Zack Beitz, a Penn State sophomore from Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week. This honor is the first for Beitz and the third Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award for Penn State this season. The last to get the honor was Jimmy Lawson on Dec. 23.
The Big Ten's leading scorer, D.J. Newbill, was named to BTN.com's midseason all-conference team.
The Lady Lions' annual Pink Zone game is set for March 1 against Wisconsin and is sure to bring out the largest crowd of the season for the team.
Out of all of Penn State's current student-athletes, which get the most national and campus-wide recognition?
The Nittany Lions wrapped up their weekend in Michigan on Sunday in East Lancing, shutting out Michigan State 35-0. The team won 10 out of 10 bouts on the way to its tenth victory of the season.
Though the Lady Lions found a way to rally from a 9-point halftime deficit to take a late lead, the Scarlet Knights ended the game on a 12-3 run to erase any hope of a comeback.