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Student ticket sales begin June 24 for 2013 football season
6/18/13
The 2013 Penn State student football season ticket sale will begin on Monday, June 24, and run through Friday, June 28. The senior class again will kick off the annual sale on Monday, with the sale continuing through the graduate student ticket sale on Friday. Penn State students who want to be part of the passion and pride of the energetic student section should prepare for the sale this week to ensure the smoothest experience possible.
Public ticket sale underway for Penn State opener at MetLife Stadium
6/14/13
Nittany Lion fans who wish to sit in the Penn State sections for the season opener vs. Syracuse at MetLife Stadium can begin placing orders on Monday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
Penn State to prohibit bags at all athletic events
6/14/13
Penn State announced Friday (June 14) that the no bag policy instituted at the Blue-White Football Game in April will remain in effect for all athletic events during the 2013 fall semester.
Penn State home opener set for noon kick
6/13/13
Penn State's Sept. 7 home opener vs. Eastern Michigan has been set for a noon kick in Beaver Stadium. The contest against the Eagles is Penn State's fifth announced kick time for the 2013 season. Big Ten Network will televise the Penn State-Eastern Michigan game to a national audience, the Nittany Lions' second announced BTN game of the season.
Penn State student-athletes surpass national averages for academic progress
6/13/13
Penn State student-athletes continue to make better progress toward graduation in comparison with the nation's Division I institutions, according to data released Tuesday (June 11) by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Nairn, Ruth named 2012-13 Penn State Athletes of the Year
6/10/13
Penn State standouts Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) and Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) have been selected as Penn State Athletes of the Year for 2012-13. The student-athletes are eligible for the Big Ten’s highest honor as the Jesse Owns Men’s Athlete of the Year and the Suzy Favor Women’s Athlete of the Year.
Penn State-Syracuse season opener set for 3:30 p.m. kick at MetLife Stadium
6/7/13
Penn State's 127th season opener, against old rival Syracuse, has been set for a 3:30 p.m. kick on Aug. 31 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The 71st contest against the Orange is Penn State's fourth announced kick time for the 2013 season.
Three Lions earn Capital One Academic All-America honors
6/7/13
Headlined by wrestler Matt Brown's (West Valley City, Utah) first-team laurels, a trio of Nittany Lions earned 2013 Capital One Academic All-America At-Large selections from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In addition to Brown's honor, field hockey standout Kelsey Amy (Sweet Valley, Pa.) earned second-team recognition, while women's lacrosse midfielder Tatum Coffey (Toms River, N.J.) garnered third-team accolades.
Devlin named Penn State basketball director of player development
6/7/13
Penn State coach Patrick Chambers announced Thursday (June 6) the appointment of Ryan Devlin, an eight-year veteran of the coaching profession, to the position of director of player development for the Nittany Lion basketball program.
Nittany Lion student-athletes set to volunteer at Special Olympics Summer Games
6/6/13
Special Olympics Pennsylvania will host the 44th Annual Summer Games this Thursday through Saturday, June 6-8 on the Penn State campus for the 26th straight year. Sponsored by Sheetz, Inc., the event brings together more than 2,000 athletes, 750 coaches and 2,500 volunteers from across the commonwealth.
Januskova, Urschel selected as Penn State's Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients
6/6/13
Standout student-athletes Petra Januskova (women’s tennis; Ottawa, Canada) and John Urschel (football; Williamsville, N.Y.) have been selected Penn State’s 2012-13 recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
Nittany Lions head to Eugene for NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/5/13
Traveling a record number of competitors, the Nittany Lions will be poised for outstanding finishes against the nation's best competition, this week at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
CVC-Penn State Golf Tournament nets more than $100,000
6/5/13
The 17th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer-Penn State Golf Tournament, held Friday (May 31) at the Penn State Blue and White Courses, netted more than $100,000 in funds raised to support the American Cancer Society and provide direct aid to individuals and families fighting the disease in the Centre Region. The tournament fund raising total marked its highest in three years and helped push CVC-Penn State's total fund raising effort past $2 million since its inception in 1996.
Big Ten announces 2015 conference schedule
6/5/13
Penn State will welcome Rutgers back to Beaver Stadium for the first time in 21 years and play Maryland in M&T Bank Stadium as the Big Ten Conference office on Monday (June 3) announced the 2015 conference football schedule.
