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53-641: Prior to the opening of Rec Hall in 1929, Penn State's indoor sports teams played in a building known as the Armory, which was razed to allow expansion of the Willard Building. The Nittany Lion Shrine is located nearby the building. The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon , commonly known as THON, was held in Rec Hall from 1999 to 2006, but was subsequently moved to the Bryce Jordan Center. The architect

106-634: A fencing powerhouse, having won a record 13 national championships in the sport since the NCAA began awarding titles in combined men's and women's fencing in 1990. The team finished as champion or runner-up in 21 of the first 25 years of the combined tournament. The program won six consecutive NCAA Championships from 1995 to 2000. Emmanuil G. Kaidanov was the coach of the fencing squads during most of that period. The women's fencing team won national AIAW titles in 1980 and 1981, followed by an NCAA championship in 1983. The team recruits both nationally and throughout

159-702: A double overtime 88–84 loss to No. 1-ranked Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, Feb. 9, 1993. Rec Hall is also known as a classic home court advantage, as the women's volleyball team holds the NCAA volleyball record for home match winning streaks (94), which ranks in the top five of any home court winning streak for any sport, men or women's, and is only outranked by the basketball trio of Kentucky , 1943–55 (129); St. Bonaventure , 1948–61 (99) and UCLA , 1970–76 (98). Penn State teams have won five national championships in Rec Hall, including in boxing in 1929 and 1932, in wrestling in 1953, and in men's gymnastics in 1960 and 2007. The men's basketball team has played sporadically in

212-570: A former Penn State fencer had filed a federal complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Glon and the university alleging physical, verbal, and psychological abuse by Glon. In an August 2023 ruling that allowed Moss’ lawsuit to proceed, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Brann wrote that Glon’s alleged conduct "crossed the line between aggressive coaching and sexual harassment, and

265-588: A large football following and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to its campus; the surrounding area is known as "Happy Valley" for tailgating and games on autumn Saturdays in Beaver Stadium . The largest crowd ever at Beaver Stadium was on October 21, 2017, as 110,823 people watched the Nittany Lions defeat the University of Michigan by a score of 42–13. The school has earned a reputation as " Linebacker U" for

318-426: A number of other undefeated teams including 1909, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1947, 1968, 1969, 1973, and 1994, some of which have been awarded national championships by various selecting organizations. Penn State currently has a FBS bowl record of 31–20–2. Penn State is also among the leaders nationwide in terms of players advancing to the professional level. As of 2006, 29 former Penn State players and coaches were on

371-454: A win against Hawaiʻi in the 2009 NCAA National Semifinals . In all but one season under Rose, there has been at least one AVCA All-American on his team. The program is one of only two DI universities to appear in every NCAA tournament (1981–2015). They have won seven NCAA National Championships , the most all-time, in 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014. They were the national runners-up in 1993, 1997, and 1998 and also reached

424-402: A year, but few did so. After details of the case emerged, the NCAA restored all vacated wins and rescinded both the remaining ban on post-season play and scholarship reduction. In 2007, the men's gymnastics team won their NCAA record 14th national championship, by defeating powerhouse Oklahoma at Rec Hall , with the score of 221.000–220.200, denying them a three-peat . The women's team won

477-512: Is Clarisa Crowell . Before the NCAA began sponsoring a national championship in 1965, the men's indoor track and field team won ICAAAA titles in 1942 and 1959. PSU men also won ICAAAA team titles in 1984, 1987, 2001, 2003 and 2006. Penn State is home to one of the top men's and women's volleyball programs. Penn State is one of only 5 schools—and the only school not in California—to win an NCAA Championship for both men and women's volleyball,

530-718: Is one of only 15 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey . Two sports, men's volleyball and women's ice hockey , participate in different conferences because they are not offered in the Big Ten Conference. The men's volleyball team competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) and women's ice hockey competes in Atlantic Hockey America (AHA). The fencing teams operate as independents. Penn State has finished in

583-532: The 2018 National Invitation Tournament on March 29, 2018. Penn State outscored Utah 82–66 to capture its second men's basketball national title in school history and its third postseason tournament title since winning the Atlantic-10 Tournament in 1991. The Nittany Lions lost in the first round of the 2011 NCAA tournament and appeared in the 2023 NCAA tournament, falling to the Texas Longhorns in

