Penn State news, notes, and updates for June 18 include another honor for Aaron Brooks, headlines of the day, and more.
It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with news out of the Nittany Lions athletic department. It has picked its male and female athletes of the year. Wrestler Aaron Brooks took the former honor while softball player Bridget Nemeth scored the latter award.
“The Hagerstown, Md.,, native capped off perhaps the greatest career in Penn State wrestling history (to date) by winning the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in the Bryce Jordan Center in April,” a news release said. “Brooks rolled through the challenger bracket on April 19 and then dominated defending Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor in the final series, winning two straight matches to earn a trip to Paris where he will represent the United States at 86 kg in the 2024 Paris Games. Brooks became one of Penn State’s first two four-time NCAA Champions (with teammate Carter Starocci) earlier in March, dominating the nation throughout the season and capping off his career with a fourth-straight title, this one at 197 pounds.”
It adds on Nemeth:
“Nemeth, who helped spearhead Penn State’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years, picks up Penn State’s highest athletic honor for a female student-athlete following a record-shattering campaign that saw her amass a variety of Big Ten Conference and national accolades. The true freshman landed Freshman All-America honors from both D1Softball and Softball America, becoming the first student-athlete in Nittany Lion program history to achieve those accolades.”
Headlines of the day
Former Penn State Football Doctor Waged ‘Proxy War’ With Lawsuit, Defendants Claim: Wogenrich, SI
Penn State official visit exceeds expectations for Texas WR Taz Williams: Fitz, BWI
What Every Penn State Offensive Coach Thinks About the Nittany Lion Receivers: Poorman, Statecollege.com
Why did Penn State hire Jordan Hill as its Director of Life Skills?: Pickel, BWI
Penn State wide receivers ‘about their business’ despite external noise: Alenstein, Daily Collegian
Penn State wide receiver commit Lyrick Samuel bonds with future teammates during official visit: Snyder, BWI
Breaking down strengths, weaknesses of Drew Allar entering 2024 season: Connolly, On3
PSU picks up pledge from four-stat Jahmir Joseph: Snyder, BWI
Quote of the day
“The treatment that was given to my brother and sister from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. The smiles that illuminated their face meant everything to me. The information the coaches gave me showed me that they were invested in my future as a player and human being. Allowing my parents to see where I will spend the next few years of my life all because of the hard work we put in together made them proud.”
–PSU commit Lyrick Samuel to BWI about his recent official visit.
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