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Daniele Smith stands with parents holding Egli award

New Kensington golfer named Egli Outstanding Student-Athlete award winner

5/30/18

Being named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's national student-athlete of the year was not the only accolade sophomore Daniele Smith received this year. Smith was recently recognized as the male recipient of the 2018 John S. Egli Outstanding Student-Athlete Award by the Penn State University Athletic Conference.

Women's lacrosse 2018 Katie O’Donnell

Penn State No. 3 in Learfield Directors' Cup spring standings

5/30/18

With the 2017-18 athletic calendar winding down, Penn State Athletics is in position to earn its fifth top-10 finish in six years in the Learfield Directors’ Cup. In the first set of spring standings, the Nittany Lions are ranked No. 3.

Julie Foeldes of Penn State Brandywine

Brandywine athlete honored for academic achievements

5/25/18

Julie Foeldes, a four-year starter on Penn State Brandywine’s championship softball team who graduated with highest honors in May, was recently lauded at the campus, conference and national levels for her achievements as a student-athlete.

photos of students playing gold, men's tennis, baseball, softball, and women's tennis above a banner that says "We are proud of our spring sports teams"

5-for-5: One sweet spring to never forget

5/24/18

Penn State Berks athletics pulled off an amazing feat this spring that has never been seen before, by the program itself or by any institution in the North Eastern Athletic Conference. All five of the teams with championships in the spring won the conference title and four of those teams went on to compete in the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA honors five Penn State squads with award for high academic progress rate

5/16/18

Five Penn State teams have earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for posting elite scores in the most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) compilation, including three of the Nittany Lions’ most recent NCAA championship squads. The five teams — women’s fencing, men’s golf, women’s tennis, women’s volleyball and wrestling — earned multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent nationally for their respective sport through the 2016-17 academic year (data from 2013-14 through 2016-17).

A Penn State Behrend infielder prepares to throw the ball.

Playoff loss ends Behrend baseball team's season

5/15/18

The Penn State Behrend baseball team ended its 2018 season with a 25-17 record (12-6 in conference). Back-to-back four-run innings knocked the team out of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference playoffs.

Berks Baseball wins third straight NEAC title

Baseball wins third straight NEAC title

5/14/18

The Penn State Berks baseball team outlasted Penn College in a slugfest that ended 17-12 to give the Nittany Lions its third straight North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship title.

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