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636-470: The NE-10 Three schools, Mercyhurst , RIT and Robert Morris , have programs in both the men's and women's divisions. Holy Cross , Lindenwood , Penn State and Sacred Heart each operate teams of both sexes, but only one is a member of AHA. Niagara and Syracuse only have one varsity program active as of 2024 but both previously supported the other gender. Conference affiliations are current for

689-555: The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame , including Mary McCarthy Stefano, Gillian D. Rattray, Barb Jordan, Betsy Williams Dougherty, Candace "Candy" Finn Rocha, Joanne Connelly and Thomas R. Hayes. Before the NCAA began its tournament in 1959, the annual national champion was declared by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association from 1926 to 1958, the result of polls and the subjective opinion of

742-589: The University Hockey League during the 2003–04 and 2001–02 seasons; they were runners-up during the 2002–03, 2000–01, and 1998–99 seasons. The women's program moved to NCAA Division I level beginning in the 2012–13 season and joined College Hockey America (CHA), becoming the fifth member of the conference. After the 2023–24 season, CHA merged with the Atlantic Hockey Association to form Atlantic Hockey America . The team also plays in

795-574: The 1998–99 standings when the Nittany Lions finished 3rd. PSU finished in 5th place in the 2013–14 standings; it was the fifth time the program finished in the top 5 and the tenth time the program finished in the top 10. Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1991, after being a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1976–79 and 1982-91. Penn State baseball currently plays their home games at 5,570-seat Medlar Field and have been coached by Mike Gambino since

848-658: The 2024 season. Since joining the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions won the 1996 regular season title and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game twice, most recently in 2024. Throughout its history, Penn State has played in 17 NCAA baseball tournaments , advancing to the College World Series five times (1952, 1957 1959, 1963, 1973) and finishing as runners-up to California in 1957. Penn State's most recent College World Series appearance came in 1973, while its most recent NCAA tournament berth came in 2000, when

901-513: The AIAW national championship twice, in 1978 and 1980, edging out other dominant teams such as Cal State-Fullerton and Utah. Aside from five years in the 1940s, the men's ice hockey program has had varsity status since the 2012–13 season. The team plays in the Pegula Ice Arena and competed as an independent Division I team in the 2012–2013 season. In the 2013–2014 season, the team began play in

954-874: The Big Ten conference's first year of sponsorship of men's ice hockey. Recently, the team achieved the number one ranking in Division I men's hockey for the first time in program history. Before becoming a varsity program, the men's ice hockey team, the Icers, competed at the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division I level and was a member of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) from 2007–08 through 2010–11. Penn State won seven ACHA DI National Championships in 1984, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. The Division II men's hockey club team were champions of

1007-513: The Big Ten in 1992, the Nittany Lions have been dominant with more Big Ten Tournament titles than any other team and the second most regular season titles behind Michigan . In 2007, the women's Field Hockey team reached the National Championship game, but fell to undefeated UNC , 3–0. In their tournament run, they were able to defeat two-time defending champion Maryland , 1–0, and defending national runner-up Wake Forest , 2–0. Jen Long

1060-570: The Big Ten: the Governor's Victory Bell with the University of Minnesota and the Land Grant Trophy game versus Michigan State University . Prior to joining the Big Ten, Penn State was one of the strongest of the independent schools in college football. They played a number of schools regularly, including Pitt , Syracuse , West Virginia , Notre Dame , Maryland , and Alabama . Penn State has won

1113-687: The Final Four in 1994 and 2012. The team achieved unprecedented success from 2007–10. The Nittany Lions won four consecutive national titles in that span, the most consecutive titles in NCAA Division I history. In that historic stretch, Penn State won 109 consecutive matches (Sept. 21, 2007-Sept. 10, 2010), 111 consecutive sets (Dec. 15, 2007-Dec. 18, 2008), 94 consecutive home matches (Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 11, 2010), and 55 consecutive road matches (Sept. 28, 2007-Sept. 10, 2010), all NCAA Division I records. The Lions were extraordinarily successful when Penn State

