Patriot League Success Stories - Where Are They Now?
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Javier Fente, Lafayette '95
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April 6, 2005
Name: Javier Fente
Institution: Lafayette College
Sport: Swimming
Graduation Year: 1995
Undergraduate Major/Minor (GPA): Civil Engineering (3.3)
THEN:
- George Wharton Pepper prize winner
- Carroll Phillips Basset prize winner in civil engineering
- Patriot League All-Decade Team
- Patriot League Most Valuable Swimmer - 1995
- Lafayette College Most Valuable Swimmer - 1994, 1995
NOW:
- Senior structural engineer at Bechtel Petro-Chemical
- Published five articles in technical journals
- Arizona State University graduate with a Masters in Civil Engineering and Construction Management - 1999
- Married with two daughters
Thoughts on how your competitive experience as a Patriot League student-athlete helped you achieve professional or personal goals:
Discipline and Perseverance. At my first Patriot League Championship as a freshman I barely made it to the B-Finals in my events where my highest place was 13th. At my last Patriot League Championship, as a senior, I won all my events. This achievement only came through hard work. All my achievements since, personal and professional, have come after a lot of hard work.
