Editing Lehigh University (section)

==Athletics==
{{Main|Lehigh Mountain Hawks}}
{{See also|Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball|Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse|Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball|Lehigh Mountain Hawks softball}}
[[Image:Lafayette Lehigh MVP Trophy.JPG|thumb|The [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette]]–[[Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Lehigh]] [[most valuable player]] trophy plaque prior to the 144th meeting of [[The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)|The Rivalry]] in 2009; the series between the two colleges, which are {{convert|17|mi}} away from each other in the [[Lehigh Valley]], is the [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games|most-played rivalry]] in [[college football]] history with 158 meetings since 1884.]]
[[File:Philadelphia Eagles offensive linemen at 2009 training camp.jpg|thumb|[[Philadelphia Eagles]] training camp at Lehigh in August 2009]]
[[File:Goodman Stadium.JPG|thumb|[[Goodman Stadium]] at Lehigh in October 2007]]
As a member of the [[Patriot League]], Lehigh competes in 25 different [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA Division I]] sports. Lehigh's 2006 student-athlete graduation rate of 97% ranked 12th among all 326 NCAA Division I institutions.<ref name="lehighsports1">{{cite web|url=http://www.lehighsports.com/info/graduation/default.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128121342/http://www.lehighsports.com/info/graduation/default.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Graduation Home Page|date=January 28, 2013|archive-date=January 28, 2013|website=lehighsports.com}}</ref>  In 2002, it won the inaugural ''[[USA Today]]''/NCAA Foundation Award for having the nation's top graduation rate of all Division I institutions.<ref name="lehighsports1"/>

Lehigh graduates have gone on to professional careers in the [[National Football League]], [[Major League Baseball]], [[Major League Soccer]], and the [[National Basketball Association]] as players, scouts, coaches, and owners. Lehigh graduates have competed in the [[Super Bowl]] and won gold medals for the U.S. at the [[Olympic Games]]. While it is not a school sport, a number of Lehigh alumni, including [[Roger Penske]], [[Al Holbert]], and [[John Fitch (racing driver)|John Fitch]], went on to successful careers in [[auto racing]].

===Basketball===
{{Main|Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball}}
Lehigh's fifth trip to the [[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA tournament in 2012]] proved to be their most notable to date, thanks to its first-round game as a #15 seed on March 16, 2012, against the #2 seed [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke Blue Devils]].  Despite being a heavy underdog, thanks to [[CJ McCollum]]'s 30-point heroics, the Mountain Hawks pulled off the stunning upset, defeating the Blue Devils 75-70 and making it only the sixth time that a 15th seed had defeated a second seed.<ref name="morningcall">{{cite web | url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/college/lehigh/mc-ncaa-basketball-lehigh-duke-gamer-0316-20120316,0,6364456.story | title=NCAA basketball: Lehigh pulls off monumental upset of Duke | publisher=The Morning Call | work=MCall.com | date=March 16, 2012 | access-date=March 16, 2012 | author=Housenick, Tom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310044820/http://articles.mcall.com/2012-03-16/sports/mc-ncaa-basketball-lehigh-duke-gamer-0316-20120316_1_mccollum-3-pointer-gabe-knutson-lehigh | archive-date=March 10, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Football===
{{Main|The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)}}
Lehigh University and nearby [[Lafayette College]] are rivals in sports. Since 1884, the two football teams have met over 150 times, making the game between the two programs, known as [[The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)|The Rivalry]], the most played in the history of [[college football]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2017-09-17/7-most-played-college-football-rivalries-all-time|title=7 of the most-played college football rivalries of all time {{!}} NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730183631/https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2017-09-17/7-most-played-college-football-rivalries-all-time|archive-date=July 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The rivalry between Lehigh and Lafayette is also the longest uninterrupted rivalry in [[college football]]; the teams have played annually since 1897. For the 150th meeting, the teams played before a sold-out [[Yankee Stadium]] in [[New York City]].<ref>[https://lehighsports.com/sports/150th-lehigh-lafayette-game "150th Lehigh-Lafayette Game"] at Lehigh Sports</ref>

