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WOMEN'S GOLFAny women interested in trying out for the golf team are encouraged to contact head coach Tom Koehle at tjk181@psu.edu. No prior playing experience necessary. Golf organizational meeting set for August 248.11.08
ALTOONA, Pa. - Head coach Tom Koehle will hold an organizational meeting for any men or women interested in playing varsity golf in 2008-2009. The meeting will be held in the Adler Gym lobby on Sunday, August 24, at 8:00 PM. Any interested players should contact coach Koehle at tjk181@psu.edu or 814-330-1397. Proper medical forms, which can be found on the Penn State Altoona athletics website, should be completed prior to the meeting. Intercollegiate Sports Invitational Golf Tournament a huge success8.4.08
ROARING SPRING, Pa: The third annual Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Sports Invitational Golf Tournament was held on Friday, August 1, at Iron Masters Country Club in Roaring Spring. The outing, which benefits the Lion men's and women's basketball and men's and women's golf teams, featured more than 60 golfers representing over 30 different businesses. The winning team, Dudurich Investment Associates, fired a four-man scramble score of 20-under (52). Penn State Altoona athletics would like to thank the following people and groups for making the Intercollegiate Sports Invitational a success: Seretti Contracting Additional Thanks to: Allegro Restaurant Intercollegiate Sports Invitational golf tournament set for August 16.26.08
Penn State Altoona men's basketball coach Alan Seretti, women's basketball coach Donna Kling, and golf coach Tom Koehle will host the third annual Penn State Altoona Sports Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday, August 1, at Iron Masters Country Club in Roaring Spring. The tournament, which featured more than 60 golfers last year, benefits the men's and women's basketball and men's and women's golf programs at Penn State Altoona. The 12:45 PM Shotgun Start is $80 for an individual round of golf and dinner or $350 for a corporate foursome, dinner, and tee sign sponsorship. An individual tee sign sponsor is $100. To get more information or to register for the 2008 Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics Golf Tournament, CLICK HERE.
Lions finish second in final Presidents Cup standings5.21.08
Led by the 2007 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship men's golf team, Penn State Altoona finished second in the final AMCC Presidents Cup Standings with 75 points, the school's best ranking and highest point output since joining the league in 1998. The Cup is awarded annually to the AMCC member institution with the most successful overall athletic program in conference play. Penn State Behrend, which boasted five regular season league championship teams, captured its seventh Presidents Cup in eight years by totaling 99.5 points. Frostburg State checked in at third with 73 points while Lake Erie (68) and Medaille (65) rounded out the top five. The men's golf team earned the Altoona Lions 10 Presidents Cup points based on its first place finish at the 10-team conference championships. The women's cross country team, which finished runner-up at the AMCC championships, recorded nine Cup points while men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball tallied eight points apiece for their respective third place regular season finishes. To view the final 2008 AMCC Presidents Cup Standings and point breakdowns, CLICK HERE.
Athletic department holds its annual banquet5.5.08
The Penn State Altoona Athletics Department held its annual Intercollegiate Athletics Recognition Banquet Sunday evening, May 4, at the Adler Gymnasium. Nearly 200 student-athletes representing 14 varsity sports teams were celebrated for their athletic and academic achievements over the past year. Among the highlights were Athletics Director Fredina Ingold and Chancellor Dr. Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry honoring the AMCC Championship men's golf team, which will compete at the NCAA Division III Tournament next week in Atlanta, Georgia. Men's basketball head coach Alan Seretti and women's soccer bench boss Tim Wassell were recognized as AMCC Coaches of the Year, and more than 40 student-athletes earned all-conference accolades for their on-field performances. Eighty-three Lion student-athletes were recognized for being selected to the Academic All-Conference Team, and junior baseball player Paul Keith was indcuted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. Special presentations for 53-year-old baseball player John Wilson and volleyball coach Tick Hedrick-Sheaffer along with the announcement of the 2007-2008 Male and Female Scholar Atheltes of the Year helped bring the banquet to an emotional end. To view the 2007-2008 Intercollegiate Athletics Recognition Banquet web page, CLICK HERE.
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