http://live.psu.edu/tag/Athletics en-us Penn State University Relations live@psu.edu (Penn State Live) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:21 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57731#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57731#rss2 Penn State women's soccer Head coach Erica Walsh announced the additions of seven new Nittany Lions on Friday afternoon. The class is highlighted by Costa Rican national star Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno (San Jose, Costa Rica) and American standouts Corey Persson (Danvers, Mass. and Mallory Weber (Novi, Mich.). Four more recruits are set to join the ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:50 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57730#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57730#rss2 Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) has been named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week, conference officials announced Monday (Feb. 6). This is Musser's third award of the season and the eighth of her career.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29:47 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57729#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57729#rss2 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Feb. 5. The honor is the first for Molinaro and Penn State's fourth of the year.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:26:35 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57728#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57728#rss2 Eight members of the Nittany Lion wrestling team continue to be ranked in the latest version of the Intermat national individual rankings. Four Nittany Lion All-Americans are ranked in the top two and all eight are listed in the top 12. Penn State is now 11-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big Ten, after winning at No. 7 Nebraska (31-6) and beating No. 12 ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:23:10 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57727#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57727#rss2 Sophomore Peter Russell (Ellicott City, Md.) was named the EIVA Offensive Player of the Week, conference officials announced Monday (Feb. 6). This is the first honor of Russell's career.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:12 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57726#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57726#rss2 Penn State men's swimmers Sean Grier (Hummelstown, Pa.) and Nate Savoy (Reading, Pa.) garnered their first career Big Ten weekly awards on Tuesday (Feb. 7) afternoon. The awards are also the first for Penn State in the 2011-12 season. ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:24 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57725#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57725#rss2 Head coach Greg Nye announced that three talented recruits have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Penn State men's golf roster for the 2012-13 season. JD Dornes (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township High School), Chris Houston (Gilford, N.H./Gilford Middle High School) and Geoff Vertales (Cromwell, Conn./ Xavier High School) will be ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:48:26 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57724#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57724#rss2 A pair of former Penn State standouts, Kareem McKenzie and Jimmy Kennedy played instrumental roles in helping the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots, 21-17, in Super Bowl XLVI. The Giants' starting right tackle, McKenzie earned his second Super Bowl ring and Penn State's 51st, having also been a starter when New York beat New England ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:10 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57723#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57723#rss2 Penn State invites all cancer survivors, their families and friends, volunteers, organizers and community leaders to "Band Together" in the fight against cancer Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Bryce Jordan Center for second annual Coaches Vs. Cancer "Band Together" Day as Penn State takes on Nebraska in a 1 p.m. tip live on the ESPNU.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:38 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57721#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57721#rss2 Seven Penn State football student-athletes have been invited to participate in the National Football League's 2012 Scouting Combine, among the nation's highest totals. The Nittany Lions participating in the event are: defensive end Jack Crawford (Longport, N.J.), cornerback D'Anton Lynn (Celina, Texas), wide receiver Derek Moye (Rochester, Pa.), ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:12:27 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57720#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57720#rss2 Beginning Monday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m. ET, both all-session and single-session tickets for the 2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will be on sale to the general public. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000, and through the Bankers Life ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:09:41 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57719#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57719#rss2 New head coach Bill O'Brien and his staff will welcome several hundred coaches for the Penn State Annual Football Coaches Clinic, set for March 30-31 on the University Park campus.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:41:14 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57717#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57717#rss2 Penn State has been selected to place third in the 2012 American Lacrosse Conference Preseason Poll. In addition, senior co-captains Dana Cahill (Towson, Md.) and Theresa Zichelli (Severna Park, Md.) have been named ALC Preseason Players to Watch. ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:33:46 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57716#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57716#rss2 The Penn State football team produced another outstanding academic performance during the fall 2011 semester, with 38 squad members earning at least a 3.0 grade point average. Among the 38 Nittany Lions above a 3.0 GPA, 16 earned Dean's List recognition by posting a 3.5 GPA or higher this past semester. ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:24:01 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57713#rss2 http://live.psu.edu/story/57713#rss2 Penn State Behrend head baseball coach Paul Benim is among the NCAA Division III's winningest coaches, according to statistics recently released by the intercollegiate athletic organization....