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The Penn State Altoona softball team was voted into sixth place in the 2022 edition of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

Nearly 200 people took part in the second Cooking Classic webinar program, held virtually on four consecutive Wednesdays over the winter.

Jerry Zolten will be a panelist for an event at the South Carolina Spring Gospel Jubilee Conference taking place in March.  

Casey Hess was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s tennis on Monday, Feb. 21.

Tristin Lockett was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21.

Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, is the winner of the 2021 "Rattle" Poetry Prize Readers' Choice Award for her poem "The Internet of Things."

Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies, recently was featured on the Michigan State University Press Podcast discussing his new book of poems, "Coffin Honey."

Sarah Huston was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in women’s basketball.

Jake Hillard was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year in baseball, and the Lions team was predicted to finish fifth in the conference standings.

PJ Charles was recognized for his strong play during the month of January, as he was selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Division III South Region Rookie of the Month.