Penn State Has Won 82 National Team Championships
National Championships
Sport | Championships |
Boxing | 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932 |
Cross Country | 1942 (co), 1947, 1950 |
Football | 1982, 1986 |
Gymnastics | 1948, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2007 |
Soccer | 1926 (co), 1929, 1933, 1936 (co), 1937 (co), 1938, 1939 (co), 1940 (co), 1949 (co), 1954, 1955 (co) |
Volleyball | 1994, 2008 |
Wrestling | 1921, 1953, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023. 2024 |
Sport | Championships |
Bowling | 1979 |
Fencing | 1980, 1981, 1983 |
Field Hockey | 1980, 1981 |
Gymnastics | 1978, 1980 |
Lacrosse | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987,1989 |
Soccer | 2015 |
Volleyball | 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 |
Sport | Championships |
Fencing | 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014 |
Individual National Champions (176)
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1974 | Karen Schuckman | All-Around |
1975 | Karen Schuckman | Vault, Floor Exercise |
1977 | Ann Carr | All-Around |
1978 | Ann Carr | Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, All-Around |
1979 | Marcy Levine | Floor Exercise |
1981 | Heidi Anderson | Floor Exercise |
1986 | Pam Loree | Vault |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1948 | Ray Sorensen | All-Around |
1953 | Jean Cronstedt | All-Around |
1954 | Jean Cronstedt | All-Around |
1955 | Karl Schwenzfeier | All-Around |
1957 | Armando Vega | All-Around |
1959 | Armando Vega | All-Around |
1960 | Jay Werner | All-Around |
1961 | Gregor Weiss | All-Around |
1965 | Mike Jacobson | All-Around |
1966 | Steve Cohen | All-Around |
1967 | Steve Cohen | All-Around |
1973 | Marshall Avener | All-Around |
2004 | Luis Vargas | All-Around |
2005 | Luis Vargas | All-Around |
2008 | Casey Sandy | All-Around |
1954 | Jean Cronstedt | Floor Exercise |
1963 | Tom Seward | Floor Exercise |
2013 | Trevor Howard | Floor Exercise |
2015 | Thad Lawson | Floor Exercise |
1991 | Adam Carton | Vault |
1959 | Dave Dulaney | Tumbling (discontinued) |
1948 | Steve Greene | Pommel Horse |
1954 | Robert Lawrence | Pommel Horse |
1988 | Mark Sohn | Pommel Horse |
1989 | Mark Sohn | Pommel Horse |
1990 | Mark Sohn | Pommel Horse |
1991 | Mark Sohn | Pommel Horse |
1999 | Brandon Stefniak | Pommel Horse |
2000 | Brandon Stefniak | Pommel Horse |
2005 | Luis Vargas | Pommel Horse |
2017 | Stephen Nedoroscik | Pommel Horse |
2018 | Stephen Nedoroscik | Pommel Horse |
2022 | Chase Clingman | Pommel Horse |
1959 | Armando Vegas | Still Rings |
1969 | Paul Vexlers | Still Rings |
1990 | Wayne Cowdens | Still Rings |
1991 | Adam Cartons | Still Rings |
2001 | Chris Lakemans | Still Rings |
2003 | Kevin Tan | Still Rings |
2004 | Kevin Tan | Still Rings |
1942 | Hal Zimmerman | Parallel Bars |
1948 | Ray Sorensen | Parallel Bars |
1953 | Jean Cronstedt | Parallel Bars |
1954 | Jean Cronstedt | Parallel Bars |
1956 | Armando Vega | Parallel Bars |
1957 | Armando Vega | Parallel Bars |
1959 | Armando Vega | Parallel Bars |
1971 | Tom Dunn | Parallel Bars |
1976 | Gene Whelan | Parallel Bars |
1954 | Jean Cronstedt | High Bar |
1965 | Mike Jacobson | High Bar |
1956 | Philip Mullen | Rope Climb (discontinued) |
1959 | Don Littlewood | Rope Climb (discontinued) |
1954 | Manuel Procopio | Flying Rings (discontinued) |
1959 | Jay Werner | Flying Rings (discontinued) |
1960 | Jay Werner | Flying Rings (discontinued) |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1975 | Mike Sands | 440 yards |
1990 | CJ Hunter | Shot Put |
2018 | David Lucas | Weight Throw |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
2019 | Danae Rivers | 800m |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1921 | John Romig | 2 mile |
1922 | Larry Shields | Mile |
1922 | Harold Barron | 120 HH |
1922 | Alan Helffrich | 880 yds |
1923 | Schuyler Enck | Mile |
