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30 / Tradition of Excellence Celebrating 50 years of Penn State women’s athletics
32 / The Pioneers Penn State’s push to field women’s sports teams before Title IX made it a leader on the national scene • by Lou Prato
38 / Penn State and Title IX: A Legacy of Leadership University took a stand in offering opportunities to female student-athletes • by Chris Buchignani
42 / The Coaches Some of the nation’s best coaches started and have continued winning traditions at Penn State • by Matthew Burglund
50 / Still Going Strong Char Morett and Russ Rose continue to have their programs competing at the highest levels • by David Pencek
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54 / From the Basement to the Final Four Rene Portland fought for equal treatment for her program and turned the Lady Lions into a national power • by Chris Morelli
68 / The Players Today’s female student-athletes at Penn State know and respect their history, while making some of their own • by David Pencek
72 / The Moments Dominant teams, individuals highlight the first 50 years of women’s athletics at Penn State • by Josh Langenbacher
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57 / A Celebration of Excellence Recognizing some of the people who have been a part of the proud history of women’s athletics at Penn State
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Letter From The Editor Starting Off On Center: SpokFrevo Orquestra introduces the freedom of jazz to traditional festival music 24 Health & Wellness: Those who need to cut out gluten from their diets are finding more and better options available 78 This Month on WPSU 80 Penn State Diary: Prior to school’s sponsoring of intercollegiate athletics for women, female students looked to play and compete 83 What’s Happening: Penn State football’s home opener, Cher, Regina Carter, and Nittany Valley Symphony highlight this month’s events 92 From the Vine: Pizza and wine pair quite nicely together 97 Taste of the Month/Dining Out: Happy Valley Brewing Company offers its craft beers and wood-fired dishes 112 Lunch with Mimi: As Penn State honors 50 years of women’s athletics, associate athletic director Charmelle Green also looks toward the future 122 State College Photo Club’s Winning Photos 124 Snapshot: Former volleyball star and coach Salima Davidson comes back to help guide the Lions 8 10 20
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A Golden Celebration Penn State has much to be proud of with its history of women’s athletics
The 50th anniversary is known as the golden anniversary — and when you’re talking about women’s athletics at Penn State, the first 50 years have, indeed, been golden. They’ve been filled with numerous national titles, hall-of-fame student-athletes, coaches, and administrators, and so many memorable moments. This year, and specifically the weekend of September 19-21, Penn State is celebrating 50 years of women’s athletics at the university. Town&Gown also is marking the milestone with most of this issue devoted to sharing the stories of that proud history of women’s sports at Penn State. You’ll read about the people who did the heavy lifting in the early years to start varsity sports for women at the university, the coaches and players who brought many of the programs to national prominence, and some of the amazing moments that have occurred. What’s worth celebrating more than just the number 50 is the fact that Penn State was and has been a leader when it comes to putting women’s athletics on the same level as men’s. Title IX passed in 1972 — eight years after Penn State had started its women’s varsity athletic program. The fact that Penn State had determined people — people such as Marty Adams, Della Durant, and Lucille (Lu) Magnusson — who worked tirelessly for equality in athletics before most other schools is one reason many of the university’s women’s programs have been successful for so long. Also impressive and worth celebrating is how Penn State’s efforts with promoting women’s ath-
letics have been bi-gender, if you will. Men have played key roles in, first, making varsity women’s athletics a reality, and, second, creating a broadbased athletic program where women receive strong support from the administration. Men from Ernie McCoy and John Oswald to Tim Curley and Joe Paterno had the foresight and knew the importance of having a well-supported women’s athletic program. They worked alongside female administrators and coaches of the women’s teams to make sure that the female programs and student-athletes felt as valued as their male counterparts. The university has enjoyed a continuous stream of these kinds of leaders — administrators, coaches, and student-athletes — who have maintained or resurrected winning traditions in these programs. Think about where the women’s teams are today — volleyball has won six national titles and is the defending national champion (and is a favorite to repeat this season), fencing won the national title last season, soccer has dominated the Big Ten and is picked to win the conference again in 2014, field hockey is the two-time defending Big Ten champion, basketball has won the last three Big Ten titles, track and field won both the Big Ten indoor and outdoor titles last season and was ranked sixth in the country, and other programs such as lacrosse appear on the cusp of being national contenders. The success these teams currently enjoy is another tribute to those individuals who worked together to put down the foundation and those who built on it. They saw Penn State as a molder of men — and women.
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United Way moves office In late August, Centre County United Way moved its office from West College Avenue in State College to 126 West Pine Grove Road in Pine Grove Mills. The new location, according to a press release, will save the organization thousands of dollars in occupancy costs. Executive director Tammy Gentzel said in a press release that the former office was “larger than we need to operate on a daily basis. Moving to a smaller space in Pine Grove Mills allows us to cut our administrative costs without impacting our work environment.” The United Way employs four full-time staff and one part-time staff. It allocates money to 34 partner agencies.
WPSU’s Music Theatre Spotlight 2013 received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy nomination for Arts/Program Special.
WPSU receives six Emmy nominations WPSU earned six Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations. The Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards are scheduled for September 20 in Philadelphia. The Mid-Atlantic chapter represents Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of West Virginia and Ohio. The regional awards recognize local productions for excellence in television programming and individual achievement. The nominees from WPSU include Music Theatre Spotlight 2013 (Arts/Program Special), Our Town (Community Service), Water Blues,
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CATA sets record The Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) set a new ridership record for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which ended June 30. CATABUS fixed-route annual ridership climbed to 7,352,133, which beat the previous record of 7.1 million during the 2009-10 fiscal year. The largest gains have been on the Toftrees/ Scenery Park Route, the Nittany Mall Route, and the Valley Vista Route. The CATARIDE program, which primarily serves people age 65 and older, grew by 4 percent. CATACOMMUTE, with its ridematching, vanpool, and emergency ride home programs for long-distance commuters, also grew with the number of persons registered in the program increasing by approximately 9.5 percent to more than 2,500, and 44 vanpool groups on the road, up from 29 just two years ago. In terms of ridership on its fixed-route CATABUS service, the authority is the third largest transit agency in Pennsylvania, behind the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia and the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) in Pittsburgh. State College also is one of the three most transit-intensive small communities in the country. T&G
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Community Sandy Barbour In late July, Sandy Barbour was hired as the new athletic director at Penn State. She began her tenure on August 18. She replaces Dave Joyner, who announced his retirement in June. Until early July, she had served as athletic director at the University of California since 2004. The Golden Bears had won 19 national team titles during that time. She also had been the athletic director at Tulane before going to Notre Dame where she was senior associate athletic director and then deputy director of athletics. “I am incredibly excited to be coming to Penn State,” she said after she was hired. “I am drawn to this great university by two things: its pursuit of excellence in all endeavors and its sense of family in every aspect of the Nittany Lion community.”
O. Richard Bundy Penn State Blue Band director O. Richard Bundy announced he is retiring, effective July 1, 2015. Bundy has been associated with the Blue Band for more than 30 years. He was a graduate assistant from 1980 to 1983. He then served as acting assistant director from 1983 to 1987, when he was named assistant director. He was named the band’s director in 1996. During his tenure, the band moved into its first permanent home on campus, the Blue Band Building, which opened in 2004. “I’m sure I’ll be nostalgic on Saturdays during the fall of 2015,” he said in a news release. “I’m a Penn Stater at heart and will always be cheering on the students and staff of the Blue Band as they continue to ‘raise the song’ for the university we love.” Marisa Zerby Marisa Zerby of State College is featured in the September issue of Redbook magazine as one of 10 women to be a recipient in the magazine’s first Real Women Real Style Awards. According to StateCollege.com, Redbook received more than 3,000 photo submissions. Zerby and the other winners received a three-day trip to New York City for a photo shoot, as well as a $500 shopping spree at JCPenney. “It was totally surreal,” Zerby, a stay-at-home mom with two children, told StateCollege.com. “I still can’t believe it all has happened. I was shocked. I was thrilled.” T&G
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Q&A with Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra executive director Susan Kroeker By David Pencek For the first time since it was founded in 1991, Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra won’t have Douglas Meyer as its music director and conductor. Meyer retired at the end of the 2013-14 season, so the 2014-15 season for PCO, titled Great Expectations!, will be one where the orchestra finds Meyer’s replacement. Out of more than 90 applicants, PCO selected three finalists who each will conduct a concert this season. After the season concludes, a decision on which one will take over as music director and conductor will be made. The season begins October 5 with guest conductor Teresa Cheung. Yaniv Attar is the guest conductor for the January 18 concert, and Scott Seaton conducts the season finale concert on May 3. Executive director Susan Kroeker, who has been with the orchestra since it was founded, took some time to talk about the upcoming season. T&G: This is obviously a unique and special season for the orchestra — the first ever without Douglas Meyer as music director and conductor. How do you and others involved feel about it? Kroeker: Douglas Meyer has created an incredible legacy and reputation for the PCO, and is highly regarded by our audiences. He will be greatly missed by our musicians, board, and patrons, but the best part is that he will remain in the area as our conductor laureate, and, this year, he will guest conduct our performances of Handel’s Messiah. Of course, everyone is also very excited about what the future holds for PCO as our new music director takes the baton here in State College, and builds on what we have already achieved. T&G: How were the three finalists for music director chosen? Kroeker: Our board of directors appointed a search committee made up of four musicians, two audience members, and three board members to do a national search, and we followed guidelines published by the League of American Orchestras. Our job description was posted on several conductor/musician Web sites, and we subsequently had 92 applicants from all over the country — and as far away as Israel, Russia, and Italy! It was an enormous
job to watch 92 videos and examine the candidates’ credentials and references. After several cuts and Skype interviews, we all agreed on our three finalists — Teresa Cheung from New York, Yaniv Attar from Washington, and Scott Seaton from North Dakota. All three of them are extremely gifted musicians and exceptional individuals who understand all aspects of what it takes to run a successful orchestra. T&G: How will the “winner” be chosen? Kroeker: Each of our finalists will guest conduct one of our season concerts with a program they have chosen, and each is required to include a concerto in their program. The search committee, musicians, and audience will give feedback on evaluation forms for each. At the end of our season, in May 2015, the search committee will make a recommendation to the PCO board of directors, who will make the final decision by a vote. We are hoping for a unanimous decision at that point, and then we will make an offer to the selected candidate. T&G: When you look across the state or country at orchestras that are similar to PCO in terms of size and population they serve, are you seeing any trends or changes? Kroeker: This is a very challenging time for orchestras of any size as they struggle to stay financially stable and to keep audience attendance strong. To achieve this, many orchestras are cutting the number of season concerts, performing in less expensive and smaller venues, and playing repertoire that has more “pop culture” associations, themes, and gimmicks to bring in younger audiences. I have also noticed that live streaming of concerts has increased greatly to reach cyber audiences and to give more exposure to a greater number of listeners. Orchestra administrators need to constantly be creating new and interesting ways to market their product in order to survive. T&G: In your time at PCO, what do you feel has been the highlight for the orchestra? Kroeker: There have been many highlights, but one of the most recent was just last year when a local businessman approached us with a request for PCO to present Handel’s Messiah annually. He provided a generous financial gift to help make it happen. He said he was tired of traveling every year to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia to attend what was a very special holiday tradition for his family, and he wanted to make it possible to hear a highly professional performance in State College. Our first performance last December was a huge success. … This year we have two Messiah performances scheduled for State College and Hollidaysburg, and hope to build on the success of this event annually. We are currently working on the possibility of busing in attendees from Dubois, Clearfield, and Philipsburg, as well. T&G
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Beyond Carnival Brazilian big band introduces the freedom of jazz to traditional festival music By John Mark Rafacz
SpokFrevo Orquestra performs at Eisenhower Auditorium for the first time on October 21.
