Adaptive Athletics

Adaptive Athletics

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Our 2025 Wheelchar Basketball Camp is open for registration!

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NEWS FLASH! Esther-Faith Henn: QUALIFIED for US Nationals in TWO EVENTS!

 

Adaptive Athletics provides the Penn State adaptive student community with the same competitive sporting experiences available to all Penn State students, creating opportunities for both the elite and recreational student-athlete to compete and to play, to train and to thrive. 

Adaptive Athletics currently offers Sled Hockey, Wheelchair Basketball and Track and Field. PSU AA also will support other team and individual sports dependent upon the adaptive community’s level of interest.
 
Students with an interest in participating with Penn State Adaptive Athletics in its Sled Hockey, Track and Field, and Wheelchair Basketball programs, or any other adaptive sport in which they may have an interest should email their:

Name, Email, Phone and Area(s) of Interest to
   Adaptive Sports Coach Brenna O’Connor

 

2025 SCHEDULE


Bison Outdoor Classic (Bucknell University) April 11-13, 2025

Jim Thorpe Invitational (Penn State) May 9, 2025

Alabama All-Collegiate/All-Adaptive Track Meet May 17, 2025

Tri-States (New Jersey) May 25, 2025

GLASA Games (Chicago) June 13-16, 2025

University of Illinois July 1, 2025

Hartford Nationals (Grand Rapids, Michigan) July 11-17, 2025

USATF Para Nationals (Eugene, Oregon) July 30-August 3, 2025

R.J. Shirey -- Penn State '23 -- National Open Champion

I was never an athlete prior to joining Ability Athletics. I couldn’t even do a pull up! Ability Athletics helped me develop physically for sure. But more importantly the program allowed me to discover myself. To find interests and passions even beyond sport that I never thought were within my reach.

R.J. Shirey -- Penn State '23 -- National Open ChampionJavelin, Shot Put - 2019, 2023