The week leading up to the game features traditional festivities, including decorating fraternity houses, parties, rallies and the [[Marching 97]] performing unexpectedly during classes the Friday before the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Lehigh: Marching 97 Campus Tour |date=May 26, 2015 |url=https://www1.lehigh.edu/about-hallmarks-traditions-marching-97-campus-tour |publisher=Lehigh University |quote=The march is called "Eco-flame" because in the '70s Professor Rich Aaronson asked the band to play for his ECO 001 class. |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819170016/https://www1.lehigh.edu/about-hallmarks-traditions-marching-97-campus-tour |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Wrestling===
The most storied athletic program at Lehigh is its [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] team, which began in 1910. Over the past several decades, the Lehigh wrestling team has produced 158 All-Americans and had numerous squads finish with Top 20 NCAA national rankings, including finishing second in the nation in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|title=LU Wrestling History|url=http://www.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Wrestling/Wrestling%20Record%20Book%2092613.pdf|publisher=Lehigh University Athletics|access-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001754/http://www.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Wrestling/Wrestling%20Record%20Book%2092613.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, the athletic department hired Pat Santoro, a two-time national champion and two-time winner of the EIWA Coach of the Year (2009, 2012) as Lehigh's head wrestling coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=LU Wrestling Pat Santoro Bio|url=http://www.lehighsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1483&path=wrestling|publisher=Lehigh University Athletics|access-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002212/http://www.lehighsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1483&path=wrestling|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Home dual meets and tournaments take place in Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall, on the university's main campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=LU Wrestling Arena|url=http://lehighsports.com/sports/2013/6/4/GEN_0604132035.aspx|publisher=Lehigh University Athletics|access-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001844/http://lehighsports.com/sports/2013/6/4/GEN_0604132035.aspx|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Commonly known as "The Snake Pit", it has been the home of Lehigh wrestling since 1942.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spey |first=Andrew |date=2018-06-04 |title=Final X Lehigh Will Be Held In Historic Grace Hall |url=https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6212291-final-x-lehigh-will-be-held-in-historic-grace-hall |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=FloWrestling |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scovel |first=Shannon |date=September 30, 2019 |title=The 5 best places to watch college wrestling, according to fans |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-09-30/5-best-places-watch-college-wrestling-according-fans |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.ncaa.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-12-13 |title=Lehigh Valley Flashback Dec. 13: Emmaus' Berta, Liberty's Hartenstine named high school All-Americans |url=https://www.mcall.com/2020/12/13/lehigh-valley-flashback-dec-13-emmaus-berta-libertys-hartenstine-named-high-school-all-americans/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2013, Grace Hall was converted into the Caruso Wrestling Complex, including a visiting area and Lehigh's College Wrestling Wall of Fame.

In March 2017, Lehigh wrestler and [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] native Darian Cruz won the [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA Division I national wrestling tournament]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fierro |first1=Nick |title=Lehigh's Darian Cruz captures NCAA wrestling championship at 125 pounds |url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-ncaa-wrestling-0318-20170318-story.html |website=The Morning Call |date=March 19, 2017 |publisher=Morning Call |access-date=March 3, 2019 |ref=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111536/https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-ncaa-wrestling-0318-20170318-story.html |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming Lehigh's first national champion since [[Zach Rey]], Lehigh's current assistant wrestling coach, won the title in the heavyweight division six years earlier, in 2011.

=== Lacrosse ===
Lehigh University's [[lacrosse]] program is a prominent part of Lehigh's athletic offerings, with both men's and women's teams competing at the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Men's Lacrosse |url=https://lehighsports.com/sports/mens-lacrosse |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Lehigh University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> The men's team and women's team compete in the [[Patriot League]].

The men's lacrosse team has achieved historic success over the years, including four [[Patriot League#Lacrosse|Patriot League Championships]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-18 |title=Lehigh Men's Lacrosse Team: Four-Time Patriot League Champs |url=https://www2.lehigh.edu/news/lehigh-mens-lacrosse-team-four-time-patriot-league-champs |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Lehigh University |language=en}}</ref> The team earned an automatic bid to the [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship|NCAA Tournament]] in 2024 after rallying to defeat [[Boston University]] 11–10 in the championship game.<ref name=":0" />