Total of 33 Student-Athletes Graduating This Weekend
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Thirty-three Penn State student-athletes are scheduled to graduate during Commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 15 on the University Park campus. Student-athletes representing 12 Penn State squads are on the approved to graduate list. The football team has 14 student-athletes on the approved to graduate list to lead the Penn State programs. Men’s fencing, field hockey, football, women’s golf, women’s hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer,...
read moreNearly 100 Nittany Lions Earn Fall Academic All-Big Ten Accolades
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Nearly 100 student-athletes from Penn State’s seven fall programs have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition. The Nittany Lions’ 94 fall honorees rank third-highest since 1991-92, Penn State’s first year of competition in some Big Ten sports. Women’s soccer student-athlete Kerry Abello and football student-athlete Blake Gillikin own perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. Women’s soccer’s Abello and Emily Ogle and football’s Gillikin and Trace McSorley were selected CoSIDA Academic...
read moreStudent-Athletes Deliver Record-Tying 90 Percent Graduation Rate
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— Penn State student-athletes continue to graduate well above their peers nationwide, delivering a second consecutive record-tying academic performance, according to data announced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA’s annual graduation rates study of institutions across the nation revealed Penn State student-athletes at the University Park campus earned a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 90 percent to tie the school’s all-time record, previously set in the 2010 and 2017 NCAA...
read moreSTATE of Excellence Week to Celebrate Student-Athlete Achievements
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; November 5, 2018 – Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics will highlight the varied and numerous achievements by its 800 student-athletes during the third annual STATE of Excellence Week, set for November 6-10. The Nittany Lions will celebrate student-athlete success through events and social media. The week will culminate with 2017-18 team and individual champions being recognized at the Wisconsin football game in Beaver Stadium on November 10, which will kick at noon. Penn State has one of the nation’s most...
read moreStudent-Athletes Approved for Summer Graduation Cap Record-setting Academic Year
Aug. 9, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— Penn State will conclude the 2017-18 academic calendar with summer commencement ceremonies on Saturday in the Bryce Jordan Center. A total of seven Nittany Lion student-athletes have been approved to receive their diplomas this weekend, boosting Penn State Athletics to 145 graduates during the 2017-18 academic year. Penn State student-athletes from football, men’s hockey, women’s hockey, men’s track and field and wrestling have been approved to graduate this weekend. The 145...
read moreNinety Student-Athletes Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
July 18, 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Led by 13 students who earned perfect 4.0 grade-point averages this past year, 90 Penn State student-athletes have garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards for the 2017-18 academic year. The 90 honorees are Penn State’s second-highest total over the 10 years of the program. The 13 Nittany Lion students earning a 4.0 GPA this past year is an increase of four from the nine who did so in 2016-17. A total of 23 of Penn State’s 29 teams had at least one Big Ten...
read moreMarch Student Spotlight
Created in 2017, the Student Spotlight award is presented to a group of students that are excelling both in the classroom and on the field of play. The Morgan Academic Center would like to congratulate these students each month on their hard work, dedication, and success and thank them for their continued efforts throughout their journey as a Penn State student-athlete. In March 2018, 1 student from the Men’s Lacrosse team. Tanner Peck Men’s Lacrosse Senior Attackman for Men’s Lacrosse. Captain. Supply Chain...
read moreGymnastics Program’s Hard Work in Gym Matched in Academics
By Maria Evangelou, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women’s and men’s gymnastics teams may be known for their flips, sticks, and landings in the gym, but the teams are also highly renowned in another, arguably more important category- their academics. With such a prestigious gymnastics program and standard Penn State sets for its student-athletes, the university emphasizes the importance of having academic support on campus. The gymnastics teams are linked to Sarah Cowart, their...
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