1938 | Nick Vukmanic | Javelin |
1940 | Barney Ewell | 100 yds & 200 yds |
1947 | Gerald Karver | Mile |
1949 | Horace Ashenfelter III | 2 mile |
1966 | Jim Stevenson | Javelin |
1973 | Charlie Maguire | 6 mile |
1993 | Brian Milne | Discus |
2018 | Isaiah Harris | 800m |
2024 | Cheickna Traore | 200m |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1978 | Kathy Mills | 3,000m and 5,000m *Competed in AIAW. The first women's NCAA-sponsored Outdoor Championship was contested in 1982 |
2003 | Deshaya Williams | Discus |
2008 | Aleesha Barber, Dominique Blake, Shana Cox, Gayle Hunter | 4x400m |
2008 | Shana Cox | 400m |
2010 | Bridget Franek | 3,000m steeplechase |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
2008 | Pat Schirk | 200 Backstroke |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
2019 | Ally McHugh | 1650 Freestyle |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1986 | Adam Feldman | Foil |
1989 | Peter Cox | Sabre |
1989 | Ed Mufel | Foil |
1991 | Vitali Nazylmov | Sabre |
1992 | Thomas Strzalkowski | Sabre |
1993 | Thomas Strzalkowski | Sabre |
1994 | Thomas Strzalkowski | Sabre |
2000 | Daniel Landgreen | Epee |
2002 | Nonpatat Panchan | Foil |
2003 | Nonpatat Panchan | Foil |
2009 | Nick Chinman | Foil |
2009 | Aleksander Ochocki | Sabre |
2014 | Kaito Streets | Sabre |
2015 | Andrew Mackiewicz | Sabre |
2016 | Andrew Mackiewicz | Sabre |
2019 | Karol Metryka | Sabre |
2021 | Ryan Griffiths | Epee |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1983 | Jana Angelakis | Foil |
1992 | Olga Chernyak | Foil |
1993 | Olga Kalinovskaya | Foil |
1994 | Olga Kalinovskaya | Foil |
1995 | Olga Kalinovskaya | Foil |
1996 | Olga Kalinovskaya | foil |
1998 | Charlotte Walker | Epee |
2000 | Jessica Burke | Epee |
2003 | Katarzyna Trzopek | Epee |
2006 | Katarzyna Trzopek | Epee |
2007 | Doris Willete | Foil |
2009 | Doris Willete | Foil |
2009 | Anastasia Ferdman | Epee |
2016 | Jesse Gottesman-Radanovich | Epee |
Year | Student-Athlete | Event |
1935 | Howard Johnston | 165 lbs. |
1952 | Joe Lemyre | 167 lbs. |
1953 | Hud Samson | 191 lbs. |
1955 | Larry Fornicola | 137 lbs. |
1955 | Bill Oberly | HWT |
1957 | John Johnston | 130 lbs. |
1971 | Andy Matter | 167 lbs. |
1972 | Andy Matter | 167 lbs. |
1975 | John Fritz | 126 lbs. |
1984 | Carl DeStefanis | 118 lbs. |
1984 | Scott Lynch | 134 lbs. |
1988 | Jim Martin | 126 lbs. |
1991 | Jeff Prescott | 118 lbs. |
1992 | Jeff Prescott | 118 lbs. |
1994 | Kerry McCoy | HWT |
1995 | John Hughes | 142 lbs. |
1996 | Sanshire Abe | 126 lbs. |
1997 | Kerry McCoy | HWT |
1999 | Glenn Pritzlaff | 174 lbs. |
2000 | Jeremy Hunter | 125 lbs. |
2008 | Phil Davis | 197 lbs. |
2011 | Quentin Wright | 184 lbs. |
2012 | Frank Molinaro | 149 lbs. |
2012 | David Taylor | 165 lbs. |
2012 | Ed Ruth | 174 lbs. |
2013 | Quentin Wright | 197 lbs. |
2013 | Ed Ruth | 184 lbs. |
2014 | Ed Ruth | 184 lbs. |
2014 | David Taylor | 165 lbs. |
2015 | Matt Brown | 174 lbs. |
2016 | Nico Megaludis | 125 lbs. |
2016 | Zain Retherford | 149 lbs. |
2017 | Zain Retherford | 149 lbs. |
2017 | Jason Nolf | 157 lbs. |
2017 | Vincenzo Joseph | 165 lbs. |
2017 | Mark Hall | 174 lbs. |
2017 | Bo Nickal | 184 lbs. |
2018 | Zain Retherford | 149 lbs. |
2018 | Jason Nolf | 157 lbs. |
2018 | Vincenzo Joseph | 165 lbs. |
2018 | Bo Nickal | 184 lbs. |
2019 | Jason Nolf | 157 lbs. |
2019 | Bo Nickal | 197 lbs. |
2019 | Anthony Cassar | HWT |
2021 | Roman Bravo-Young | 133 lbs. |
2021 | Nick Lee | 141 lbs. |
2021 | Carter Starocci | 174 lbs. |
2021 | Aaron Brooks | 184 lbs. |
2022 | Roman Bravo-Young | 133 lbs. |
2022 | Nick Lee | 141 lbs. |
2022 | Carter Starocci | 174 lbs. |
2022 | Aaron Brooks | 184 lbs. |
2022 | Max Dean | 197 lbs. |
2023 | Carter Starocci | 174 lbs. |
2023 | Aaron Brooks | 184 lbs. |
2024 | Levi Haines | 157 lbs. |
2024 | Carter Starocci | 174 lbs. |
2024 | Aaron Brooks | 184 lbs. |
2024 | Greg Kerkvliet | 285 lbs. |