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1166-470: The Final Four once in 2000. The Lady Lions have reached the NCAA tournament more than any other Big Ten team with 25 appearances as of 2014. The Lady Lions have won 8 Big Ten Regular Season Championships and 2 Big Ten tournament Championships . The most recent postseason championship won by Penn State was the 1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament . Carolyn Kieger was in her second season as head coach of

1219-601: The ISFA administrators. In that time, Penn State shared eight national championships and was selected three times as champion outright (1929, 1938, 1954). The rival College Soccer Bowl was held from 1950–1952 in an attempt to decide a national champion on the field. Penn State gained a last-minute tie in the 1950 championship final. The team won in 1951; however, the ISFA failed to select Penn State that year. The women's soccer team won its first NCAA national championship in 2015. The program has been particularly strong in recent years, as

1272-682: The Lady Lions in 2020–21. The men's cross country team won NCAA titles in 1942, 1947, and 1950. Before the NCAA began sponsoring the cross country championship in 1938, and unlike today, the annual ICAAAA meet was a premier national championship event for track and field and cross country. The team won ICAAAA championships in 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1930. Penn State runners won the individual ICAAAA titles in 1920 (John Romig), 1927 and 1928 (William Cox, consecutively). PSU men also won ICAAAA team titles in 1950, 1951, 1960 and 2000, as well as individual crowns in 1938, 1946, 1987 and 2004. Penn State has been

1325-534: The Lorenzo Wrestling Complex that ranks among the nation's finest facilities in the sport. Under head coach Cael Sanderson , Penn State entered the final session of the 2019 NCAA Championships having already clinched their eighth team title in nine years. Sanderson's squad left the National Finals and PPG Paints Arena with three individual national champions. Penn State had five NCAA finalists for

1378-536: The NCAA title again in 2008, defeating Pepperdine , 3–1. With the win, Penn State men and women's programs swept the volleyball championships in the same academic year, joining Stanford from 1996–97 to be the only schools to accomplish the rare feat. Pavlik was named the 2008 "National Coach of the Year" by the American Volleyball Coaches Association . The Penn State women's volleyball team, one of

1431-465: The Nittany Lions are presently worth roughly US$ 63 million. In July 2012, the NCAA announced several punitive measures as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. In addition to vacating all wins between 1998 and 2011, Penn State was banned from post-season play for four years, and the number of scholarships was reduced. Players were free to transfer during the 2012 season without sitting out

1484-631: The Nittany Lions won the Montclair Regional before falling in the Austin Super Regional. Penn State's men's basketball program reached the Final Four once in 1954, though the best postseason finish in recent years occurred in 2001 with a trip to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament after a win over UNC in the round of 32. The most recent postseason championship for Penn State was

1537-844: The Pegula Ice Arena. Before becoming a varsity program, the women's ice hockey team, the Lady Icers, competed at the ACHA Women's Division I level in the Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL). The Penn State women's lacrosse teams have won two NCAA titles, in addition to three United States Women's Lacrosse Association championships in 1978, 1979, and 1980. The Penn State men's lacrosse team dates to 1913. Penn State has appeared in four NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournaments, including in 2003, 2005, 2013, and 2017. Penn State has had seven alumni and coaches inducted into

1590-416: The Rec Hall since leaving, playing once in 2013, twice in 2015, and once in 2024. The women's basketball team returned to the Rec Hall for one game in 2024. 40°47′45″N 77°52′10″W  /  40.795780°N 77.869399°W  / 40.795780; -77.869399 Penn State Nittany Lions The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University , except for

1643-441: The fourth straight year and won three titles, beginning at 285 with senior Anthony Cassar of Rocky Hill, New Jersey winning his first. Jason Nolf of Yatesboro, Pennsylvania and Bo Nickal of Allen, Texas each won their third straight crowns. The Nittany Lions won the team race with 137.5 points, finishing over 40.0 points ahead of second place Ohio State , which had 96.5. Oklahoma State finished third with 84.0. Penn State

