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 squad in 2012 as well including Jenna Kalwa (Pennington, N.J.), Meghan Kaminski (Doylestown, Pa.), Mallory Peterson (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) and Megan Ritchey (State College, Pa.). (more)
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. (more)
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. (more)
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 Michigan (34-7) this past weekend. Head coach Cael Sanderson's Lions are ranked No. 2 in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and continue to hold the No. 1 in Intermat's Tournament Power Index (TPI). (more)
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. (more)
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. (more)
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 eligible to compete for the Nittany Lions during the 2012 fall season. (more)
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 four years ago. Kennedy earned his first Super Bowl ring, becoming the 35th different Nittany Lion to a total of 52 NFL Championship rings. (more)
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. (more)
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.), cornerback Chaz Powell (New Freedom, Pa.), defensive tackle Devon Still (Wilmington, Del.), linebacker Nate Stupar (State College, Pa.), and guard Johnnie Troutman (Brown Mills, N.J.). (more)