SpokFrevo Orquestra is inspired by the vibrant sounds of Carnival in the northeast Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Frevo, a fiery-tempo instrumental music, is played with brass and percussion instruments and typically serves in a supporting role to street dancers. The Brazilian orchestra — making its Penn State premiere on Tuesday, October 21, at Eisenhower Auditorium — resides on the century-old roots of frevo, but the big band thrives on the improvisational freedom of jazz. “A kind of hyper-caffeinated polka, frevo is the northeast’s answer to samba, usually played for umbrella-wielding dancers who draw on elements of capoeira acrobatics,” writes a reviewer for The Times of London. “Propelled by a three-man percussion section in which the snare and bass drums and the pandeira tambourine vie for supremacy, SpokFrevo drape the street rhythms in virtuoso swing and bop-tinged brass arrangements. Led by saxophonist, arranger, and music director Inaldo Cavalcante de Albuquerque — better known as Maestro Spok — the band radiates happiness.” The group — featuring saxophones, trumpets, trombones, bass, guitar, and rhythm section — took its current shape in 2003 from elements that date to the late 1990s. The band released its first recording in 2004. In 2008, the ensemble’s international career took off with its first major European tour to Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, and France, where the orchestra performed at the closing ceremony of World Music Day. Maestro Spok, the youngest of Pernambuco’s frevo masters, began playing at 13 under the influence of a cousin and an uncle. He later moved to Recife to study at a music school, and became an expert frevo musician. During
the 1990s, Recife had a cultural rebirth, and the young maestro took notice of a musical genre native to North America. “I used to watch those musicians improvising and asked myself why we could not do the same to frevo, which I used to play so traditionally, following the musical score, whereas those musicians were playing jazz,” he says. “I am interested in the musical freedom. In fact, the orquestra plays raw frevo, just like it is. We are 17 Pernambuco-born musicians on the stage. We all grew up listening to this music, and there is no way for us to not play it properly. The difference is the arrangements, which are created for improvising, for allowing us to put our hearts in it.” Some musical purists question the legitimacy of SpokFrevo’s hybrid sound, but band members assert they’re on “a crusade beyond aesthetic disputes.” In Brazil, frevo is confined to street festivals. SpokFrevo frees the genre from its supporting role and performs it as a headliner. The orchestra reveals frevo’s texture and complex playing technique. It reinvents tradition but never abandons it. “Someone once described the SpokFrevo Orquestra being as if Duke Ellington fell into the Carnival at Recife,” writes a reviewer for WorldMusic.co.uk. “That definitely sums up the mix of carnavalesque abandonment with the beautiful arrangements …. However, as tight, as smooth, as sophisticated, as undeniably accomplished as this … band is, the description in no way prepares you for the shock waves of acoustic energy that roll over you and sweep you away on a tidal wave of joy.” T&G WPSU is the media sponsor for the SpokFrevo performance. Tickets for the concert and other Center for the Performing Arts 2014-15 music, theater, and dance presentations are on sale. Visit cpa.psu.edu or phone (814) 863-0255 for information. John Mark Rafacz is the editorial manager of the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State.
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Gluten-free Doesn’t Mean Tasty-free Those who need to cut out gluten from their diets are finding more and better options available By Jennifer Babulsky
Amy Farkas stood crying in a local grocery store five years ago. Farkas, who is the Harris Township manager, had just been diagnosed with a wheat allergy and went to the grocery store to see what her food options were after being told she needed to eliminate wheat and gluten from her diet. She was disappointed with what she saw. “I realized how many options I no longer had,” Farkas, 40, of Boalsburg, says. “Now, I have lots of options both at the grocery store and at local restaurants. I try very hard to support any business that offers me gluten-free options.” It is still a challenge, however, to find the foods she loves. “My symptoms resolved as soon as I went gluten-free,” she says. “That being said, it’s not
easy. The challenge is that I really miss the gluten-filled food I had to give up. I miss real beer, real pizza, and donuts. There are glutenfree versions available, but sometimes they just aren’t as good as the real thing. I also love being able to order food at a restaurant like a normal person. I love restaurants that offer glutenfree bread, mainly because being able to eat a sandwich out is a rare treat.” Farkas is not alone. Many people live with “gluten intolerance,” a term used when referring to the entire category of gluten issues: celiac disease, nonceliac gluten sensitivity, and wheat allergy. Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune disorder that affects the digestive process of the small intestine. Nonceliac gluten sensitivity (what many call “gluten intolerance”) causes the body to mount a stress response (often gastrointestinal symptoms) different from the immunological response that occurs in those who have celiac disease (which most often causes intestinal tissue damage). As with most allergies, a wheat allergy causes the immune system to respond to a food protein because it considers it dangerous to the body when it actually is not. This immune response is often time-limited and does not cause lasting harm to body tissues, according to the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. When a person needs to eliminate gluten from his or her diet, the task can seem daunting, says Tammy Impellitteri, registered dietitian for Mount Nittany Physician Group. Food products containing gluten may include bread, pasta, baked goods, anything made with traditional wheat flour, cereal, and even beer. It also can be found in certain food fillers, additives, and preservatives, as well as vitamins, medications, and beauty products such as lip balms or lipsticks. “It’s important to note that celiac disease and other gluten intolerances are absolutely manageable, even though it may be somewhat overwhelming at first,” Impellitteri says. “When it comes to finding gluten-free food, any nonwheat grains like rice, potatoes, corn,
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and quinoa are safe. Basic food such as fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy are also naturally gluten-free. Again, just be aware of any hidden additives in food that may include gluten.” People should not mistake eating gluten-free with necessarily eating more healthily, she says. It all depends on what is consumed. “If there isn’t a medical need, there is really no benefit to avoiding gluten or buying gluten-free products,” she says. “If you believe you may have gluten intolerance, speak with your physician.” She says it is especially important for children to eat gluten-free only if they have a medical reason, since they are still growing, and “it’s important to make sure they’re getting all the necessary nutrients.” Compared to just a few years ago, more grocery stores and restaurants offer gluten-free items. Impellitteri says people still need to be careful about what they consume and how their food is prepared. “The biggest concern is cross-contamination,” she says. “Even the smallest amount of gluten can be harmful to the small intestine to someone with celiac disease, for example. You’ll want to be cautious about using the same toaster as
someone who eats bread with gluten. You’ll also want to be weary about cutting boards, ovens, and bread machines if those items are used by people who still eat gluten.” In many instances, that’s where a gluten-free kitchen comes in handy. Good Seed Baking Co. is a dedicated gluten-free bakery in downtown State College, offering coffee, tea, cookies, cake, bread, macarons, fresh pasta, and more — all of which are gluten-free. “People have been very excited,” says Louisa Smith, Good Seed co-owner and pastry chef. “People have to go to a major city to find a bakery that is gluten-free, or they have never been to a bakery that is gluten-free. My favorite is the kids who have never been able to eat this stuff. It takes them awhile to realize they can eat it.” Good Seed Baking Co. was created after Bob Ricketts, owner of Fasta Ravioli and Co., wanted to expand his line of pasta to include a gluten-free option. Smith was running out of space in her small Bell and Whistle trailer kitchen to keep up with the local demand for gluten-free baked goods. When Ricketts moved pasta production to his shop in Pleasant Gap,
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Ricketts, Smith, and Laura Young created Good Seed, which opened over the summer. Whereas some people have trouble finding gluten-free food that is still tasty, Smith says that is not the case with Good Seed products. “For me being able to eat what I want, I know what it should taste like,” she says. “It’s a bit of an advantage.”
One goal of the new bakery is to expand and see products lining the shelves of grocery stores around the country. For now, staff is happy to be able to provide a service to local customers. “We’re hoping for a loyal customer base happy to have options,” Smith says. Along with researching various businesses offering gluten-free options, people may benefit from seeking support from those who are in similar circumstances, Farkas says. “If you have to go gluten-free, reach out for help,” she says. “I benefited greatly from a friend’s wife, who guided me through my transition. Wheat is literally in everything, including Twizzlers, so I was overwhelmed at first. Having someone who had been through it before me really helped. We have a celiac group in State College that has a Facebook page. Reach out for help. You are not alone in this.” T&G Jennifer Babulsky is a freelance writer based in State College, and programming coordinator of Penn State’s Center for Women Students.
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12 Months of Giving
Access to Justice MidPenn Legal Services provide families an “emergency room” of court help By Sarah Desiderio
(Editor’s note: This is the ninth of Town&Gown’s yearlong series profiling organizations, groups, and individuals who do noteworthy work to help others — and who also could use your help in aiding those in need. Each month, you’ll have an opportunity to read about these people and organizations in our communities, and maybe be able and even be inspired to provide some help to them. If you have a suggestion for our “12 Months of Giving” series, e-mail dpenc@barashmedia.com.) Helping those in need. It seems like a simple enough deed, but MidPenn Legal Services have made it part of their mission, and in doing so are bettering the lives of families and individuals in Central Pennsylvania. A nonprofit, public-interest law firm established in July 2000, MidPenn Legal Services soon became the largest organization providing free legal representation to low-income people in civil matters in Central Pennsylvania. They work as partners with Centre County United Way, whose mission is “to improve lives by prioritizing needs and mobilizing human and financial resources to positively impact the education, financial stability, and physical and emotional health of our neighbors.”
MidPenn’s clients range from children and senior citizens to homeless people and people with disabilities. “You have to be really poor to qualify for these services,” says Brent Frank, State College regional manager. “Really poor” translates into 125 percent of the federal poverty level. In the 18 counties MidPenn serves, 3,062 cases were closed in the past year, a number of which they are especially proud. However, the struggling economy has resulted in an almost three-fourths increase in the number of people eligible for MidPenn’s services, while government-funding cuts have caused its staff to decrease. This helps explain why there is one private attorney in Pennsylvania for every 232 people, while there is only one legal-aid lawyer for every 5,220 people. “Traditionally, we are able to help half or less of the people who are income qualified,” says Robin Foor, fellow manager and attorney at the State College office. “Even in the custody area, we only help limited cases, nowhere near the number that call and request.” MidPenn Legal Services hopes to increase the funding they receive, and in turn increase the number of people they are able to help within the community. Family and domestic-abuse cases have come to play a large role in the impact MidPenn is making across the counties. While there are income requirements to be met to qualify for MidPenn’s other services, domestic-violence cases are exempt from these requirements. “Our purpose is to provide access to justice to this community and to all communities,” says Foor. “In this country, access to justice is central to our culture, our community, and our government. Those who don’t have access to justice are forced to solve the issues for their problems themselves.” The easiest way to provide their services to more people is by creating a dialogue with the community they serve. “The communication with the public that we really need is that we are the emergency room of legal services,” says Frank. MidPenn is working to help their clients look after themselves and their children, but that is not always an easy task. “When our clients come in, their lives are almost in upheaval at that time,” says Dan Palchick, State College MidPenn attorney. However, those at
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Palchick and other attorneys at MidPenn Legal Services see emergency situations for the clients they help, and, Palchick says, the attorneys get to see “the immediate positive impact we end up having in their lives."
MidPenn do everything in their power to fairly represent their clients and obtain for them that access to justice. Attorney Susan Michalik of the State College office represented a paraplegic client who had been denied in-home physical therapy. At the hearing, Michalik presented testimony as to the amount of time her client needed to be in his wheelchair each day due to an open wound on his back, and compared with the time required for outside physical-therapy sessions. As a result, the client was granted six in-home physical-therapy sessions and left not only happy but also with an assurance that his health was being looked after in the most convenient way. Oftentimes, it is struggling families who benefit from MidPenn’s services. Palchick, whose work often focuses on housing, which is benefited by the funding of Centre County United Way, has had several cases where clients with disabled children were at risk of losing their homes. “I was representing this woman who, through no fault of her own, came home and the locks on her doors had been changed,” he says. “Her autistic son was at school, she was locked out of her house, and she didn’t know what to do.” Through contacting MidPenn, the woman
was able to review her lease and contact the property manager, allowing her to stay in her home until the lease ended. “Landlords who aren’t familiar with the law often evict clients improperly, which can lead to homelessness,” says Palchick. Another case involved a client whose autistic 11-year-old son caused neighbors to call the police. Her son would go into an autistic episode when not properly medicated, in which case he essentially would throw a tantrum. On one occasion when this occurred, neighbors contacted the police, prompting the property managers to evict the woman and her son even though there were no charges pressed. That is when she contacted MidPenn. “We requested a lease modification, so that as long as her son wasn’t a danger to himself or others and was properly medicated in an appropriate amount of time, he wouldn’t be breaching the ‘client enjoyment clause’ within the lease,” says Palchick. He wanted to ensure that the boy remained close to his school, which had an excellent autistic program. In the end, the property managers allowed them to stay. However, cases like these are not uncommon. “Many of our clients are being treated unfairly because the owners and property managers are not educated about the protection and rights their clients have,” says Palchick. When it comes to working for MidPenn, according to its staff, the rewards are immeasurable. “The best part for me and also most stressful part is that these really are such emergency situations, and we get to see the immediate positive impact we end up having in their lives,” says Palchick. “We are not just helping the clients, but their families.” Frank says, “I just think hearing the success stories of people we’ve helped to literally turn their lives around is most rewarding.” Foor adds, “I would say that after 30 years as a legal-aid lawyer, it’s the individuals. I’ve been privileged to work with children whose parents will approach me later and tell me about the positive impact I’ve had in their lives. “We change people’s lives in small ways every day, but those small ways make a huge difference down the road.” T&G For more information on MidPenn Legal Services, visit midpenn.org or call (814) 238-4958.
