Alex Leandri, defending her 2011 PSUAC Women's Cross Country Championship, won the first race of the 2012 season at Penn State Worthington-Scranton on Saturday afternoon. She finished the 6k race with a time of 27:00. Wilkes-Barre freshman Emily Pszeniczny finished third overall in the women's race, and sophomore Chris Monahan finished fourth in the men's race. The first men's team in school history finished third out of seven teams. Wilkes-Barre's next meet is at home on Saturday, October 3rd.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-1) opened up conference play Saturday afternoon with a 1-3 loss at Penn State York. Penn State Wilkes-Barre got on the board with a first half goal by freshman David Cavalieri and an assist by sophomore Mark Bugelholl. Goalie Anthony Aquilina played a solid game, recording ten saves; unfortunately, the team couldn't put together enough offense to come up with the win. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Penn College for a 4:00 p.m. start.
On Saturday, October 6th, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society is offering a bus trip to Beaver Stadium in State College to watch the Penn State football team take on the Northwestern Wildcats, kicking off at 12 noon. The bus will depart from the Penn State Wilkes-Barre gym parking lot at 7a.m. and will return to campus around 8p.m.
The Penn State Wilkes Barre (0-1) Women's Volleyball team didn't start off the season the way they anticipated. They dropped a non-conference match Wednesday night to Lackawanna College (1-0) in three sets with scores of 11-25, 16-25, and 15-25. Chelsea Wertz led the way for the Lions with eight service points and five assists. Sarah Konopki compiled three aces while Abby Collins and Tiffany Denny-Rochester both added five service points respectively.
Dave Eury has resigned as Assistant Soccer Coach to pursue another opportunity outside of coaching. "We wish Dave the best of luck as he received a tremendous opportunity that he could not pass up," said Director of Athletics Brian D. Stanchak. A search for Coach Eury's replacement will begin immediately. The Mountain Lions open up their season away on Thursday, September 6th at 6:30pm against the Misericordia University JV team.
Chancellor Dr. Charles Davis and Christopher Borton, advisory board chair, are pleased to announce the appointment of the following new board members to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2012-2013 Campus Advisory Board.
Jane Adonizio is the executive producer and on-air host for Fox 56. Jane, a University of Pittsburgh journalism graduate, has served on many greater Wilkes-Barre area boards and is a Leadership Wilkes-Barre '98 graduate. Jane and her husband Paul have three children.
On Saturday, October 13th, the Penn State Nittany Lion hockey team will be making history by playing their first weekend at the intercollegiate level against American International at Wilkes-Barre's Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The puck drops at 7:05p.m. in what is expected to be a sea of Blue & White!
On Sunday, September 16th, Bill Bachman, senior instructor of communications at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, will be presenting the Lattimer Massacre Radio Play and Music at the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock at a free, open-to-the-public event.
Congratulations to Spring 2012 Athletic Department Interns, Karen Sickler and Chase Thomson, on landing their first full-time positions in college athletics.