the game-winning single just inside the right field line with two out in the bottom of the ninth, helping the Bucknell baseball team claim the 2008 Patriot League title with an 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Navy in game two of the best-of-three Patriot League Championship series. Bucknell will now earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, which will begin on May 30.

• Bucknell Track and Field Opens With Day One at ECAC/IC4A Championships

  The Bucknell men's and women's track and field teams got started at the ECAC and IC4A Championships on Friday, hosted by Princeton, with sophomore Ryan White competing on Day One. White completed the first five events of the decathlon.

• Bucknell Baseball Rallies for 7-6 Win over Navy in Game One of Patriot League Championship Series

  Senior Jason Buursma scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and picked up the win on the mound, helping the Bucknell baseball team rally for a 7-6 victory over Navy in game one of the Patriot League Championship best-of-three series on Friday. The Bison are now 25-22-2 on the year, the highest win total for the Orange and Blue since 2003, while the Mids fall to 32-24-1.

• Bucknell Baseball to Battle Navy for Patriot League Title this Friday and Saturday

  For the second time in the last three seasons, the Bucknell baseball team will play in the Patriot League championship series for a chance to win the fourth league title in program history as the No. 4-seeded Bison (24-22-2, 10-10 PL) will take on No. 2-seeded Navy (32-23-1, 11-9 PL) in a best-of-three series this Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, in Annapolis, Md. Game one is slated for a 3 p.m. start on Friday, while game two will begin at noon on Saturday, with game three 30 minutes following the conclusion of that contest, if necessary.

• Bucknell Men's Track and Field Sends Athletes to IC4A Championships This Weekend

  The Bucknell men's track and field team will have several qualifiers competing at the IC4A Championships, in Princeton, N.J., this Friday through Sunday. The Bison men are coming off a third-place finish at the 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Championships, hosted by Navy, May 2-3.

• Bucknell Women's Track and Field Sends Athletes To ECAC Championships This Weekend

  The Bucknell women's track and field team will have several qualifiers competing at the ECAC Championships, in Princeton, N.J., this Friday through Sunday. The Bison women are coming off a second-place finish at the 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Championships, hosted by Navy, May 2-3.

• Bucknell's Erin Curatola Named Patriot League Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  Bucknell senior co-captain Erin Curatola was named the Patriot League Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced on Wednesday. A Second Team All-Patriot League selection, Curatola is the sixth Bison softball player to earn the award, while she is the 112th Bucknell student-athlete to be honored in the 18 years of the Patriot League.

• Bucknell's Buursma Tabbed Patriot League Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  After being named the 2008 Patriot League Player of the Year last week, Bucknell baseball senior co-captain Jason Buursma has been tabbed the league's Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday. Buursma becomes the fifth student-athlete in program history to garner the award and joins Frank Fresconi as the only two individuals to be selected as both the Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their careers with the Bison.

• Dates and Times Set for Bucknell Baseball's PL Championship Series at Navy

  The dates and times have been set for the best-of-three Patriot League baseball championship series as Bucknell will vie for its fourth Patriot League title this Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Game one between the No. 4-seeded Bison and the No. 2-seeded Midshipmen is slated to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, while the teams will play game two on Saturday, beginning at noon, with the third contest schedule for 30 minutes following the conclusion of game two, if necessary.

• Bucknell Baseball Advances to PL Championship with 1-0 Victory over Army

  Freshman Drew Constable knocked in the winning run and Bison hurlers freshman Eric Jarrett and senior Jason Buursma combined for a two-hit shutout as the Bucknell baseball team defeated Army, 1-0, to advance to the Patriot League championship against Navy next week. The Bison are now 24-22-2 and will play in the championship series for the second time in the past three seasons, while the Black Knights fall to 24-25.

• Bucknell Baseball Splits Pair with Army to Begin Patriot League Tournament

  A solo home run by sophomore Ben Allen in the 10th inning helped the Bucknell baseball team open its Patriot League semifinal series with a 5-4 victory over Army. The Black Knights went on to take the second contest by a 12-3 margin, however, to force a deciding game three tomorrow at Doubleday Field. The Bison are now 23-22-2 on the year, while the Black Knights sit at 24-24.

• Bucknell Softball Falls 6-4 in Eight Innings to Lafayette on Late Home Run to Wrap Up PL Tournament

  Christina Giambrone hit a long two-run home run to right field in the top of the eighth inning to lead Lafayette to a 6-4 eight-inning victory over the Bucknell softball team Saturday afternoon at the Patriot League Tournament at Kaufman Field. The loss knocked the Bison out of the double-elimination tournament as they completed their season with a 23-29 record. The Leopards will advance to Sunday's championship series against Lehigh and play the Mountain Hawks at 10 a.m.

• Bucknell Softball Drops 9-5 Decision to Lehigh in Patriot League Tournament

  Eight of Bucknell's nine starters recorded at least one hit as the Bison touched Patriot League Pitcher of the Year Lisa Sweeney for five runs and 11 hits, but fell to the top-seeded Mountain Hawks by a 9-5 score in the Patriot League Tournament at Kaufman Field Saturday morning.

• 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.