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Golf Classic raises more than
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(from left to right) Dr. John Cox, Tournament Chair; Melissa Aungst Foundation Specialist; Dr. Richard and Nancy Dixon; Kim Neely, Foundation Director; and Gene Stocker, Tournament co-founder.
On August 16, the 24th Annual Mount Nittany Medical Center Golf Classic raised more than $143,000. Proceeds from this year’s tournament benefits the planned Healing Garden at Mount Nittany Medical Center scheduled to break ground this year. The lead gift was provided by Dr. Richard and Nancy Dixon. It is hoped that the Healing Garden will provide stress relief for patients, families and physicians and staff, while offering a quiet and beautiful space for the community, as well.
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The Pioneers Ahead of the Game Penn State’s push to field women’s sports teams before Title IX made it a leader on the national scene By Lou Prato The ultrasuccess of Penn State’s women’s sports teams in the last two decades would not be possible if not for the pioneering women and men who made it all happen. Their struggles and the political battles they fought inside the male-dominated intercollegiate athletics world less than a half century ago are fading into the history books, virtually unknown to the younger generation of Penn State sports fans and Nittany Lion women athletes. Because of these pioneers — innovators such as Marty Adams and Della Durant, and advocates like Ernie McCoy and Bob Scannell — Penn State was far ahead of its peers and not forced into giving women students equal opportunities to compete in varsity sports. Eight years before the federal law known as Title IX compelled colleges to finance intercollegiate varsity competition for women, Penn State started its women’s program. Not only was Penn State at the forefront in women’s varsity sports in the early 1960s, when the NCAA, after years of grudging resistance, finally began to oversee women’s competition in 1982, Penn State administrators were deeply involved in making that happen. Given the university’s background as a school founded to educate Pennsylvania farmers — with women students an afterthought and a male-dominated student body and faculty for the first century of its existence — it shouldn’t be a surprise that Penn State’s women had to fight for equality in athletics.
Magnusson (left) and Durant were leaders in bringing women’s equality in intercollegiate athletics.
For nearly 50 years, starting in 1919, Penn State’s women faculty and students ran their own athletic program separate from the men’s. The women’s sports were originally oriented toward intramurals among classes, but it all changed in May 1938. That’s when the women reorganized under a new name, the Women’s Recreation Association (WRA), and created club sports that spawned informal intercollegiate competition below the varsity level. By the fall of that year, the women also had their own new indoor facility named the Mary Beaver White Recreation Hall that included a gymnasium, swimming pool, bowling alleys, and a rifle range. However, they were still second-class citizens on the playing fields. The turning point was in 1955. That’s when Durant enrolled at Penn State as a graduate assistant in the College of Physical Education and Athletics and met Adams. It was a fateful link of two strong-willed people with the same
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The Pioneers of Penn State Varsity Women’s Athletics Martha (Marty) Adams — Without the vision and determination of Adams, it’s doubtful Penn State would have been a groundbreaker in women’s intercollegiate athletics. Her easy-going personality and ability to work within a biased maledominated system enabled her to achieve the dream of equality for women in intercollegiate athletics by winning over supporters without antagonizing a strong opposition. Edward (Ed) Czekaj — Better known as a player on Penn State’s great Cotton Bowl team of 1947, Czekaj became the athletic director in 1970 and worked tirelessly for more than a decade with Dean Bob Scannell to push women’s athletics towards equality, first at Penn State and then nationally. Della Durant — Durant was the perfect match for Adams in leading the long, low-key struggle for women’s equality in intercollegiate athletics. From her appointment as senior woman administrator in 1973, she took a leading role in the continuing battle with the NCAA for equal rights. Mary Jo Haverbeck — Acknowledged as the first woman in the nation to be hired, in 1974, full time by a major university to publicize women sports. By the time she retired in 1999 she was in the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame (1995) and the recipient of its first prestigious Trailblazer Award that is now named in her honor. Lucille (Lu) Magnusson — Penn State professor who teamed with Adams and Durant to lead the fight for equality of women’s intercollegiate athletics on a national stage, and became the last president of the CIAW and first president of AIAW. Also co-coach with Adams of first women’s gymnastics team, organized in 1964, with its initial match on January 14, 1967. Ernest (Ernie) McCoy — Penn State’s athletic director from 1953 to 1968 and one-time Michigan basketball player and head coach who became the foremost advocate for Penn State’s women’s intercollegiate-athletics program. Without McCoy’s full support, the school might not have had an intercollegiate program until Title IX.
John Oswald — As president of Penn State from 1970 to 1983, Oswald was the most powerful and influential of all the university’s administrators during the historic era that the school’s women’s athletics leaders took their crusade for equality nationally. Oswald is credited with forcing the NCAA to eventually grant women equality in recruitment, financial aid, and “equal representation in leadership roles.” Ellen Perry — Rising from graduate assistant and volunteer coach at the start of Penn State’s intercollegiate women’s programs in the late 1960s, Perry succeeded one of her mentors, Durant, as the senior woman administrator in 1989, and, with an added title of associate athletic director, she guided the school’s varsity women’s sports teams to a higher level of regional and national accomplishments, until her retirement in 2002. Robert (Bob) Scannell — With an academic background unlike the athletic experience of his predecessor, McCoy, Scannell was the perfect administrator to join with and advance the crusade of Adams and Durant to gain equality for women’s intercollegiate athletics at Penn State and nationally. He had influence beyond his position at Penn State, and the landmark Title IX legislation and the NCAA’s governance decision is a part of his legacy. Eric Walker — As the university president from 1956 to 1970, Walker made a sharp thrust into the male-dominated culture that pervaded Penn State since its founding in 1850. At the time of his cautious approval of an “extramural” intercollegiate women’s program, two-thirds of the school’s 16,000 students and a large majority of faculty were men, making his significant decision a political coup within the biased academic community. Ralph (Sam) Wherry — Perhaps the least known of the pioneers but a key player in the movement of the women’s athletic program from a basic intramural program to the intercollegiate competition level because of his influence and power as the university’s NCAA faculty representative from 1956 to 1970. An honors scholarship and a senior award are named for him in the Smeal College of Business. T&G
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Penn State presidents Oswald (left) and Walker worked to bring equality in intercollegiate athletics to Penn State and the NCAA.
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vision about women’s athletics, a bond and chemistry that would quietly but relentlessly propel Penn State to the forefront of the national fight for equality in intercollegiate athletics. Two years earlier, Adams had left the University of Iowa for a one-year appointment at Penn State as a teacher and interim coach of the club swimming team. The other coach never returned and Adams became a Penn State lifer. After earning her master’s degree in 1956, Durant immediately joined the faculty as an instructor and was named advisor to the Women’s Recreation Association. She, too, would become a Penn State lifer. Adams and Durant also would become close friends, and, in the late 1950s, they began to think like revolutionaries. In 1959, Adams became the chairperson of the
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Women’s Physical Education Department, and she and Durant began plotting. The ultimate goal was nothing less than full varsity status equality with the men, but they knew it would take a few steps at a time to achieve. They especially didn’t like how the Penn State coeds were restricted to a bizarre form of intercollegiate athletic competition that went by the insulting title of “play days.” In play days, the Penn State students would join women from other colleges at a host school and organize pickup teams in such sports as volleyball, field hockey, basketball, and swimming. Play days evolved into “sports days” in the early 1960s, with the club teams from the various colleges scrimmaging each other during the day, but the Penn State women wanted more — and so did Adams and Durant. By 1963, the women’s faculty conceived a plan for nine varsity sports that would start
competition in the 1964-65 academic year. They took the proposal to Adams’s boss, McCoy, dean of physical education and director of athletics. He climbed aboard their bandwagon, received the support of Penn State’s NCAA faculty representative, Sam Wherry, and they went to President Eric Walker. “The president had one request,” Adams said in an interview with Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith a few years ago. “That was why we didn’t call it varsity or intercollegiate, because he said, ‘There are too many of my faculty, my staff who would be opposed to doing this.’ So, we called it extramural sports for women. He said they won’t know what that means, so they won’t be offended.” Durant was given the title of director of extramural sports for women, and the faculty volunteered to coach the teams. They also had to establish a quirky and restrictive set of rules, such as limiting each sport to one game a week and limiting the distance a
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Penn State’s field hockey team played the first official women’s varsity game at Penn State when it hosted Susquehanna on October 13, 1964. Penn State won, 2-0.
team could travel for a game. Their biggest surprise was discovering there were few other colleges with similar varsity women’s teams except for field hockey and golf. That’s why field hockey and golf became Penn State’s first varsity teams in the 1964-65 academic year. On October 13, 1964, the field hockey team made history by beating Susquehanna, 2-0, at home in the first official women’s varsity game. That team would play and win three more games and then participate in the annual Susquehanna Field Hockey Association Tournament, which included intercollegiate club teams. In May 1965, the golf team made its historic debut by defeating Bucknell, 4-0, at the Centre Hills Country Club. It had two more exhibition matches that spring against women from the country club. In the following season of 1965-66, Penn State’s women’s varsity teams began competing in basketball, fencing, gymnastics, lacrosse, rifle, softball, and tennis. Bowling was added in 1968 and swimming and diving in 1970. Adams and Durant didn’t stop there. Along with another Penn State professor active on
a national level, Lucille (Lu) Magnusson, they joined with women physical-education faculty around the nation in 1967 to establish a group that would guide and supervise intercollegiate competition. That original Commission of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW) evolved officially into the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) in 1971 with 275 institutions. Penn State women became a power in the AIAW. They won a combined seven national AIAW championships in field hockey (1980, 1981), fencing (1980, 1981, 1983), and gymnastics (1978, 1980) — and finished second 13 times. Meanwhile, the lacrosse team won three national titles (1978, 1979, 1980) and bowling won two (1973, 1979) in national tournaments sanctioned by the AIAW. A crucial element to the success of Penn State in the AIAW was the implementation of financial aid to women athletes, starting in 1971. That decision came from two other male administrators who were fully supportive of women’s athletics — Scannell, who succeeded McCoy as dean of the redesignated College of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation in
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1970, and his new athletics director, Ed Czekaj. It started with partial grants-in-aid that were almost unheard of in women’s athletics, and in the late 1970s developed into full scholarships for special talented recruits. Scannell also made another critical decision in 1973 when he created two new administrative positions, appointing Durant the assistant athletic director for women’s sports and Adams the director of the Student Athlete Advisory Center. That gave Durant and Adams university status among their male colleagues, and they still held those jobs when they formally retired, Adams in 1987 and Durant in 1989. From the moment he became the dean, Scannell backed Durant, Adams, and the other women leaders to his fullest. He testified in Washington in support of Title IX, and one year later, in 1974, he helped engineer the hiring of newspaper reporter Mary Jo
Haverbeck as the first woman associate sports information director at a major university. With Title IX’s impact on universities, and after more than a decade of delay and obfuscation, the NCAA finally was forced in January 1981 to adopt a governance plan for women’s athletics. Scannell, with backing of Penn State President John Oswald, had helped push through the legislation that gave the nation’s women equal rights and leadership roles in the organization. In 1983, the NCAA formally absorbed women’s varsity sports, and the AIAW went out of existence. T&G Lou Prato is a Penn State sports historian and the author of six books about the Penn State football team, including The Penn State Football Encyclopedia and We Are Penn State: The Remarkable Journey of the 2012 Nittany Lions.
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Column Penn State and Title IX: A Legacy of Leadership University took a stand in offering opportunities to female student-athletes By Chris Buchignani When Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 became law, prohibiting gender discrimination within “any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance,” university athletic departments across the country suddenly faced important decisions. The defining choices made at Penn State form one of the school’s great, yet largely unappreciated, success stories. Some 40 years earlier, Penn State’s librarian and first historian, Erwin Runkle, noted that though “always in the general stream of college life, Penn State has nevertheless had a ‘way of her own.’ ” Amidst national confusion and backlash in the wake of Title IX’s passage, PSU held true to his words. In the minds of many sports fans, Title IX conjures vague notions of a law, designed to promote women’s sports, that forced a bunch of schools to close down their wrestling programs. Closer examination reveals a much more complex web of good intentions, misguided interpretations, and a lot of political maneuvering in the ample space between them. Just one aspect of a broader educationalreform package characterizing the equality movement of the time, Title IX, which makes no explicit mention of athletics, aimed to codify the expectation of equal access for women in education. The extent to which compliance eventually resulted in reduced opportunities for male athletes at many institutions speaks more to their own priorities, and lack of foresight perhaps, than the merits of the law itself.
This photo of lacrosse player Karen Pesto appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1978 as Penn State was held up as an example of a new era in women’s sports.