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1696-626: The incident. In May 2020, a complaint was filed by Oldham after Glon allegedly failed to report sexual misconduct groping allegations against his assistant coach, George Abashidze. After an investigation by SafeSport into the same matter, finding Abashidze responsible, he was ultimately required to serve a six-month term of probation for such failure. In September 2022, Penn State placed head fencing coach Wes Glon on paid leave pending more information about restrictions imposed on him by USA Fencing ; he subsequently retired in April 2023. In April 2022,

1749-442: The last 14 years through the 2008 season and an NCAA record 10 consecutive (1998–2008). The men's first national title came in 1994, when they beat powerhouse UCLA in five sets after being down 11–4 in the fourth set and then winning the fourth 15–12 and the fifth with the same score. The win made Penn State the first school outside of California in the 24-year history until then to win an NCAA Men's volleyball championship. They won

1802-469: The nation's premier volleyball programs, is coached by Russ Rose , who, since his first season in 1979, has led the Nittany Lions to a record of 1,189 and 186, an .865 winning percentage, through the end of 2015. Rose stands as the NCAA Division I all-time winningest coach, as he owns the NCAA Division I Records for win percentage and total victories. Rose has won all but 51 of the program's wins. On December 17, 2009, Rose earned his 1,000th career victory with

1855-601: The nation. Before joining the Big Ten, Penn State was a member of the Eastern Wrestling League from 1976 to 1992. Before that, Penn State was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). In April 2005, Penn State broke ground on a construction project designed to expand and modernize Rec Hall for the students, faculty, and staff who use the facility. As part of this renovation, Intercollegiate Athletics created

1908-519: The number of high-quality linebackers trained. Joe Paterno was the head coach for the Nittany Lion football team from 1966 until he was fired on November 9, 2011, in the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal . He was regarded as one of the most successful national coaches, holding the record for wins and bowl appearance. Penn State plays in two football "trophy games" with other members of

1961-420: The others being Stanford, UCLA, USC , and Long Beach State . The men's volleyball team is coached by Mark Pavlik. The program has won two NCAA National Championships in 1994 and 2008 and 16 EIVA titles out of 17 years, including 10 consecutive. They finished as NCAA National runners-up in 1982, 1995 and 2006, to UCLA each time (twice at Rec Hall). They reached the NCAA final four 24 times including 13 out of

2014-522: The prestigious Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy , awarded for Eastern football supremacy, a record 29 times as of 2013. Penn State has also been named the ECAC FBS Team of the Year for a record 13th time. Penn State won consensus National Championships in 1982 and 1986, both under Paterno. The 1986 team won by defeating the University of Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl , which remains one of the most watched college football games in history. The school has had

2067-695: The rosters of NFL teams, the tenth-highest such placement rate in the country. Penn State has been represented in at least one of the teams participating in the Super Bowl 37 of the 41 times the championship game has been played. A report indicated that Penn State's football program ranks 12th nationwide in terms of economic contributions to each program's university, athletic department, conference, and community. The report, based on ticket sales, sponsorships, football program expenses, athletic department expenses (non-football), shared conference profits, and county revenue figures during home football games, revealed that

2120-484: The second round. Notable alumni include: Frank Brickowski, John Amaechi, Calvin Booth, Mike Costello, Stanley Pringle, Geary Claxton, Jamelle Cornley, Lamar Stevens. Mike Rhodes is the current coach. The Lady Lions , the Penn State women's basketball team and the only athletic team not known as "Nittany Lions", have had more success than their male counterparts, often gaining berths into the women's NCAA tournament , reaching

2173-517: The team won 15 straight Big Ten Championships through the 2012 season, which was an all-time Big Ten record for women's teams. The streak surpassed the 12 by Michigan swimming & diving of the 1990s and led the then-ongoing run by Northwestern's women's tennis squad, which had won 14 straight titles through 2011. The Nittany Lions softball team began play in 1965. The team has made ten NCAA Tournament appearances in 1983, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2024. The current head coach

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2226-470: The top 25 in every NACDA Directors' Cup final poll, a feat only matched by nine other institutions: Stanford , UCLA , USC , Florida , Ohio State , Texas , North Carolina , and Michigan . The NACDA Director's Cup is a list compiled by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics that charts institutions' overall success in college sports. Penn State's highest finish came in

