In January, former field hockey and lacrosse player
Lisa Caputo
'86 was one of six former student-athletes to earn the 2011 NCAA Silver
Anniversary Award, one of the organization's highest honors.... Penn
State football coach
Joe Paterno '50 recorded his 400th career victory on November 6, with a 35–21 win over Northwestern.... Midfielder
Jeff Larentowicz
'05 won the Major League Soccer Cup in November when his Colorado
Rapids squad defeated FC Dallas, 2–1.... In early December, the
women's basketball team posted a stunning 56–50 victory over the Florida Gators behind fifteen points from
Sheila Dixon '13.... The Cincinnati Bengals added
James Develin '10 to its practice squad on November 30.... Goaltender
Yann Danis '04
was named to ECAC Hockey's All-Time Top 50 players as part of the
league's fiftieth-anniversary celebration.... Offensive lineman and
business economics concentrator
Patrick Conroy '11 was named to
the 2010 ESPN First Team Academic All-America football team; Conroy and
wide receiver and American history concentrator
Nathan Lovett '12 were both selected to the Academic All-District team.... Women's volleyball player and development studies concentrator
Brianna Williamson '11 was selected to the ESPN Academic All-District second team.... Ten student-athletes were named to the
Ivy League's fall Academic All-Ivy team.