When it became clear the new law would have massive implications for the burgeoning big business of college sports, the nation’s universities had arrived at a crossroads: Adapt or resist; embrace the spirit or do legal battle over the letter of the law. For its part, the NCAA chose the latter, filing a 1976 court challenge on behalf of its member institutions, many of which chose to slow walk the implementation process while the case played out. Although this suit was dismissed, it marked the first of several, mostly fruitless, legal and legislative fights over Title IX’s enforcement. When neither Congress nor the courts delivered lasting relief, those schools that had long resisted the tides of change were all but forced to eliminate men’s sports as a matter of last resort. Penn State did things differently. Over the course of the 1970’s, national media, including Sports Illustrated and ABC, would hold up Penn State as the face of a new era in women’s sports. Time magazine’s June 26, 1978, issue, which examined the impact of Title IX, featured a cover
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image of Lions lacrosse player Karen Pesto, and quoted Penn State’s Dr. Dorothy Harris, a pioneer in women’s sport psychology. Penn State produced three field hockey players who were selected for the 1980 and 1984 Olympic teams, among them Char Morett, who has gone on to a decorated coaching career at PSU and enshrinement in the US Field Hockey Hall of Fame. Barbara Doran, another varsity athlete and Title IX activist of the era, played on both the US field hockey and lacrosse teams and would be elected to Penn State’s board of trustees in 2013. None of this should suggest that the path forward was always smooth. In today’s climate, where Coquese Washington, coach of the Big Ten champion Lady Lions basketball team, appears alongside other pillars of the community on the Hiester Street Inspiration Mural, and where we honor, at the Berkey Creamery, Russ Rose’s six national titles in women’s volleyball alongside Joe Paterno’s legendary career — each has an ice cream flavor named after him — it becomes easy to forget that, even here at Penn
State, the struggle for equality in women’s athletics was often exactly that. We Are a Strong, Articulate Voice: A History of Women at Penn State, by Carol Sonenklar, records the tireless efforts required of field hockey and lacrosse coach Gillian Rattray and sports information director Mary Jo Haverbeck to achieve such elementary concessions as uniform logos and numbers. Their persistence, joined with the visionary leadership of many other women such as Marty Adams, Della Durant, and Sue Scheetz, tells an uplifting tale. When faced with obstacles at critical junctures, Penn Staters consistently found the wisdom and initiative to surmount them. That we today celebrate Penn State’s 14 varsity women’s sports reflects an inclusionary posture that is evident across the university’s history. Indeed, the first president, Evan Pugh, founded the school on what, at the time, was the audacious notion that serious study of agriculture and the mechanical arts belonged on equal footing with literature and the arts within the academy. In 1871, six years after
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consciousness. This history should spark pride in any heart that loves the name of Dear Old State. The story, however, continues. Even as we now laud the landmark hiring of the institution’s first female athletic director, new challenges loom just over the horizon. Penn State will inevitably face another moment for choosing. Remembering its story and reflecting on a proud tradition of making the choices that elevate opportunity and reinforce the very best of the student-athlete ideal can help us find the resolve to carry forward and renew a legacy of leadership. T&G Special thanks to Dr. Scott Kretchmar and Dr. Mark Dyreson for their time and input. Chris Buchignani is president of the Nittany Valley Society, a nonprofit cultural conservancy dedicated to sharing the unique and special stories of Happy Valley. For more information, visit nittanyvalley.org.
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The Coaches Leaders in Their Field Some of the nation’s best coaches started and have continued winning traditions at Penn State By Matthew Burglund When you think of Penn State athletics, you think of coaches. It’s only natural. As long as games have been played on the fields, courts, mats, and diamonds in Happy Valley, there have been coaches in the forefront of their sports, leading their teams to the national stage and filling the trophy cases with hardware. That’s especially true in women’s sports, where Penn State has had some of the best in their profession with the likes of Sue (Delaney) Scheetz, Pat Meiser, Pat McTarsney, Sue Rankin, Patrick Farmer, Paula Wilkins, Judi (Avener) Markell, Rene Portland, Ellen Perry, Russ Rose, Char Morett, and Gillian Rattray. “Those coaches are pioneers, not just at Penn State, but in all of women’s sports,” says Missy Doherty, Penn State’s fifth-year women’s lacrosse head coach. “We owe them a lot.” That is certainly true. At a time when women’s rights were becoming a national movement, women’s athletics was lagging behind across the country. Many women’s sports teams were viewed a notch above intramurals. But Penn State was ahead of the curve in that sense, and the university created programs for women that today are among the nation’s best. “When you look at women’s sports at Penn State, they sort of mirror women’s sports in the United States,” says Coquese Washington, the Nittany Lions’ eighth-year women’s basketball head coach. “As women’s sports have grown in
Rattray (right) led the field hockey team to national titles in 1980 and 1981. She also coached the women’s lacrosse team to three consecutive national titles from 1978 to 1980.
popularity and been accepted, more and more opportunities are being afforded. We are one of the few universities in the country that has this many women’s sports programs. At a time when schools are cutting sports, Penn State has a robust athletics department in terms of the number of teams.” This fall, Penn State will field 14 women’s sports, many of which were not varsity teams in 1964. Back in those days, women’s sports were sort of viewed as a novelty. They didn’t gain much of a foothold on the American sports scene until years later, but by then the groundwork had been laid by some of the first women’s coaches to come onto the scene at Penn State. The 1960s was a tumultuous time in America, with social, political, and economical upheaval happening across the map. It was a time of transformation when the old ways wouldn’t be good enough anymore. The decade produced all kinds of change, including a trickle down to women’s athletics.
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“There were huge changes during my tenure,” says Markell, who coached the Penn State gymnastics team from 1975 to 1992, and guided the program to two national championships. “For a while, women’s sports were … not real intense. It was done more just to give the women an opportunity to do something they were good at.” Back in those days, the NCAA sponsored only men’s sports, and there were vast differences between the men’s and women’s teams. Colleges couldn’t recruit women and they couldn’t offer them scholarships, and the women’s teams competed under the umbrella of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). While their male counterparts had the NCAA to provide so many opportunities, female athletes had to treat sports as extracurricular activities and focus on academics for their future. But
Markell became head coach of women’s gymnastics in 1975 and led the team to national titles in 1978 and 1980.
Before becoming an administrator in athletics, Perry (left, shown with former football head coach Joe Paterno) led the women’s swimming team to a .790 winning percentage from 1970 to 1981.
then, in the early 1980s, about a decade after Title IX had passed, the NCAA began sponsoring championships for women. “Things became regulated and organized,” says Markell. “We saw that by joining the NCAA, there would be more opportunities for women. It became kind of a rallying cry for women.” At Penn State, the decision was made to push women’s sports to the forefront, and it wasn’t long until the school fielded some of the best teams in the country. Leading those teams were some remarkable coaches: • Ellen Perry, who guided the women’s swimming team to a .790 winning percentage in 124 dual meets from 1970 to 1981 before she became a senior athletics administrator. • Gillian Rattray was nearly unbeatable as the women’s lacrosse and field hockey coach. Her lacrosse squads went a stunning 143-19-2 from 1974 to 1985, and at one point went unbeaten in 40 consecutive matches over a three-year period. In field hockey, she had a record of 176-49-21. She won a combined five national titles — three in lacrosse and two in field hockey.
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• Sue Scheetz coached the lacrosse team for only four seasons (1986 to 1989) but won two national championships and sported a 67-9 record before embarking on a career in athletics administration at Penn State that continued until she retired in 2011. • Softball coaches Pat McTarsney (1965-72, 1974-80) and Sue Rankin (1982-95) built the Lady Lions from a club team into a regional power that included the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance, in 1983. • Pat Meiser, who turned the women’s basketball team from a small-time squad to a big-time program in the mid-1970s and claimed the school’s first 20-win season in 1977-78. • Rene Portland, who took over for Meiser at age 27 and took the Lady Lions to unprecedented heights, with more than 600 wins in 27 seasons from 1980 to 2007, including 21 NCAA Tournament appearances and five Big Ten titles.
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• Thanks to the efforts of head coaches Patrick Farmer (1994-2000) and Paula Wilkins (2001-2006), the Penn State women’s soccer program has been one of the best in the nation. Farmer was the team’s first head coach, and he sported a 123-34-8 record with the Nittany Lions. His top assistant, Wilkins, took over and went 119-19-11 in her six seasons at the helm. • Judi Markell, who at 24 was entrusted with the women’s gymnastics program in 1975, quickly turned the Nittany Lions into winners. She coached the team that won the first women’s national championship in school history, in 1978, and followed that with another crown in 1980. She guided the team for 18 seasons and led it to seven berths in the NCAA Championships. “At the time,” Markell says, “it all felt bigger than just Penn State. It felt like a cause for women in general. It was a big battle back then. But it was a battle we fought one at a time. It was an
exciting time to be around because Penn State was on the cutting edge. We were ahead of the curve in terms of women’s athletics.” Things have changed a lot at Penn State, but the list of successful women’s coaches is still there, albeit with some fresh names. There are two coaches, though, who continue to be near the top of their professions long after they first came to town. Rose, who was just 26 when he was hired as the school’s women’s volleyball coach in 1979, has dominated the sport the past three decades. His Nittany Lions have won six NCAA championships, and he sports a sparkling all-time record of 1,125-177, for an NCAA-record winning percentage of .867. A star student-athlete at Penn State, Morett has gone on to have a huge impact as a head coach. She has guided the women’s field hockey team since 1987, when she took over for Rattray. She has gone 424-164-8 in her 27
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Tradition of Excellence seasons at the helm, and she has taken the Nittany Lions to the NCAA Tournament 24 times. But Rose and Morett have gained more than wins and championships in their tenures. They’ve gained the respect of their peers as sources of help and information. “It’s sort of a family environment,” says Doherty. “Right when you come in, having an office a couple doors down from Char Morett is so nice. To be able to bend her ear and ask her for advice has been amazing. At other schools, the coaches might be competitive with each other. But here, they’re all supportive.” That much was evident to Amanda Lehotak, who took over as Penn State softball head coach last season. “One thing that is fascinating here is that all the coaches get along,” she says. “We are here for one another. We truly want each other to win. If you have a big win, your
phone immediately blows up with texts. And you get Tweets and e-mails. It’s a unique business we are in.” As the profile of women’s sports at Penn State has grown, younger coaches have kept their eyes on Happy Valley. And when jobs become open, they jump at the chances to become part of the tradition. “Penn State has a reputation among coaches of doing things right,” Lehotak says. “So when the job here became open, it took all of about 20 seconds for me to apply for it. I wanted to be at a university that respected the role of women’s athletics, and Penn State is one of those schools.” Lehotak is one of many young coaches who have made their way to Happy Valley to be a part of the legacy of winning women’s coaches that started decades ago. Washington grew up in Michigan, played at Notre Dame, and became an assistant at her
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alma mater in 1999. And when the Penn State job became open in 2007, she readily accepted the task of replacing a legend like Portland. “I didn’t really have my eye on any jobs,” she says. “I was happy at Notre Dame. But there are certain jobs and certain programs that have traditions of being successful, and Penn State is one of them. I knew Penn State would have a solid program because historically it had been a good program, and I had a lot of respect for the tradition here.” Washington, who has a 138-79 record with the Lady Lions, is trying to build off Portland’s legacy and create her own. That means leaving her fingerprints on the program. “We stand for two things: competiveness and service,” she says. “We want to serve our community in every way. We want to get out in the community and connect with people. We want to be an outlet to the people, a
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Tradition of Excellence resource. And then we want to compete for championships — conference and national. We want a program that Penn State alums and fans can be proud to support.” Erica Walsh took over the soccer program when Wilkins left in 2007, and she has continued the winning ways, with a mark of 130-50-9 through her first eight seasons with the team. She also has kept up another key tradition: the Penn State women’s soccer team has never had a losing season. As for Doherty, who followed in the large footsteps of Scheetz and Rattray, she embraces the challenge of living up to high expectations. So far, she has done a good job, with a winning record every year since she her first season in 2011. Prior to her arrival, the team had only four winning seasons in the previous 10 years. She is proud of the work she has done, and
she is excited about the job ahead. That’s because she is at a school that has historically backed women’s sports better than most. “I think Penn State really prides itself on offering opportunities,” she says. “To say women’s sports go back 50 years here says a lot. It wasn’t about money — it was about offering opportunities to females to play sports. It was at a time when other schools weren’t doing that. “Penn State is one of the top places to be. I feel lucky to have landed here. Recruits are always asking me if I will be here when they graduate, and I always tell them that Penn State is a landing spot. It’s not a place you move on from. And that’s because of the traditions that have been built here.” T&G Matthew Burglund is assistant sports editor of the Indiana Gazette.
