American University men's soccer junior Colin Seigfreid was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, conference officials announced Tuesday. Additionally, American has also earned two Academic All-Patriot League selections – Chris Kuramoto and Seigfreid – matching the most in the conference for the third year in a row.

Seigfreid, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native, earns American's third Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor, joining Matt Makowski '12, who received the honor in 2010 and 2011, and Adam Rosen, who was named Scholar-Athlete in 2001. The junior has posted a 3.64 GPA as a Business Administration major and was named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team for the second consecutive year. He is a two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection and earned Dean's List honors in the spring of 2010.

Seigfreid leads the Patriot League with 17 points on the year, also registering a conference-best seven assists. He has set career-highs in every category this season and is second on the team and sixth in the Patriot League with five goals. Earlier today, he was named to the All-Patriot League First Team and is also a three-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week. He has tallied six goals and 14 assists in his career, making 53 appearances with 38 starts.

Kuramoto joins his classmate on the Academic All-Patriot League Team for the first time. Academically, he has posted a 3.5 GPA as a Business Administration major and is a 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection. The Loveland, Ohio native was also named to the Dean's List in the spring of 2010.

On the field, Kuramoto has played a key role in the American midfield, pacing the Eagles throughout the season. He has tallied two goals on the year, scoring both against Howard, and has also picked up three assists for seven points, setting career-highs in all three categories.

American's two honorees on the Academic All-PL Team mark the third straight year that the Eagles have led the conference in selections. In the three-year history of the award, American has eight total selections.

Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Colin Seigfreid, Jr., American

Academic All-Patriot League Team
Chris Kuramoto, Jr., American
Colin Seigfreid, Jr., American
Mitch Johnson, Sr., Army
Winston Boldt, So., Army
Brendan Burgdorf, Sr., Bucknell
Joe Meyer, Jr., Bucknell
Patrick Letourneau, Sr., Colgate
Nicholas Arpey, Jr., Colgate
Julian Plummer, So., Lafayette
Blake Fink, Sr., Lafayette
Eric Wootten, Sr., Navy