Oct. 10, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Senior Kyle Zittel (Eden, N.Y.) was named 2015 Penn State's men's lacrosse team captain, head coach Jeff Tambroni announced Friday.
"Our staff is thrilled to announce that Kyle Zittel will lead our program into the inaugural Big Ten season as our captain," Tambroni said. "He has assumed the lead role immediately after the season ended last spring and has, in doing so, earned the respect of his teammates and our staff. Kyle's effort, selflessness, integrity and character made him an obvious choice."
A defensive midfielder, Zittel played in all 13 games for the Nittany Lions, picking up a career-best 11 ground balls and causing four turnovers.
Zittel also excels in the classroom. The premedicine major has a cumulative 3.5 grade point average and earned a 4.0 grade point average during the fall 2013 semester.
The Nittany Lions will compete in the Capital Lacrosse Invitational in Bethesda, Md., on Sun., Oct. 12. The event, during which each team plays two games, promotes the Mario St. George Boiardi Foundation and includes Cornell, Georgetown, Lehigh, Richmond and UMBC.