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Lady Lion basketball won the heart of fans long ago. In the 1980-1981 season, during Rene Portland’s first year as coach of the Lady Lions, a handful of diehard fans decided to formalize their support for the team by forming the Lady Lion Cager Club. The club’s first meeting was held at Pat Meiser’s home, and among the organizers were Jerry Fisher, Bill and Cheryl Speakman, Jack Infield, and Diane Gustine. The group elected Infield as its first president and Fisher as vice president.
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The early years saw the launch of such favorite activities as an annual awards banSeniors celebrate their third straight Big Ten League Championship quet and merchandise sales. One of the first fundraisers involved selling white Lady Lion towels, and members staffed a merchandise sales table at each game in Rec Hall. Fans filled one or two buses and traveled to away games to cheer on the team, sometimes following the team to games in two states in one weekend. Cameraderie grew through experiences such as being stranded together at Northwestern in the early ’90s during a blizzard that dropped more than 3 feet of snow. Today, the nonprofit Cager Club has grown to include about 500 members, all dedicated to promoting and providing support for the Lady Lion basketball program, including scholarship funds. The club also supports causes such as the Centre County Women’s Resource Center and the Pennsylvania Pink Zone. The club strictly adheres to the rules and regulations of Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, the Big Ten Conference, and the NCAA. Now is a great time to join the Cager Club, as the Big Ten League Champion Lady Lions get ready for another winning season. Members receive a variety of benefits, including:
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• Newsletters featuring notes on the coaches and players • Discounts on Q&A luncheons with the team • Discounts on post-game socials with the team • Discounts on an annual picnic welcoming returning and new players • Free members-only pre-game receptions • Discounts on bus trips to away games • 10% off Cager Club merchandise • Discount for the end-of-season awards banquet honoring departing seniors and celebrating the team’s success • Members-only invitation to an open practice session
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The Coaches Still Going Strong Morett and Rose continue to have their programs competing at the highest levels By David Pencek While she had head-coaching experience, Char Morett faced a bigger challenge when she returned to her alma mater in 1987 to become Penn State’s field hockey head coach. She had led Boston College to three winning seasons, but now she was taking over a program that had won two national titles under Gillian Rattray — her predecessor, and her coach while she played for the Nittany Lions in the late 1970s. Wanting to continue that winning tradition, she looked for some advice from a few of her new colleagues at Penn State. One of those she met had an office two doors away from her office in Rec Hall. Russ Rose was entering his ninth season as head coach of Penn State’s women’s volleyball team. The program was still relatively young — having just completed its 11th season — and Rose was slowly trying to build it into a team that garnered national respect. “I looked up to him for a lot of advice at the time,” Morett says. “We’d go out to the Blue Course and golf … we spent a lot of time talking about coaching and recruiting and the type of players you want to bring in.” The two developed a strong friendship that has continued, and now, nearly three decades later, they are considered the “old guard” at Penn State. With Rose in his 36th season as head coach and Morett in her 28th, they’re the two coaches with the most tenure in the university’s athletic department. And while Penn State has gone through huge changes over that
In 2012, Morett celebrated winning her 400th game as head coach at Penn State
time — including the major changes the school has seen just over the past few years — Rose and Morett have continued to be the standardbearers for what Penn State athletics represent. They produce championship teams with studentathletes who are student-athletes. “You don’t need the best kids. You need the best kids for you. You need the best kids for Penn State,” Rose says. “I wants kids who every day they’re at Penn State they feel happy they’re at Penn State, that, God forbid, they had an injury, they’d feel great that they’re here on this campus, representing this university.” Rose is at the top of his profession. He has led the Lions to six national titles, including one last season, which was the team’s fifth championship in seven years. Entering the 2014 season, he had 1,125 wins — four shy of tying the all-time NCAA record. Even with his team’s recent success, he pays respect to the teams he coached during his first decade. “To me, those early teams — my first six or eight years — those were the teams that really established the foundation for future success, because I think I was a much better coach then,” he says. “I had a lot more energy. That was my life. Building this program was what I really was married to doing.” Now that it’s built up to the point where it’s
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“Char’s a spitfire. She fights for her kids. … A great deal of the success they have is based on her leadership.” — Russ Rose on Char Morett
Rose has led the women’s volleyball team to six national titles and, entering the 2014 season, he was four wins shy of tying the all-time NCAA record for victories.
the premier program in the country, he makes sure that each player who plays for him respects those who came before them. “I spend a lot of time talking about the tradition of the program, because that’s the one thing they have to listen to me on,” he says. “I’ve been here for the growth of the program, and all those banners hanging in the gym and all those All-Americans — those things happened while I was here, so I can identify what challenges those kids and commitments those kids made to achieve the success they did and the impact it had on the future. And, therefore,
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Tradition of Excellence “What I love about Russ is it’s not about bells and whistles for him. It’s just coach the girls tactics, motivation, discipline, expectations.” — Char Morett on Russ Rose what are these young people doing to continue that tradition, to build on it if possible?” Morett has continued the tradition that she had helped start when she was a player under Rattray. While she’s still looking to win a national title, she has, entering the 2014 season, led the Lions to 424 wins and seven Big Ten championships, including the title in each of the last two seasons. The Lions have made the NCAA Tournament 24 times under Morett, and twice they reached the NCAA finals. “I saw Char play. … She lives how she played,” Rose says. “She was competitive in an era when it probably wasn’t the norm for women to be as competitive. … Char’s a spitfire. She fights for her kids. … A great deal of the success they have is based on her leadership.” Morett gives a lot of credit to Rose in helping her when she was a young coach looking for advice after her return to Penn State. “I would try to fiddle around with my philosophy, and he’d be, ‘No. You need to go back and be the tough girl that you’ve been. Don’t be going soft,’ ” she says. “What I love about Russ is it’s not about bells and whistles for him. It’s just coach the girls tactics, motivation, discipline, expectations.” The two share much in common, including giving recognition to people who helped women’s athletics at Penn State, and their programs specifically. They talk not only of people such as Marty Adams and Della Durant, who were there at the beginning, but people such as former athletic director Tim Curley and former football head coach Joe Paterno, both of whom Rose and Morett
worked closely with in establishing a strong, broad-based athletic program at Penn State. Rose says when he began at Penn State, the school had a tier system, and the women’s volleyball program was near the bottom. “I thought Tim Curley, as an athletic director, was really committed to a broad-based program, and to giving all of our teams the greatest chance of success,” he says. Morett says she always laughs when she thinks of Paterno. “I remember him dearly,” she says. “When we’d go out to the bowl games, he would say, ‘That’s going to buy a lot of field hockey sticks!’ ” She recalls asking Curley and Paterno if the field hockey team could practice and have their games on the artificial turf on the football team’s practice field. Field hockey had been playing their games on a grass field near the flower gardens, but more teams were starting to play on turf, creating a faster-paced game. “I said, ‘This is going to help our sport, it’s going to help our recruiting, and we’re willing to practice when you’re not,’ ” she says. “They said, ‘Absolutely. If that’s how we’re going to help your sport.’ So, we played there for a long time.” The field hockey team has its own place to call home now — the Penn State Field Hockey Complex — where it has played since 2005. The team also is one of the few field hockey programs in the country to have a video board at its home field. It’s another sign of the evolution and growth of women’s athletics at Penn State. Through many of those changes, Rose and Morett have been there and have helped to guide not only their programs but also the athletic department as a whole through whatever has come the university’s way. “We’ve seen a lot,” Morett says. “We’ve seen a lot of changes here. We lost a lot of good people through passing and job displacement. We stick together and try to help those coming in.” Rose adds, “I loved being at Penn State when I thought we had a great family atmosphere and everything was great. Now, I like being at Penn State trying to get through these tougher times and knowing there will be better times.” T&G
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The Coaches From the Basement to the Final Four Rene Portland fought for equal treatment for her program and turned the Lady Lions into a national power By Chris Morelli In the long history of women’s athletics at Penn State, former Lady Lions basketball head coach Rene Portland is considered one of the greatest coaches. For 27 seasons, she led the women’s basketball program, however, she almost didn’t come to Happy Valley. In 1980, Joe Paterno was Penn State’s athletic director. Following her interview with him for the head-coaching position, Portland, who was the head coach at Colorado, left State College with mixed emotions. “I left there not wanting to come back,” she says. “I was hesitant. I wasn’t convinced. We had a great thing going at the University of Colorado.” However, it was a handwritten letter from Paterno that convinced Portland to make State College her home. “I have a seven-page handwritten letter from Joe on his personal stationery. It wasn’t Penn State stationery because the address on it is McKee Street. It’s his handwriting. He listed things that we had talked about and that he was willing to commit to. The letter speaks of equality. He said that what the boys have, the girls will have,” she says. The letter, she says, was one of the big reasons why she changed her mind. The rest, as they often say, is history. And what a rich history it is. Before Penn State Portland was one of the pioneers of women’s basketball in the United States. As a student-
The Lady Lion basketball program captured a lot of trophies under Portland.
athlete, she played at Immaculata College under Cathy Rush. The Mighty Macs were the first true dynasty in women’s college basketball. From 1972 to 1977, they played in six consecutive finals. They won championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Portland spent a year as an assistant under Rush before landing her first head-coaching job at St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia. In two seasons there, she led the Hawks to a 47-9 mark. She began to be recognized as one of the rising stars on the women’s coaching scene and landed the head job at the University of Colorado. In two seasons with the Buffalos, she went 40-20. She says she realized that coaching basketball would be her life’s work. “I loved basketball,” she says, “and I realized I could make a living coaching.” Her next stop was Penn State. The fight for equality When she arrived at Penn State, Portland became the fourth women’s basketball coach in the school’s history. She followed Marie
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Litner (1965-70), Mary Ann Domitrovitz (1971-74), and Pat Meiser (1974-80). While she was excited to be at Penn State, she knew there would be some changes taking place with the women’s program. “I was a little nervous,” she recalls. “They were moving women’s basketball to Rec Hall. I knew that we couldn’t be in White Building, and I didn’t want to be in White Building. But I came to Rec Hall by myself and I was in a closet classroom in the back of Rec Hall. That’s where they put me.” She says that as athletic director, Paterno was her boss, and even though he had football meetings and a lot going on, “he always took care of me. He knew what I wanted. If there was a fight over the Rec Hall floor, Joe took care of it.” And Portland did face some challenges with Dick Harter, the men’s basketball coach
at the time, for use of the Rec Hall floor. The constant fight for the court prompted Paterno to spend some money. “Joe had the South Gym redone. I was very happy down there because I had my own place to practice. The next year, Joe went to a new football facility and I got Joe’s office. I moved from the basement, which was awful, to Joe’s office. I got his chair and his desk. He didn’t care because he’d made those promises to me,” Portland says. Still, getting acceptance from the men didn’t come easily. “The guys couldn’t believe that we were in the building. There was a sign in the locker room at Rec Hall that said ‘No women beyond his point.’ When I went past that point, they went ballistic,” Portland says with a laugh. “The sign said ‘No women.’ I was a coach. I said, ‘I have to be able to get my stuff.’ And the sign came down.”
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Tradition of Excellence On the court, Portland pushed the Lady Lions to new heights. During her first three years, they amassed a 69-22 record. The 1982-83 season was Penn State’s first in the Atlantic 10. Many years later, Penn State would depart the A-10 to join the Big Ten. Then, Portland and the Lady Lions would embark on a whole new journey. The Final Four Portland’s resumé features numerous awards and honors. With 693 career victories, she is one of the winningest Division I coaches of all-time, a fourtime Big Ten Coach of the Year, and a two-time WBCA National Coach of the Year. Her teams won two Atlantic 10 and five Big Ten championships, but she’d never been to a Final Four — until the 1999-2000 season, that is. A 26-4 regular-season record earned the Lady Lions a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. After wins over Youngstown State and Auburn at the Bryce Jordan Center, the Lady Lions traveled to Kansas City where they defeated Iowa State and No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech to advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history. According to Portland, the foundation for the Final Four squad began in the 1997-98 season, when the Lady Lions won the WNIT title. “No one wanted to go to the WNIT, to be quite honest,” she says. “They wanted to be in the NCAA Tournament, and when they didn’t make it, they wanted to be on spring break. I made it very clear that they were on scholarship and they needed to take it seriously. Then, the fans got behind it, and that made it special. Everyone thought it was important.” During the 1998-99 season, that group couldn’t get past the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The next season, they were a team on a mission. “I don’t know who came up with the phrase, but the girls would say, ‘Where do you want to play? Philadelph-IA!’ They’d say it every day at practice. That’s all they ever said, that’s all they ever thought about. They knew it was their time,” Portland recalls. “They were just a special group of kids. It
wasn’t about me. It came from them. That’s what made it special.” Her life today After leaving Penn State in 2007, Portland and her husband, John, moved to Bloomington, Indiana, to be closer to their daughter, Christine, who is now a teacher in Hartford, Connecticut. Their son, John Jr., is the assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech. Their other son, Stephen, works for a restaurant in New York. They have six grandchildren that they try to see as often as they can. “This chapter of my life has been really positive,” Rene Portland says. Her adopted daughter, DeLisa, recently graduated from Bloomington North High School. “To watch her grow and graduate high school was really, really exciting,” Portland says. “[The move] was terrific for DeLisa. She got a fresh start and could just be a kid. She had great friends and was on the swim team. I didn’t get to see my other kids much during sports. I saw every swim meet [of DeLisa’s].” She says it really was a good time for John and herself. Although Portland took in some basketball from time to time, she says she hasn’t been bitten by the coaching bug since leaving Penn State. “I did become friends with [Indiana men’s basketball head coach] Tom Crean, and I had opportunities to watch practice,” she explains. “But I got involved with community service. I worked with the church and the community kitchen. We threw ourselves into the community and really liked it.” More changes are on the horizon for the Portlands. DeLisa is headed to Cabrini College in Radnor. Meanwhile, Rene and John recently moved back to their home in the Poconos. As for coaching, don’t expect to see Portland on the court anytime soon. “I don’t know, I don’t think so,” she says of coaching again. “John and I are healthy. We visit our grandchildren. Life is good.” T&G Chris Morelli is the managing editor of the Centre County Gazette.
