Topics

More

Penn State Finishes No. 23 In Learfield Directors’ Cup

Penn State has finished 23rd in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, an annual challenge comparing how NCAA Division I institutions compete across all sports. Penn State finished with 827.75 points, behind Ohio State, Michigan, and Nebraska in the Big Ten.

Nineteen Division I sports can be counted in each school’s final total, four of which must be baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball. Penn State’s most successful season came in the winter when it scored 406.75 points. Penn State’s teams also scored 150 and 271 points in the fall and spring seasons, respectively.

Penn State captured one Division I title in the 2023-24 seasons, as wrestling captured its 11th championship of the last 13 seasons. Wrestling’s victory contributed 100 points to the Nittany Lions’ overall total, while fencing added 75, women’s soccer added 73, women’s gymnastics added 66.8, and football added 63 points.

Your ad blocker is on.

Please choose an option below.

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter:
OR
Support quality journalism:
Purchase a Subscription!

About the Author

Joe Lister

Joe is a senior journalism major at Penn State and Onward State's managing editor. He writes about everything Penn State and is single-handedly responsible for the 2017 Rose Bowl. If you see him at Cafe 210, please buy him a Miami pitcher. For dumb stuff, follow him on Twitter (iamjoelister). For serious stuff, email him (joe@onwardstate.com). To tell him your deepest secrets, find him on Signal (iamjoelister.93).

‘It’s Back-Against-The-Wall Play’: Penn State Men’s Hockey Confident In Lessons Learned Ahead Of Frozen Four

“When you fight hard and get through and come out on the other side, it gives you confidence.”

‘Every Detail Matters’: Husband & Wife Attract Repeat Customers With ‘Dubbs Grub’ Food Truck

Local couple Scott and Lyndie Dubbs met in the restaurant industry. Now, they’re running their own food truck, “Dubbs Grub.”

Pat Romano Honing In On Community & Transparency In Board Of Trustees Campaign

“I want to be one of the doers, one of the movers — somebody to get this going forward.”

113kFollowers
164kFollowers
64.4kFollowers
4,570Subscribers
Sign up for our Newsletter