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Rec Hall - Home of the Nittany Lions
Recreation Building, or Rec Hall as it is affectionately known, is the home of the Penn State men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and wrestling teams. Built in 1929, the gymnasium has hosted several different national and international competitions in various sports, including the 2002 and 2006 Men’s Volleyball National Collegiate Championship, the 2007 Women’s Gymnastics and 2008 Men’s Gymnastics Big Ten Championships, the 2008 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Regional Championships
and the 2007 Men’s Gymnastics National Collegiate Championships. Rec Hall has also been pivotol in the women’s volleyball world as it has hosted multiple events, including the NCAA First and Second Rounds 23 times and the 2005, 2007 and 2008 NCAA Regional Championships. Rec Hall will once again play host to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Regional Championships in 2010, as well as the 2011 Men’s Volleyball National Collegiate Championship.
The recently-renovated Penn State women’s volleyball locker room, located in historic Rec Hall, features a meeting and scouting room, a lounge for studying and relaxing and state-of-the-art personal lockers for each studentathlete. 1999, 2007, 2008 & 2009 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 29 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
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