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Washington’s Star Recruits • Basketball Lady Lions Head Coach Coquese Washington has a reputation as one of the top recruiters in women’s basketball. Before coming to Penn State in April 2007, she spent eight seasons as an associate coach and assistant coach at Notre Dame, where she coordinated recruiting and attracted top-25 classes each year. Once at Penn State, she recruited relentlessly to rebuild the program. Her second recruiting class — the first one she had a full year to work on — was ranked in the top 20 in the nation. This class included guard Alex Bentley and center Nikki Greene. The next class — again ranked in the top 20 — starred guard Maggie Lucas and guard/forward Ariel Edwards. The icing on the cake was 2012 class recruit Dara Taylor, a transfer from Maryland who sat out the 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer rules. The result: The Lady Lions earned Big Ten regular season titles the last three years and went to the NCAA Tournament the last four. All five players signed to play professional ball. Alex Bentley ’13 Just the fourth player in Big Ten history to amass career totals of at least 1,500 points, 500 assists, and 300 steals, Bentley was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. She won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as best female col collegian 5 feet 8 inches and under. A first-round Atlanta Dream draft pick, she was named to the WNBA All Rookie Team. She now plays for the Connecticut Sun. Nikki Greene ’13 Right after starting at Penn State, Greene was chosen Big Ten Freshman of the Week in December 2009. By the time she finished her senior season, she was the only player in program history to rack up at least 1.000 points, 900 rebounds, and 200 blocks. She was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury and now plays for the Los Angeles Sparks. Maggie Lucas ’14 A Big Ten Freshman of the Year and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, Lucas scored 2,510 career points (second in school history and fourth in conference history) and a program record 365 three-pointers. Her career free throw percent percentage of .907 set a Big Ten record. She was drafted by Phoenix and now plays for the Indiana Fever. Ariel Edwards ’14 Her senior year, Edwards started all 32 games, averaging 15.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game and shooting 45.2 percent from the field; she ranked in the Big Ten’s top 10 in scoring. Both coaches and media named her to the All-Big Ten first team. She was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in her junior year. Edwards signed with the Tulsa Shock this year. Dara Taylor ’14 Taylor averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 2.3 steals during her senior season and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The previ previous year, she was selected to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team and took home the team’s Academic Achievement Award. She has signed to play in Europe with UMCS Lublin of the Polish league.
Nittany Lion Women’s Volleyball: Setting New Records Arguably the most successful collegiate women’s volleyball program in the country, the Nittany Lions have been under the direction of legendary Head Coach Russ Rose since 1979, just three years after the program was founded. He has led the program to six NCAA National Championships, including last year’s, and his overall record is an amazing 1,125-177, making him the NCAA winning-percentage career leader. Following the 2013 championship, he earned his fifth career ACVA National Coach of the Year honor. Rose’s student-athletes have earned 70 first-team All-Big Ten honors in 22 years in the conference. He has produced at least one All-American in 34 of his 35 years at Penn State, including three who went on to win the AVCA National Player of the Year award. Here are just a few of the powerhouse student-athletes who have helped the Nittany Lions to achieve new records over the years. Megan Hodge ’10 One of the most dominant high school players in the nation, Hodge was a four-time first-team All-American at Penn State, the 2009 National Player of the Year, and recipient of the 2010 Honda Broderick Cup and the 2010 Honda Sports Award for volleyball. After graduation, she went on to play for Carnaghi Villa Cortese in Italy and in the Azerbaijan Women’s Volleyball Super League. She played on the silver-medal U.S. team in the 2012 London Olympic Games and on the gold-winning team at the 2013 Pan American Games. Bonnie Bremner ’00 Bremner was a four-time All-American at Penn State and, combining athletic and academic success, a two-time Academic All-American of the Year award winner. Captain of the 1999 National Championship team, she posted a career 472 sets, 780 kills, 988 digs, and 5,911 assists. She played professionally for the Chicago Thunder and was named to the U.S. Pro Volleyball League “Dream Team” in 1999 and 2001. Lauren Cacciamani ’00 Co-captain Cacciamani was instrumental in the Nittany Lions claiming their first NCAA National Championship in 1999, as well as leading the team to NCAA Final Four appearances in ’97 and ’98. She closed out her career as the program’s all-time blocker, with 767, and posted 1,750 kills. A three-time All-American, she was named the 1999-2000 Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year and received the 1999 Honda Sports Award for volleyball. Michelle Jaworski ’91 In pre-Big Ten days, Jaworski was a four-year All-American, the first player in the program named to the Atlantic 10 all-conference team in all four years of her career, and Atlantic 10 Player of the Year her senior season. She holds the career assists record for the Nittany Lions, with 6,596, and went on to play for the U.S. National Team.
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Gizelle Studevent ‘13 Basketball As if it wasn’t enough to be a full-time D-1 student-athlete and earn her Crime, Law, and Justice degree while playing for the successful Lady Lions basketball team AND creating an anti-bullying program, Penn State Athletes Take Action for Centre County, recent Penn State grad Gizelle Studevent also quietly worked on publishing a book entitled “Bridges,” which was released in 2013. The 278-page book was written during Studevent’s time at Penn State and shares her personal journey that includes overcoming a near-fatal car accident and a battle against bullying in high school to become a community leader and the creator of anti-bullying program Penn State Athletes Take Action (PSATA). Studevent’s impact at Penn State will be felt for years to come off the court with the development of PSATA. The program, facilitated by the Centre County Women’s Resource Center (CCWRC), trains PSU athletes from across women’s and men’s sports to work with middle school students monthly on the topics of bullying, harassment, and healthy relationships. Studevent envisioned as many student-athletes as she could recruit receiving instruction, going out to local middle schools and talking about bullying — why it matters, how to recognize it and how to deal with it. The program began with 12 athletes, which quickly grew to 22, then 40, and now has over 50 dedicated PSU athletes. Studevent left a legacy with the creation of PSATA, now entering its third academic year. “The athletes who believed in the vision and trusted the unknown is what really made the program very special,” said Studevent. She has received many accolades for her creation of PSATA, including the 2013 John W. Oswald Award and 2013 Stand Up Award. “I feel like when we go out into these schools, the middle school students look up to athletes,” Studevent said. “I want them to see that this can happen to anybody.” There could hardly be a better messenger. Studevent knows bullying can happen to anybody because it happened to her.
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kelly mazzante ’04 Basketball One of the greatest Lady Lions basketball players of all time, Williamsport native Kelly Mazzante graduated from Penn State as the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer (female or male) with 2,919 points, as a two-time Associated Press first-team All-American, and the fourth player in Big Ten history to repeat as conference player of the year, earning the award as both a junior and senior. During her senior campaign, she led the Lady Lions to their second consecutive Big Ten championship and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, with an eventual trip to the Elite Eight. Mazzante’s name is littered throughout both the Penn State and Big Ten record books, holding marks for most points in a season (872 in 2001-02) and points in a game (49 vs. Minnesota in 2001), to go along with her career scoring record. She holds school career records for field goals made (1,051) and three-point field goals made (357). She reached the 1,000 and 2,000-point plateaus faster than any other player in conference history, led the nation in scoring with 24.9 points per game as a sophomore, and was the first player to ever earn a first team All-Big Ten selection four times. She was a two-time finalist for the Wade Trophy, awarded annually to the top women’s basketball player in Division I. In 2004, Mazzante was the 18th overall selection in the WNBA Draft, taken by the Charlotte Sting, where she spent three seasons. She also played for three years with the Phoenix Mercury, where she was a part of WNBA championships in 2007 and 2009. She also played professionally for teams in Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, and Italy before finishing her pro career with the Atlanta Dream in 2011. This July, Mazzante was hired by Indiana University of Pennsylvania as its top assistant coach for Crimson Hawks women’s basketball.
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A 1979 graduate of Penn State, Char Morett was the field hockey program’s only three-time first-team All-American. Captain of the undefeated 1978 team, she was a phenomenal scorer, netting 50 goals in four years and becoming the first Lion to score five goals in one game. After graduation, she remained in Happy Valley as a graduate assistant to train for the 1980 Olympics. Unable to participate in the 1980 Moscow Games due to the U.S. boycott, Morett remained loyal to the U.S. team, competing around the world and being named the 1982 USFHA Co-Athlete of the Year. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, her team won a bronze medal — the only time a U.S. team has medaled in field hockey at the Olympics. In June, she and her 1984 teammates (including fellow Lions Brenda Stauffer and Chris Larson) were inducted into the U.S. Field Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1987, Morett took over as head coach of Penn State’s program, and in 28 years has compiled a record of 424-164-8 and led the team to 24 NCAA Tournament appearances. Over the last seven years alone, she has guided the Nittany Lions to four Big Ten regular season titles and two Big Ten Tournament championships. She is a seven-time NFHCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year and five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. Since Penn State’s entry into the Big Ten in 1992, Morett’s program has produced more First Team All-Big Ten selections, Big Ten Defensive Players of the Year, Big Ten Athletes of the Year, and Big Ten Freshmen of the Year than any other program.
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Fencing Jana Angelakis began fencing at age 10 in her hometown of Peabody, Mass., and won her first national title at age 14 — the Jr. Olympic Under 20 foil title, which she went on to win three more times, along with five U-19 Nationals. She made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but the American boycott of the Moscow Olympics delayed that dream until 1984, when (while a Penn State student) she competed in the Los Angeles Olympics. Angelakis was a four-year All-American and 1983 NCAA Champion as well as a three-time Penn State Garret Open winner and remains the university’s all-time career women’s foil leader with a .983 (115-2) record. She is a member of the U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame.
gymnastics A gymnast from Beaver, Pa., Barbara June Rose became Penn State’s first African-American female athlete in 1968, three years after the university first competed in intercollegiate gymnastics. She participated in several events but particularly excelled on the uneven parallel bars. After her freshman year, she left the team to help her mother, who had gotten sick, and later to become involved with other campus activities, including Douglass Association/Black Student Union. Rose graduated in 1972 with a degree in agricultural economics.
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Tennis A Hershey native and high school standout, Carol Backenstose received the first women’s tennis scholarship at Penn State and was the #1 singles player each of her four years on the team. Among her many tournaments, major appearances included the (preNCAA) National Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament and the doubles finals of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tennis Championships. In 1973 she was honored with the Joe Paterno Award as Penn State’s outstanding woman athlete. For the past 19 years, Carol Backnstose Miller has worked for the Derry Township School District, where she taught physical education and health in the high school and coached the girls’ tennis team for many years. Currently, she is a physical education and health teacher in Hershey Middle School.
Outfielder Cassidy Bell broke record after record during her four years with the Nittany Lions. At the end of her senior season, she moved to the top of the team’s career leaderboards in home runs (37) and total bases (375) and finished second in runs (141) and walks (98), third in RBI (110), fourth in doubles (41), and fifth in hits (209). Her .359 career batting average ranks second for Penn State, and her senior-season .456 at bat and 20 home runs were program records. She was named to the 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America first team, the first Penn State player to earn that honor, as well as first-team All-Big Ten.
