WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Senior Sam Somers continues to be recognized with postseason awards as he was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-American for his work in the classroom, it was announced on Monday.
Somers is one of 127 student-athletes to be honored by the USILA. A Scholar All-American must be nominated by his coach and be a student with a senior year academic standing and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale). He must also be an All-American, a member of the North/South team, or an outstanding league or conference player. He will have behaved in a manner that has brought credit to himself, his institution and to college lacrosse both on and off the field.
Somers finished his career as a two-time Academic All-Patriot League honoree and the 2015 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. He was a three-time All-Patriot League performer and earned first team honors this year for the first time in his career. In the classroom, Somers is an art, philosophy and literature major and will be commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army on Saturday. Read More