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Loxsom named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week
4/25/13
After posting a season-best and conference-leading performance in the 800 meters last weekend, senior Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) has been named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week. Loxsom is the fifth Nittany Lion to earn the honor this spring.
Student ticket sales begin June 24 for 2013 football season
6/18/13
The 2013 Penn State student football season ticket sale will begin on Monday, June 24, and run through Friday, June 28. The senior class again will kick off the annual sale on Monday, with the sale continuing through the graduate student ticket sale on Friday. Penn State students who want to be part of the passion and pride of the energetic student section should prepare for the sale this week to ensure the smoothest experience possible.
Penn State Day on BTN set for Thursday
6/19/13
The Big Ten Network is set to air some of Penn State's most outstanding moments on Thursday, June 20 with 21 consecutive hours of Nittany Lion programming.
Public ticket sale underway for Penn State opener at MetLife Stadium
6/14/13
Nittany Lion fans who wish to sit in the Penn State sections for the season opener vs. Syracuse at MetLife Stadium can begin placing orders on Monday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
Penn State to prohibit bags at all athletic events
6/14/13
Penn State announced Friday (June 14) that the no bag policy instituted at the Blue-White Football Game in April will remain in effect for all athletic events during the 2013 fall semester.
Penn State home opener set for noon kick
6/13/13
Penn State's Sept. 7 home opener vs. Eastern Michigan has been set for a noon kick in Beaver Stadium. The contest against the Eagles is Penn State's fifth announced kick time for the 2013 season. Big Ten Network will televise the Penn State-Eastern Michigan game to a national audience, the Nittany Lions' second announced BTN game of the season.
Penn State student-athletes surpass national averages for academic progress
6/13/13
Penn State student-athletes continue to make better progress toward graduation in comparison with the nation's Division I institutions, according to data released Tuesday (June 11) by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Nairn, Ruth named 2012-13 Penn State Athletes of the Year
6/10/13
Penn State standouts Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) and Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) have been selected as Penn State Athletes of the Year for 2012-13. The student-athletes are eligible for the Big Ten’s highest honor as the Jesse Owns Men’s Athlete of the Year and the Suzy Favor Women’s Athlete of the Year.
Penn State-Syracuse season opener set for 3:30 p.m. kick at MetLife Stadium
6/7/13
Penn State's 127th season opener, against old rival Syracuse, has been set for a 3:30 p.m. kick on Aug. 31 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The 71st contest against the Orange is Penn State's fourth announced kick time for the 2013 season.
Three Lions earn Capital One Academic All-America honors
6/7/13
Headlined by wrestler Matt Brown's (West Valley City, Utah) first-team laurels, a trio of Nittany Lions earned 2013 Capital One Academic All-America At-Large selections from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In addition to Brown's honor, field hockey standout Kelsey Amy (Sweet Valley, Pa.) earned second-team recognition, while women's lacrosse midfielder Tatum Coffey (Toms River, N.J.) garnered third-team accolades.
Devlin named Penn State basketball director of player development
6/7/13
Penn State coach Patrick Chambers announced Thursday (June 6) the appointment of Ryan Devlin, an eight-year veteran of the coaching profession, to the position of director of player development for the Nittany Lion basketball program.
Nittany Lion student-athletes set to volunteer at Special Olympics Summer Games
6/6/13
Special Olympics Pennsylvania will host the 44th Annual Summer Games this Thursday through Saturday, June 6-8 on the Penn State campus for the 26th straight year. Sponsored by Sheetz, Inc., the event brings together more than 2,000 athletes, 750 coaches and 2,500 volunteers from across the commonwealth.
Januskova, Urschel selected as Penn State's Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients
6/6/13
Standout student-athletes Petra Januskova (women’s tennis; Ottawa, Canada) and John Urschel (football; Williamsville, N.Y.) have been selected Penn State’s 2012-13 recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
Nittany Lions head to Eugene for NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/5/13
Traveling a record number of competitors, the Nittany Lions will be poised for outstanding finishes against the nation's best competition, this week at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
CVC-Penn State Golf Tournament nets more than $100,000
6/5/13
The 17th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer-Penn State Golf Tournament, held Friday (May 31) at the Penn State Blue and White Courses, netted more than $100,000 in funds raised to support the American Cancer Society and provide direct aid to individuals and families fighting the disease in the Centre Region. The tournament fund raising total marked its highest in three years and helped push CVC-Penn State's total fund raising effort past $2 million since its inception in 1996.