2279-463: The two entities decided to formalize their relationship and announced that they were merging. The new league would begin in the 2024–25 season and would welcome a new member, Delaware , the following year. However, the number of men's members will be reduced by 1 in the same year as AIC drops their program to the Division II level, opting to place their hockey program in their all-sports conference of

2332-677: The women's basketball team, known as the Lady Lions . The school colors are navy blue and white. The school mascot is the Nittany Lion . The intercollegiate athletics logo was commissioned in 1983. For most sports, Penn State participates as a member institution of the Big Ten Conference and NCAA Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of collegiate level play. It

2385-571: The world. Andrew Mackiewicz won the NCAA Men’s Sabre Championship in both his freshman and sophomore years, in 2015 and 2016, and went on to compete for the United States in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Penn State Nittany Lions assistant fencing coach George G. Abashidze, after a United States Center for SafeSport investigation found he had committed sexual misconduct by groping female fencing coach Jennifer Oldham in 2017,

2438-421: Was "certainly unbecoming of a collegiate athletic professional." In October 2024, the fencer, university, and Glon settled the lawsuit. The women's field hockey team is coached by Char Morett, a former Penn State field hockey player herself and 1984 Olympic bronze medalist. Penn State is one of the premier programs in the nation with 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, the third most in the nation. Since joining

2491-709: Was Charles Z. Klauder, who designed the University of Pennsylvania's Palestra in Philadelphia . The Georgian design of Rec Hall was chosen to harmonize with other new structures on campus. Rec Hall has undergone several renovations over its history. In the 1990s, the drop ceiling that was installed in the 1960s was removed, and the building's original roof line was restored, exposing the open steel truss ceiling and upper windows. Along with this, lighting and building acoustics also have been improved. In 2005, electronic LED scoreboards were installed and lower seating bowl bleachers were replaced. Renovation of Rec Hall's south wing

2544-448: Was banned by USA Fencing from its activities for three years due to his conduct, prompting Penn State to terminate him on March 4, 2019, ending his 10-year tenure with the team. A Penn State investigation into the matter confirmed Oldham's assault and harassment claims against Abashidze, but maintained that the assistant coach had not violated any university policies. Oldham sued Penn State in 2020, charging that it had tried to cover up

2597-454: Was completed in 2006, including expansion of the student fitness center. The largest crowd in Rec Hall history, 8,600, witnessed the men's basketball team defeat Virginia 93–68 on December 5, 1973. Three other notable men's games were: a 74–71 loss to Jerry West-led West Virginia Feb. 15, 1958 (WVU had been AP No. 1 for much of the 1957–58 season), the 1991 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament championship, won by Penn State, and

2650-511: Was formed by the merger of the men-only Atlantic Hockey Association and the women-only College Hockey America (CHA). In 2010, the men's division of CHA collapsed and two of the remaining teams joined the Atlantic Hockey Association. At that time, the two leagues began working together by sharing a commissioner and administrative staff in order to streamline their operating costs. The arrangement worked well enough that by 2023,

2703-481: Was in the Atlantic 10 conference, as they won the title all 8 years without losing a single conference match before joining the Big Ten. In the Big Ten, the team has won 16 titles since 1991, including a conference record 8 straight (2003–10). During Big Ten play, Penn State went undefeated 6 times (1998, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009). Penn State has one of the most competitive Division I collegiate wrestling programs in

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2756-647: Was nominated for the Honda Award for her efforts. They also finished as NCAA runners-up in 2002, losing to Wake Forest in the title game 2–0 after defeating Old Dominion 3–2 in the semifinals. 2002 marked the first time Penn State reached the NCAA Finals and second time reaching the Final Four. The team won the AIAW national championships in 1980 and 1981. In 2011 the women's field hockey team won its fifth ever Big Ten title after defeating Michigan 3–2, and first since 1998 when they again defeated Michigan 3–1. Penn State has

2809-483: Was the only team to score over 100.0 points. In 2019, Penn State won the Division I national championship, extending the program's championship streak to four. Atlantic Hockey America Atlantic Hockey America ( AHA ) is a college ice hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States . It participates in NCAA Division I as an ice hockey -only conference . The conference

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