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MISSY BESERES ’06
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Softball Probably the greatest pitcher in Penn State history, Missy Beseres posted a team-record 53 career wins and 745 career strikeouts, including 10 games when she struck out at least 11 batters, and she tied the PSU record for singleseason shutouts with 10. Her senior season, she went 19-9 with a 1.42 earned-run average, helping her squad to a 39-16 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance. After graduation, she pitched for the Chicago Bandits of National Professional Fastpitch before signing on as assistant coach at Loyola University. Missy Beseres Dow recently finished four seasons as Loyola’s head coach, guiding the Ramblers to some of the best years in school history, and became the new pitching coach at Wisconsin. Sponsored by Janet Atwood
MARY ELLEN CLARK ‘85 Swimming & Diving Mary Ellen Clark won a 1-meter national junior championship before heading off to dive for Penn State, becoming a three-time firstteam All-American. At both the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, she won bronze medals in the 10-meter platform. The 1996 medal made her the oldest women’s diving medalist (at age 33) in Olympic history. That same year, the United States Olympic Committee voted her one of the top 10 female athletes in the country. She was a three-time member of the U.S. Pan-American Team and a member of the US. National Diving Team for 10 years. Clark is head diving coach for Wellesley College. Sponsored by Casey Keiber Penn State Swimming & Diving Team, ’98-’00
Ann Carr competed on the U.S. national team at the 1974 World Gymnastics Championships and at the 1975 Pan American Games, where she earned five gold medals. She was the first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship to Penn State, competing in gymnastics from 1977 to 1980 and earning 16 All-American honors. She led her team to national titles in ’78 and ’80; at the same time, she won individual titles in the all-around, balance beam, uneven bars, and floor in ’78 and placed second in the allaround in 1980. Carr won the Broderick Award as outstanding U.S. college gymnast in 1977 and 1978 and was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2001. Sponsored by Mary Lou Bennett, RE/MAX Centre Realty 1375 Martin St., State College 814-231-8200 maryloubennett1@gmail.com
MOLLY CRISPELL ’08 Swimming During her four years swimming for Penn State, Boalsburg native Molly Crispell was a shining example of the university’s commitment to combining athletic and academic success. A two-time team captain, she was a four-time scorer at Big Ten Championships, a two-time qualifier for NCAA Championships, and part of the program record-breaking 800 freestyle relay team in 2006. She accomplished all this while earning a bachelor’s degree in biobehavioral health with a perfect 4.0 GPA as a Schreyer Honors College Scholar. In 2008, Crispell was named an ESPN firstteam Academic All-American, received Penn State’s McCoy Award for combined athletic and academic excellence, and was a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year. Recipient of the Big Ten’s 2008 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award, she went on to earn master of public health and master of medical science degrees from Arcadia University and is now a physician assistant in Coraopolis, Pa. Sponsored by Friends & Family
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A High School AllAmerican from Columbus, Ohio, Helen Darling was a four-year starting point guard at Penn State and helped lead the Lady Lions to their first NCAA Final Four appearance, in 2000. During her college career, she averaged 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.49 steals in 126 games, becoming the only Lady Lion to top 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, and 700 assists. A first-team All-American, in 2000 she received the Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 feet, 8 inches. Drafted by the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers, Darling played all 32 regularseason games her rookie year. She went on to play for the Minnesota Lynx, Charlotte Sting, and San Antonio Silver Stars before retiring after the 2010 season.
Candy Finn was a powerhouse for Penn State in both lacrosse and field hockey. In lacrosse, the star attacker led the Nittany Lions to AIAW Division I championships in 1979 and ’80 and was individual scoring leader all four years of her career. A two-time AllAmerican and member of the National Hall of Fame, she holds the program record for goals scored in one game (14) and ranks second in career points (334) and goals (265). In field hockey, Finn still holds program records for career goals (90), career points (196), and single-season goals (34). She was a two-time All-American in field hockey and was on the U.S. National team in ’78 and ’79. Finn won the Broderick Award three times — twice for lacrosse and once for field hockey.
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KATE FUTCHER ’03
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Golf Originally from Woodlands, Texas, as a Nittany Lion Katie Futcher was a two-time All-American, three-time Academic AllAmerican, and two-time Big Ten All-conference selection. When she graduated in 2003 with a degree in nutrition, she held the team records for 18-hole, 36-hole, and 72-hole rounds. She was a member of the victorious U.S. team at the 2004 World University Golf Championship in Thailand, where she was coached by Penn State’s Denise St. Pierre. Futcher turned pro that same year and played on the Futures Tour before joining the LPGA tour in 2006. Her career earnings have topped $1.3 million. Sponsored by Anonymous
basketball With a difficult home life in Willingboro, N.J., Kahadeejah Herbert became a mother at age 16. She had not played organized athletics prior to her daughter’s birth. Neighbors Bill and Evelyn Lewis, parents of Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, encouraged her to participate in track and field and basketball her last two years of high school. The first in her family to finish high school, she earned her way into the Penn State record books as the first player in program history to score 2,000 points in a career (2,025 points) and still ranks No. 5 on the all-time list. She is the all-time leading Lady Lion rebounder with 1,103 caroms, averaging over eight per game for her career. Herbert helped Penn State to its first NCAA Tournament her freshman year, and the Lady Lions played in the tournament all four years of her career. Sponsored by Vantage Investments 1276 N. Atherton St., State College (814) 867-2050 www.vantageadvisors.com
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Basketball Growing up, Bethany Collins led her Branford, Conn., high school team to back-to-back state championships. Recruited by 200 colleges, she chose Penn State and posted a fouryear tally of 1,186 points, 757 rebounds, and 92 shots blocked over 122 games. After college, she coached for three years at Bellefonte before taking over at State College Area High School. Now in her 22nd year as head coach of State College’s successful girls’ basketball program, Bethany Collins Irwin has coached the girls to seven District VI titles and a 345-169 record since 1993. Thank you, Bethany, for your dedication both in and out of the classroom! Sponsored by the State College Area School District 131 W. Nittany Ave., State College 814-231-1016 · www.scasd.org
Fencing Olga Kalinovskaya dominated her competition with precision, strength, and mental toughness. She was the first — and still the only — woman fencer in the nation to win four consecutive NCAA individual foil titles. She is Penn State’s only four-time individual NCAA National Champion in any sport. She also achieved All-American status each year from ’93 to ’96. Kalinovskaya was named Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year in 1996. The St. Petersburg, Russia, native spoke very little English when she first arrived in State College the summer before her freshman year. Nevertheless, she was a brilliant student, and she graduated magna cum laude with a BS in electrical engineering four years later. The Tavern Restaurant is proud to have had Olga as an employee during her early undergraduate years. Sponsored by The Tavern Restaurant 2201 E. College Ave., State College 814-238-6116 · www.thetavern.com
SUZIE MCCONNELL ’88
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Basketball A Parade All-American and four-year starter at Seton-La Salle High School in Western Pennsylvania, Suzie McConnell (now McConnell-Serio) went on to star at Penn State and set NCAA Division I records for career assists (1,307), assists in a season (355), and single-season assists per game (11.8). She was the program’s first-ever first-team AllAmerican. After college, she was point guard for two Olympic teams, winning a gold medal at the 1988 games in Seoul and a bronze in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. McConnell-Serio was drafted in the second round by the Cleveland Rockers in the 1998 WNBA draft and played three decorated seasons. In 2008, she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She coached at Duquesne University for six years before being named head women’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. Sponsored by Hoy Transfer 2580 Clyde Ave., State College 814-237-4975 · hoytransfer.com
Swimming A four-year first-team All American, Fran McDermid earned a place in Penn State’s athletic history by capturing the school’s first individual Big Ten title in any sport, eventually adding three more individual titles. She qualified for the 1992 Olympic trials and competed in the ’93 World University Games. When she graduated, she held team records in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle events and served as team captain in both her junior and senior years. McDermid later served as an assistant coach and interim head coach for the women’s swimming program. While outstanding in the pool, she was also the ultimate teammate, always seeking ways to help her teammates and to improve the Penn State swimming program. She currently serves as training coordinator for Strawberry Field Inc. in State College, where she resides with her family, which includes two future Penn State swimmers, Noah and Sorijah! Proudly sponsored by Chickie & Bob Krimmel
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KAthy mILLs ’81 Cross Country/ track & Field Kathy Mills began running cross-country at age 15 in Fayetteville, N.Y., and won the National Jr. Cross Country championship in 1975. At Penn State, she was a fourtime All American and won the 1977 AAU National Championship and the 1978 EAIAW National Championship in the 3000-meters and 5,000-meters. She received the Broderick Award as the best cross-country runner in the nation in both 1977 and 1978. Mills still holds Penn State records in the outdoor 3,000-meters (9:05.04) and 5,000-meters (15:35.52, which set a new world record in 1978). In 2010, she was inducted into the Niagara Track and Field Hall of Fame.
GAIL RAmsAy ‘80 squash Proud of her heritage from Bala Cynwyd and Penn State, Gail made history from 197780 as the intercollegiate national women’s champion in squash. Although she was an 80% scholarship recruit (they divided them up in those days) for the tennis team, athletic director Scannell and coach Royer facilitated her opportunity to compete nationally in her better sport—Squash for which Penn State had no team. After a stint playing squash competitively around the world, she began her coaching career at William’s College. Gail has just completed 20 years as head coach of Princeton’s Women’s Squash including 5 national titles, 4 Ivy League titles, and 3-time winner Julie Beaver ’01 of the same tourney Gail won as a Lady Lion. The Women’s Collegiate Championships are now named The Ramsay Cup. Among her aspirations is to help squash work its way into the Olympics.
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LORI BARBERICH ’85
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Volleyball At western Pennsylvania’s Norwin High School, Lori Barberich played both basketball and volleyball. She originally dreamed of getting a basketball scholarship, but volleyball took the lead and landed her at Penn State. A 6-foot middle hitter/blocker, she was a three-year, first-team AllAmerican as well as Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 1983 and ’84. Her career record of 2,282 kills and single-season mark of 666 in 1983 still tops the program record book; her singleseason hitting percentage of .501 in ’81 is at No. 2 all-time. Barberich played at the U.S. Olympic Festival in ’82 and ’83, on the World University Games team in 1985, and in professional Major League Volleyball in Dallas in 1987. Lori Barberich Rose is married to Penn State’s head volleyball coach, Russ Rose.
Softball State College native Nan Sichler put both her pitching and batting talents to work for State College Area High School’s Little Lions, leading them to two consecutive state championship games before graduating in 1984. A highly sought after recruit, she decided to stay close to home and attend Penn State. She was a dominating player for the Nittany Lions, starting at shortstop right from her freshman year. Sichler still holds the Penn State record for season hits (74), is tied for first in RBIs (49), and ranks third in season batting average (.413), all achieved during her senior season in 1988.
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MARGARET STRITTMATTER ’78
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The 6-foot, 4-inch daughter of an Altoona potato farmer, Mag Strittmatter played on the first girls’ basketball team at Cambria Heights High School. She then became the first Lady Lion basketball player offered a scholarship after the 1972 passage of Title IX, as the team made the transition from Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women play to Division I NCAA. Strittmatter led Penn State in rebounding all four years of her career and still holds the record for career per-game rebound average (10.3 over 80 games). Today, she is executive director of The Action Center, a nonprofit dedicated to building self-sufficiency for Denver-area residents, including homeless individuals.
A product of the competitive Philadelphia Catholic League, Annie Troyan was recruited by Rene Portland as point guard for the University of Colorado Buffaloes and then followed Portland to Penn State in 1981 for her sophomore season. The next year, Troyan helped the Lady Lions to their first-ever post-season appearance and into the Mideast Regional of the NCAA Tournament. In 1983, she was named to the NCAA’s East All-Region team and earned academic honors as the Atlantic 10 Conference Scholar-Athlete. She finished her career with 632 assists (plus 171 at Colorado). After graduation, Troyan coached at Philadelphia’s Archbishop Carroll High School for three years and then, in 1987, became the first Lady Lion to return to Penn State on the coaching staff.
