Lafayette College Athletics

Dane Bengele 98, a linebacker from 1994-97, was named to the Associated Press All-America Second Team and The Sports Network All-America Third Team in his senior campaign of 1997. He collected All-America honors from the Football Gazette in 1996 and 1997 and was an ECAC All-Star First-Team selection in 1997 when he served as the team captain.
 
Named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year in 1997, he led the conference in tackles with 145, a mark that currently places him fourth in Lafayette single-season history. He also added eight sacks, ranking him ninth in Lafayette single-season history. Bengele garnered All-Patriot League First-Team honors in 1996 and 1997 while securing second-team laurels as a sophomore in 1995. He finished his career with 408 tackles, ranking fourth in Patriot League history
 
Bengele won the Charles L. Albert '08 Award in 1998, given annually to the senior student-athlete judged to be the most outstanding athlete. He also helped guide the 1994 team to a Patriot League title with a 5-0 Patriot League mark following a 0-6 start to the season.