The Nittany Lion, pictured here in 1951, has a long history of working alongside Penn State cheerleaders to entertain fans and invoke school spirit. This is one of a number of iterations of the mascot costume over the years and decades — notice the whiskers, claws, full set of teeth and lifelike eyes on this one.
Gifford Pinchot, 28th governor of Pennsylvania, shakes hands with the Nittany Lion mascot in 1922. The mascot at the time more closely resembled an African lion than a mountain lion.
Penn State Altoona’s Anna Batrus, of Altoona, who graduated in May after a four-year career with the women’s volleyball team, became the first student-athlete in school history to be named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Woman of the Year.
Penn State Altoona’s Anna Batrus, of Altoona, who graduated in May after a four-year career with the women’s volleyball team, became the first student-athlete in school history to be named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Woman of the Year.
The 2025 Open Champion Award winners, clockwise from top left, are: Burcu Ozden, Penn State Abington; Kaitlin Farnan, Penn State Altoona; Tara Beecham, Penn State Berks; Tracey Carbonetto, Penn State Lehigh Valley; Larry Dupak, Penn State Greater Allegheny; Nasibeh Zohrabi, Penn State Brandywine