Weiss named Academic All-American
5/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
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“Tom has been an exceptional young man and team leader within our program during his tenure with Lehigh Lacrosse,” head coach Chris Wakely explains. “Tom has been among the most
self motivated student-athletes I have ever had the pleasure to coach. As coaches, we encourage each of our student-athletes to excel in the classroom as well as on the field of competition, and Tom represents the standard of this ideal.”
The fifth member of Lehigh’s prestigious “44 Club”, Weiss has been honored as the Lehigh men’s lacrosse Scholar Athlete of the Year Award winner in each of the past two seasons, posting a 3.64 grade point average in mechanical engineering. He is a multi-year member of both the Dean’s List and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, and was a finalist for the Lehigh Athletics Department Sportsmanship Award this year.
On the field, Weiss ranked 15th in the nation in face-off percentage as a junior, winning 57 percent of his face-offs, and was 23rd this past season, winning 53 percent. For his career, Weiss won over 54 percent of his face-offs and scooped up 202 ground balls. A three-year starter for the Mountain Hawks, Weiss totaled two goals and two assists in 55 career games.
This is the second straight week that Weiss has been recognized for his academic achievements, after being named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II second team selection on May 25.
