May 12, 2008

Washington, D.C. - Georgetown University senior football player Kyle Van Fleet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) picked up another honor before graduation. Van Fleet, who earned numerous national and regional honors in his final season on the Hilltop, was selected to the National Football Foundation's (NFF) 2008 Hampshire Honor Society.

The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of graduating seniors from schools across the country who were starters or key reserves and maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20.

Van Fleet graduates with a 3.648 GPA, earning his bachelor of science in business administration, majoring in management and finance. He posted a 3.555 GPA during the spring and was named to the Dean's List. He recently accepted a full-time position working in the derivatives group for Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division in New York City.

Van Fleet was named the 2007 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in November after a vote of the league's sports information directors.

A Georgetown captain in 2007, Van Fleet was a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy, better known as football's "Academic Heisman." He was also selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District first-team. In addition, Van Fleet was named to the Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll in all three of his seasons from 2004-06. On campus, Van Fleet has been a university leader for "Hoya Dreams," a program that partners Georgetown student-athletes with children in the pediatric wing of the Georgetown University Hospital.

Van Fleet had an excellent season on the field to earn second team all-league honors at fullback/halfback. He had team-highs with 44 receptions, 478 yards and four receiving touchdowns, and also carried 54 times for 198 yards and another touchdown. He finished the season with 61.5 all-purpose yards per game. He put up a big performance against Patriot League champion Fordham with seven receptions for 72 yards. The Williamsport, Pa. native started his career at linebacker, played wide receiver in 2005 and 2006 and moved to fullback this year.

Van Fleet became the first Georgetown student-athlete to earn the Football Scholar-Athlete Award, and just the second to earn one of the Patriot League's major awards. The Hoyas joined the League as an associate member in football in 2001. To be eligible for the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport.

Van Fleet was one of seven Patriot League student-athletes to receive the honor from the National Football Foundation. Nationwide, 441 players from 227 schools at all divisions were selected.