🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

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 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Watch Out. A trio of Penn State football standouts were honored with preseason recognition on Tuesday — defensive tackle Zane Durant was named to both the Outland and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists, while cornerback A.J. Harris joined him on the Nagurski watch list and offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane joined him on the Outland watch list.

🏈 READ MORE: Durant, Harris, Ioane Garner Watch List Honors

🔺 Ten In. Penn State men’s soccer has announced 10 newcomers to the 2025-26 roster, with eight freshmen and two transfers!

⚽️ READ MORE: Men’s Soccer Head Coach Jeff Cook Finalizes 2025 Roster With 10 Additions

While everyone needs limited sun exposure to produce vitamin D to strengthen bones, unprotected exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays can damage skin and increase the risk for skin cancer. There are two types of UV rays which cause sunburn and play a key role in skin cancer, and UVA rays, which cause skin damage that leads to tanning, aging of skin and wrinkles. It’s important to choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen that protects you from both. The recommendation is to select a sunscreen with a sun protection factor – or SPF – of 30 or higher.

We’re looking back on this year’s Top Performances in Performance of the Year brought to you by Thompson Creek Window Company! For the next 12 weeks, you’ll decide who wins the Performance of the Year by voting for your favorite performance in our 16 best performances bracket!

Last week, Penn State women’s hockey’s Katie DeSa was voted onto the next round over Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Reid Gills in the Week 6 head-to-head matchup.

WEEK 8:

• Penn State wrestling’s Greg Kerkvliet: Kerkvliet set the tone in a dominant win over Michigan State, pinning his competition in the opening minute of the first match of the meet.

• Penn State women’s volleyball team: The Nittany Lions won their eighth national championship on Sunday, earning NCAA Tournament wins over Delaware State, North Carolina, Marquette, Creighton, Nebraska and Louisville.

🔺 Linebacking Legend. We have 31 days until Penn State football is back on the field for its season opener at home against Nevada on August 30!

Paul Posluszny, who wore No. 31 for the Nittany Lions from 2003-06, was a First Team All-American in both 2005 and 2006 and a two-time finalist for the Lombardi Award, and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Golf & Grades. Penn State men’s golf student-athletes Andres Barraza, Alex Creamean and Morgan Lofland have been named Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholars, as announced by the GCAA Tuesday!

⛳️ READ MORE: Three Nittany Lions Earn GCAA All-America Scholar Distinction

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