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Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Patrick Lanni is a sports reporter covering Rutgers athletics. Prior to joining the Rutgers beat, Lanni worked as part of NJ Advance Media's award-winning high school sports staff, where he spent more than a decade covering every scholastic sport from bowling to football. During his time on the high school staff, Lanni helped his team win a top-10 finish from the Associated Press Sports Editors for its project "Playing Amid Pandemic" and earned a second-place finish for his scholastic portfolio from the New Jersey Press Association in 2020. Lanni graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor's degree in journalism and media studies. You can find his work on NJ.com and in The Star-Ledger. He may be reached at planni@njadvancemedia.com