UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Twenty-three Penn State student-athletes across 15 programs are slated to graduate on Saturday, Aug. 10. The 23 Nittany Lions along with the 184 throughout the fall and spring combine for 207 total graduates for the 2023-24 academic year.
Among the 23 student-athletes set to graduate in this weekend’s ceremonies are wrestling’s Aaron Brooks, who is currently representing the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics, four-time NCAA Champion Carter Starocci, reigning men’s basketball Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Ace Baldwin Jr., and 2024 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honoree Julie Gough of women’s hockey.
Team by Team Honorees
Baseball – 3
Men’s Basketball – 1
Football – 4
Men’s Gymnastics – 2
Men’s Hockey – 1
Men’s Lacrosse – 1
Men’s Volleyball – 1
Wrestling – 2
Women’s Basketball -1
Women’s Fencing – 1
Women’s Gymnastics – 2
Women’s Hockey – 1
Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field – 1
Women’s Soccer – 1
Women’s Tennis – 1
Penn State Among the Nation’s Premier Athletic Programs in Comprehensive Excellence
Under the leadership of Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Patrick Kraft, Penn State has one of the nation's most comprehensive and successful athletic programs, featuring 800 student-athletes across 31 varsity programs (16 men's, 15 women's). The Nittany Lions' 31 programs are tied for the fourth-highest number of sports sponsored by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institution.
Penn State student-athletes earned a record 93% NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and 12 programs earned perfect 100% ratings in the 2023 report. This is the seventh consecutive year the Nittany Lions have posted a record or record-tying performance in the classroom.Penn State is one of only six schools that have won at least 10 NCAA Championships since 2013 and earned at least a 90 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the 2023 NCAA report (California, Florida, Stanford, USC, Virginia).