Bucknell University Athletics
Mike Huffner Receives Senior Athletic Award at Bucknell
4/30/2013 8:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
April 30, 2013
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior Mike Huffner (Elmira, N.Y./Notre Dame), the standout defenseman on the Bison men's lacrosse team, received a special award at the University's annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Bison Club and held at the Elaine Langone Center on Tuesday, April 30.
Huffner won the Robert A. Latour Service Award, presented to senior athletes "for extraordinary service to Bucknell and local communities." Huffner shared the award with Alaina Puff of the women's rowing team.
In addition to Huffner, 19 other student-athletes were honored at the banquet, including standout distance runner Caroline Tolli and men's basketball star Mike Muscala, who were the winners of the Christy Mathewson Award, given to the most outstanding athletes in the senior class.
Huffner has been a starting defenseman for the last three seasons after missing most of his freshman campaign with an injury. He is a three-time All-Patriot League selection, recognizing his leadership role on one of the top-ranked defenses in the country. The Bison ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense in 2011, when they went undefeated in Patriot League play, captured the league tournament title and went on to play in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.
Huffner is enjoying another outstanding season in 2013. He ranks among the team leaders in ground balls and caused turnovers, and Bucknell ranks among the national leaders in goals allowed, caused turnovers and man-down efficiency. The Bison have been ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation this season, their highest ranking in program history.
Bucknell is 12-4 on the season after falling in the Patriot League championship game on Sunday. The Bison are in contention for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament and will find out about their postseason fate when the 16-team field is announced this coming Sunday night.
Bucknell is a highly selective, privately endowed liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,500 undergraduate students. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League and has full membership along with American, Army, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy. Bucknell has won the Presidents' Cup, signifying the Patriot League's all-sports champion, in 17 of 22 years, including 13 of the last 15.
