Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's Justin Sussman Named PL Men's Lax Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
6/27/2003 8:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
June 27, 2003
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior goalie Justin Sussman (Towson, Md./Friends School) and Army senior midfielder Mike Kamon have been selected as the 2003 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Co-Scholar Athletes of the Year, the conference office announced on Friday.
Sussman is the sixth Bucknell player to win the men's lacrosse scholar-athlete of the year and the first since John Golaszewski in 1999. Kevin Roth also copped the honor in 1992 along with Justin Zackey in both 1993 and 1994 and Andy Trietley in 1996. Candidates must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point averages. Voting is done by the league's sports information directors.
An honorable mention All-America selection, Sussman was one of the top senior goalies in the nation in 2003. He posted a 9-4 record with 6.88 goals-against average, and his .664 save percentage ranked second nationally, just .001 behind the leader. Sussman repeated as Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection, and he was a three-time player of the week pick. He recently played in the North-South all-star game.
Sussman, who led Bucknell to at least a share of the Patriot League title in each of his four seasons, allowed four goals or less six times in 2003. Also a member of the Verizon Academic All-District Team, Sussman recently graduated with a BSBA degree in business management with a 3.25 GPA.
Sussman is Bucknell's winningest all-time goalie (30) and ranks third all-time in saves (572) and fourth in career save percentage (.628).
His selection gives Bucknell 93 Scholar-Athletes of the Year since the Patriot League's inception in 1990-91, more than double the next-highest total.
Kamon graduated from West Point with a 3.59 GPA in systems engineering. Army and Bucknell tied atop the Patriot League standings in 2003, giving the Bison a share of its fourth straight league title.
