Teams Contribute More Than 5,300 Hours of Community Service
Aug. 26, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Playing an impactful role in the community is a responsibility Penn State’s athletic programs do not take lightly. The 31 varsity teams take incredible pride in efforts that make a difference in avenues outside of the competition field. As representatives of the athletic department, the student-athletes understand the importance of influencing those in many different facets of life. And the groups are able to use their placement in the community as a conduit to helping others. Through a wide-range of...
read moreStudent-Athletes From 14 Sports Approved for Summer Graduation; Nearly 150 Earn Degrees in 2014-15
Total of 146 Nittany Lion Students Graduate During Academic Year Aug. 14, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Eighteen Penn State student-athletes are scheduled to graduate during Commencement exercises Saturday in the Bryce Jordan Center. The 18 students represent 14 different programs. The 18 on the approved to graduate list lift the total to 146 Nittany Lion students who will have earned their degrees during the 2014-15 academic year. The total is increase of three from last year’s 143 graduates. Among the Penn State students on the...
read moreNearly 70 Student-Athletes Receive Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards
Eight post perfect 4.0 GPAs during 2014-15 academic year July 22, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; July 22, 2015 – Nearly 70 Penn State student-athletes have received Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards for the 2014-15 academic year. The total of 69 is the school’s second-highest and just shy of last year’s record total. Eight of the 69 Nittany Lion student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 grade point averages this past year: Kevin Montminy, men’s basketball; Kathleen Rodden, women’s cross country/track and field; Shane...
read moreChampionships and Academic Records Boost Penn State Athletics To Outstanding 2014-15
Nittany Lions break semester GPA marks, tally 5,000 community service hours and earn third consecutive Top 10 finish in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Video: 2014-15 Season Highlights | VIDEO: Season Review with Sandy Barbour 2014-15 Accomplishments July 14, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State coaches and student-athletes in 2014-15 produced another outstanding year, featuring school-record accomplishments in the classroom and adding to its impressive list of national and conference championships. The Nittany Lions earned one...
read moreRecord 474 Penn State Student-Athletes Earn 3.0 GPA During Spring Semester
Nittany Lion Student-Athletes Produce Two Highest 3.0 and Dean’s List Semester Totals All-time in 2014-15; Combined 3.11 Team GPA, 62 Percent Earn 3.0 GPA July 9, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State student-athletes again eclipsed records during the 2015 spring semester, with 474 earning a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher to punctuate an outstanding and record-breaking 2014-15 academic year. Among the 474 Nittany Lion student-athletes earning at least a 3.0 GPA, a spring school record 221 garnered Dean’s List honors by posting a...
read moreMore Than 130 Student-Athletes Earn Spring/At-Large Academic All-Big Ten Laurels
Penn State’s 277 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees Third-Highest Yearly Total; Cross 5,000 Honorees All-time July 1, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A total of 135 Penn State student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten laurels for the spring/at-large sports to close out the 2014-15 academic year and push its all-time total past 5,000 honorees. The total is just one shy of the school record of 136 in the spring/at-large period, set in 2013-14. The 135 spring/at-large honorees brings Penn State’s final 2014-15 total to 277 Academic...
read moreNearly 375 Awards Presented at 28th Annual SAAB Academic Achievement Awards Banquet
Field Hockey and Men’s Golf Teams Earn Team GPA Awards April 14, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A total of 370 awards were presented to Penn State student-athletes Monday night at the 28th Annual SAAB Academic Achievement Awards Banquet, the second-highest total all-time. Sponsored by the Milton and Lois Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes and the Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB), awards were presented to 292 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments in 2013-14. The celebration of academic excellence...
read moreRecord 70 Student-Athletes Earn Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honors
Nittany Lions with 142 Academic All-Conference Honorees So Far in 2014-15 April 8, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A school record 70 Penn State student-athletes from eight winter teams have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. The previous mark for the winter sports season was 65 honorees, set last year. The 70 winter honorees brings Penn State’s 2014-15 total to 142 academic all-conference honorees (from 15 sports) and comes on the heels of the record-breaking fall semester academic performance (see below). To be eligible for...
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