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Zain Retherford Reflects on Six Wins at Olympic Qualifiers; Turns His Focus to the 2024 Paris Olympics
Zain Retherford, Penn State’s three-time NCAA wrestling champ, is going to the 2024 Summer Olympics. Retherford won four consecutive matches Sunday at the World Olympics Games Qualifier in Istanbul, placing third in the 65 kg freestyle weight class and clinching his trip to Paris. The 28/22 Sports team caught up with Retherford now that he’s […]
Karli Short memorial scholarship expanded to include students at Penn State’s main campus
The memorial scholarship for Karli Short, daughter of NFL great and McKeesport native Brandon Short, is being expanded to include students enrolled at Penn State University’s main campus.
Penn State football Philadelphia NIL reception sets foundation for future
In every facet, Penn State football showed up in Philadelphia on Thursday evening. Nittany Lions players past and present, coaches, and administrators were all on hand at the Bellevue Hotel in Center City for Happy Valley United’s “We Are… In Philly” reception. Coming together to help...
Penn State great joins alma mater in a developmental role for PSU athletics
Michael Mauti, a Penn State All-American linebacker and one of the leaders of Lions’ memorable 2012 squad coached by Bill O’Brien, is back with the university. Mauti has been named Associate Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics. That is Mauti’s official job description in the Penn State directory online.
College football's 30 most impressive facilities in 2024, ranked
Penn State started on Phase I of it $700 million renovation of Beaver Stadium in January with an estimated completion of 2027. This is the first time in several years the Nittany Lions have cracked out facilities rankings, with the expansion of five additional programs added to our usual top 25. Penn State's locker room and football facility refresh opened ahead of the 2016 season inside the Lasch Building. And there's another $48.3 million facelift coming soon.
Penn State makes NCAA Tournament for first time since 2011
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WTAJ) — Penn State softball made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. The Nittany Lions finished the regular season 34-18 after losing in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The 34 wins are fourth most in program history. The Lady Lions will be the three seed in […]
Penn State baseball walks it off in exciting fashion to defeat Rutgers on Senior Day
Penn State hosted Rutgers in the rubber match of the three-game series for the final home game for the Nittany Lions. The blue and white celebrated its 13 seniors throughout the final home game. The seniors went out with a victory, in exciting fashion, defeating the Scarlet Knights 11-10 on...
Penn State track & field collects plenty of hardware at Big Ten Championship
The 2024 Big Ten Championships for Track and Field kicked off Friday. Penn State looked to secure medals against the best in-conference athletes. At the end of the three-day competition, the Nittany Lions came home with three gold, six silver and one bronze medal , resulting in a fifth place finish for the women’s team and a 12th place finish for the mens.
State College to host North American Northeast roller derby playoffs
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The State College Area Roller Derby (SCAR) announced that the upcoming North American Northeast Regional Playoffs will be taking place in State College. Also known as the Great Tailgate, the playoffs will take place from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19 at the Pegula Ice Arena. The championship game […]
Penn State Football: Way-Too-Early Schedule Predictions
The best thing to do in the offseason is to predict how the next will go, do it in public, and then let people come back later and tell you how wrong you were. Fortunately for Penn State, the Nittany Lions have gotten to the point where — short of a wild upset — trying to predict how the season will go is not exactly rocket science. That being said, you could talk yourself into Penn State losing three regular season games or just one this year. Undefeated? Seems like a bridge too far with this schedule. Nevertheless here's a way-too-early...
Former Penn State wrestling star Zain Retherford qualifies to compete in 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Doing it in the most difficult way possible might just make it even more satisfying as Zain Retherford, as the two-time PIAA champion from Benton and three-time NCAA champ from Penn State earned a trip to the Paris Summer Olympic Games over the weekend by winning six of seven rugged matches at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey.
Men's lacrosse gets knocked out of NCAA Tournament with comeback win for Georgetown
The road to Philadelphia began Sunday with a top-10 matchup in the heart of the nation's capital between No. 9 Penn State (11-4) and No. 7 Georgetown (12-3). A 2:30 p.m. draw sparked a heated clash that the Hoyas took home by a final score of 12-9 after a second-half comeback, sending them to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament.
Penn State creates official visit date for coveted 2025 recruit
It’s going to be a busy and important summer for James Franklin and his staff as Penn State looks to land some of their priority recruits in the class of 2025. With many official visits already locked in, they’re hoping that they can start to lock in commitments and wrap up another solid class that keeps this program on the right foot heading into the expanded College Football Playoff era. Originally, official visit season wasn’t scheduled to start until May 31, but that changed as one of their coveted recruits couldn’t make any of the dates work for his schedule. So, instead of...
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