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soccer Christie Welsh was a twotime Parade All-American and the 1998 Gatorade Circle of Champions National High School Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year after leading Massapequa (N.Y.) High School to the 1997 state championship. At Penn State, she was a freshman star, scoring 27 goals (then a team record) in 1999 and helping her team to the final four, along the way being named both Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year. The only Penn Stater to win the Hermann Trophy, she was a three-time firstteam All-American and the first women’s soccer player to earn three consecutive Big Ten Player of the Year honors, ending her collegiate career with 82 goals and 52 assists. She was a member of the U.S. National Team from 2000 to 2008. Welsh has played for D.C. United Women, New York Power, Los Angeles Sol, Saint Louis Athletica, and Washington Freedom. She is an assistant coach at the University of Oregon. Proudly sponsored by Inga & Ned Book
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50th Anniversary Weekend Celebration September 19 4 p.m. — Penn State field hockey vs. Michigan (Penn State Field Hockey Complex) 4 p.m. — Penn State women’s volleyball vs. Eastern Illinois (Rec Hall) 6 p.m. — Penn State women’s soccer vs. Ohio State (Jeffrey Field) 7 p.m. — 50th Welcome Reception (Nittany Lion Inn) 7:30 p.m. — Penn State women’s volleyball vs. DePaul (Rec Hall) September 20 9 a.m. — Penn State women’s volleyball vs. Illinois-Chicago (Rec Hall) TBD — 50th Tailgate Celebration (Medlar Field at Lubrano Park) TBD — Penn State football vs. Massachusetts (Beaver Stadium) TBD — Tour of All-Sports Museum and 50th Ice Cream Social (Penn State All-Sports Museum) 7:30 p.m. — Penn State women’s volleyball vs. East Carolina (Rec Hall) September 21 11 a.m. — 50th Celebration Brunch (Bryce Jordan Center)
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Tradition of Excellence Raquel Rodriquez
Continuing the Tradition Today’s female student-athletes at Penn State know and respect their history, while making some of their own By David Pencek Raquel Rodriguez may have a greater appreciation than many of today’s female student-athletes for what it took to bring gender equality to intercollegiate athletics to Penn State and across the nation. Growing up in Costa Rica, where soccer is the national sport, Rodriguez didn’t know of any girls’ or women’s soccer teams that she could play with and where she could develop her abilities. From the age of 4, when she started playing, until 10, she played with her dad, who taught her the basics of the game, because there wasn’t anything for girls. “It was a men’s sport, that’s just part of the culture,” says Rodriguez, a junior forward/midfielder on this year’s Penn State women’s soccer team. The culture has slowly changed. The country started to hold tryouts for national teams, and Rodriguez helped Costa Rica’s U17 team advance to the World Cup in 2008. This year, the country actually hosted the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. It’s still a challenge, however, for female soccer players to gain recognition there. “A lot of people ignore women’s soccer,” Rodriguez says. “Unfortunately, the only thing they’re used to seeing is when we play against the US or another team that’s really good. People only see us lose, or we didn’t qualify for this or that. … It’s growing still. It’s on its way, but it’s a process.” Rodriguez came to Penn State in 2012 and made an immediate impact on the women’s soccer team. She scored 4 goals and had 10 assists on her way to being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Last season, she had 6 goals and 9 assists. Coming to Happy Valley, in turn, has had an
impact on her. “I feel so blessed,” she says. “I’m so grateful to God and all the awesome people who support me and women’s soccer. It was such a contrast for me to be here. I was amazed by every single thing. I kept saying, ‘Thank you.’ At one point, Coach [Erica] Walsh said, ‘Are all people in Costa Rica so grateful?’ I was saying ‘Thank you’ to pretty much everything.” While most current female student-athletes who grew up in the United States were able to play in youth leagues and organizations such as AAU that help girls become better in sports, and they’ve had female role models such as Mia Hamm to look up to, the student-athletes at Penn State still have an appreciation and respect for those who came before them — who helped make all of those things possible. They have coaches who can talk about the struggles that occurred to have intercollegiate women’s athletic teams receive the same support as men’s. They have former players who visit and share stories of the past. With a head coach who also is a former player at Penn State, the field hockey team, perhaps, receives a greater history lesson than most. That may be
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Darren Weimert (3)
The Players
fitting since it was the field hockey program that made history 50 years ago when it became the first varsity women’s team to play at Penn State. Char Morett, who played for Penn State’s field hockey team in the late 1970s and is in her 28th season as its head coach, makes sure her players know how far the program has come and that they’re part of a proud tradition. “We are so much better represented because of all the work Char has done, and [former head coach] Gillian Rattray and so many players who came before us,” says Laura Gebhart, a senior forward/midfielder on this year’s team. “Successful programs need a stream of good players. To consistently bring in good players, programs need a great school and a tradition of excellence to appeal to high-achieving athletes. Next, programs need dedicated coaches who are able to mold those athletes. Penn State has both. The Penn State women among the first to play at the collegiate level set a precedent of integrity, hard work, and success.“ Morett also was an All-American lacrosse player and part of a group of women who played both field hockey and lacrosse under Rattray, who coached both teams for 12 years and won a combined five national titles. “I couldn’t do that,” says Madison Cyr, a junior All-American midfielder on the lacrosse team. “If you’re in two sports, you’re in season the entire year. It seems impossible to me.” Cyr has helped the lacrosse program rebuild a winning tradition under head coach Missy Doherty, who was hired in the summer of 2010. The program had won five national titles between 1978 and 1989 but struggled for much of the 2000s. Now, after making the NCAA Tournament each of the past three seasons, Cyr and her teammates are expecting the program to only get better as the Lions play in the inaugural season of Big Ten women’s lacrosse in the spring. “It’s going to grow so much with the Big Ten,” Cyr says. “More of our games are going to be televised. ... People can watch on TV. It’s going to make us a better team.” The Lady Lions basketball team also has seen its winning culture reestablished. A national power
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Madison Cyr
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Tradition of Excellence Keke Sevillian
for many years, the program had four consecutive losing seasons from 2005-06 through 2008-09. The team enters the 2014-15 season as the three-time defending Big Ten champions. Guard Keke Sevillian was a freshman on last year’s team that won a third consecutive conference title. While she didn’t play many minutes last season, she knows, with four starters gone from last year, it’s up to her and her teammates this year to continue the winning this season. “It’s now on our shoulders,” she says. “It means a lot to be a Lady Lion. We want to keep the tradition going — it’s all about tradition.” A part of that tradition goes beyond wins and losses. “It’s stressed a lot — what it means to be a Lady Lion,” Sevillian says. “From work ethic to off the court, it’s attitude and positivity. Everything is positive about Lady Lion basketball. You have to carry yourself with a lot respect on and off the court. … You just carry that tradition on your shoulders.” A new tradition has started across University Drive from the Bryce Jordan Center. In Pegula Ice Arena, the women’s ice hockey team will be playing just its third season as a Division I sport this year. While sophomore forward Laura Bowman comes
from a hockey-rich area in Minnesota, she has been impressed with what Penn State has done to create a new tradition in women’s ice hockey. “The environment they’ve built for women’s athletics is amazing,” says Bowman, who was the Lions’ leading scorer last season with 10 goals. “We have such an amazing staff and amazing facilities. … We’ve started building a new tradition from almost nothing. You know this program isn’t going to fail. It’s only going to have success.” At the top of the success ladder, when it comes to women’s athletics of late at Penn State, is women’s volleyball. The program has become the dominant program in the country, winning five national titles over the past seven seasons, including taking the championship last season. That wasn’t the case 35 years ago when Russ Rose took over as head coach of the fledgling program that was in its third season of existence. The Lions would begin to dominate the Atlantic 10 but struggled to advance in the NCAA Tournament against teams from the Midwest and West Coast. They finally reached the Final Four in 1993 and, six years later, after three more trips to the Final Four, they won their first national title. “[Rose] doesn’t really let us forget from which we came — the sisters before,” senior All-American setter Micha Hancock says. “But he’s cautious. He doesn’t want us to think we can’t make history.” Hancock helped the Lions add to that history last season when she was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player as she led Penn State to the national title. “There’s a lot of pride in our history,” she says. “We’re Penn State athletes and there’s pride in Penn State. We really want to represent that.” That feeling is spread across the 14 women’s athletic programs at Penn State, and the female student-athletes who are representing the school. “The female programs have experienced a great deal of success,” Gebhart says. “I have no doubt that success will continue in the future, but I believe the recognition of that success will increase. ... I’m hoping more people will want to come out and watch the women’s sports. They will want to watch some great competition, incredible players, and the exciting victories.” T&G
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The Moments Simply, the Best Dominant teams, individuals highlight the first 50 years of women’s athletics at Penn State By Josh Langenbacher Accomplishments in women’s sports at Penn State run deep since the university’s intercollegiate athletics program for women began in 1964. Six different varsity teams have combined to win 19 national championships, and 19 different athletes in three different sports have combined to win 27 individual national championships. “I look at everything, all of the things that are gonna be recognized, I would think — all of those players and all of those coaches — the one thing they all have in common is the name on the front of the jersey,” says women’s volleyball head coach Russ Rose, who has helped lead the charge with six national titles. “They were all passionate about Penn State.” And with good reason. Penn State has been ahead of the curve in a number of areas nationally — consider that in 1970, the university had one of the most extensive women’s athletic programs in the country by offering 11 sports two years before Title IX legislation made such offerings mandatory. And by 1975-76, the university offered 16 sports six years before the NCAA sponsored championships in women’s sports. Given the long history of women’s sports at Penn State, whittling down the top accomplishments is a challenge. But the following is a look at a few achievements that stood out, in no particular order.
Alisha Glass (left) and Megan Hodge led the women’s volleyball team to three consecutive national titles from 2007 through 2009. The Lions would win a fourth consecutive national championship in 2010.
Rose’s squad four-peats Penn State is far removed from the geographic hotbed of volleyball talent, but nobody can dispute that for a four-year stretch from 2007 through 2010, Rose and his program served as the hub of collegiate volleyball. The Nittany Lions won national championships in each of those years, becoming the first program in NCAA history to win four consecutive national titles. Most gratifying to Rose, the legendary coach says, is that the program sustained its success despite graduating players from each national-championship team. “It’s just an interesting collection,” he says. “You have three players who were part of all four, and others who were part of three and two and one. That’s the part I’m most appreciative of: It wasn’t just a couple of kids who allowed you to beat everyone because they were better than everyone. To graduate great players and come back and have success is an indication the program is healthy.” Few can say otherwise — the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player in 2010, Deja McClendon, was on the floor when Penn State women’s volleyball won its sixth national championship in 2013. “Three girls were on the floor in 2010 when
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Major Moments in Penn State Varsity Women’s Athletics 1964-65: Basketball, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rifle, softball, and tennis are Penn State’s first varsity women’s sports.
1989-2014: Fencing dominates the 1990s and 2000s as it wins the national title 13 times, and is runner-up eight times
October 3, 1964: Penn State’s first intercollegiate varsity competition is in field hockey as the team defeats Susquehanna, 2-0.
January 3, 1991: Basketball team knocks off top-ranked Virginia, 73-71, to become the first women’s basketball team east of the Mississippi to be No. 1.
1968: Gymnast Barbara June Rose is Penn State’s first female African-American student-athlete.
1992: Penn State joins the Big Ten Conference. Swimmer Fran McDermid wins Penn State’s first individual Big Ten title; volleyball wins Penn State’s first team Big Ten title.
1970: Bowler Kathy Marra wins regional championship. March 7, 1970: Rifle team member Peggy Bauer shoots a perfect 100 in competition at the NRA Sectionals. 1971: Penn State allows partial grant-in-aid (scholarships) for women. Tennis’ Missy Niebel receives first Ernest B. McCoy Award. 1971-80: Golf head coach Annette Thompson leads Lions to six EAIAW titles.
1993-96: Fencer Olga Kalinovskaya is Penn State’s first and only four-time individual national champion. 1998-2012: Soccer runs up a record 15 consecutive Big Ten regular-season championships. 1999-2005: Softball head coach Robin Petrini leads her team to six Big Ten championship tournaments and five NCAA regional bids.
1974: Olympic alternate gymnast Karen Schuckman is the first national champion for women at Penn State in an Olympic sport.
2000-04: Basketball’s Kelly Mazzante scores 2,919 points to become the all-time leading scorer for Penn State, and she also tops the Big Ten scoring charts — for both the men and the women.
1974: Golfer Julie Smith wins first Lady Lion Invitational title.
May 7, 2001: Tennis team advances to NCAA Tournament for first time.
January 19, 1974: Rifle team competes in Big Ten rifle matches. It beats Ohio State, 1,243-1,197.
2003-06: Swimmer Amberle Biedermann is one of only three performers who have claimed four individual Big Ten titles in one championship meet (2003). She also is the most decorated Nittany Lion with 10 total titles in her career.
1977-78: Runner Kathy Mills wins the AAU national championship in cross country in the fall of 1977. In the spring of 1978, she wins the EAIAW national championship in track and field in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters. She is the first Penn State female athlete to win national championships in two different sports. 1978: Led by Ann Carr, gymnastics team wins AIAW team national championship — Penn State’s first team national title in women’s athletics. 1979-80: Two-sport phenom Candace Finn scores the winning goals in two national-championship games — lacrosse against Massachusetts in 1979 and field hockey against California in 1980. 1980: Gillian Rattray leads both the field hockey and lacrosse teams to national championships in the same calendar year. 1981: Bowler Michele Citro is the only woman on the US World Cup team at Madison Square Garden. She finishes 14th and is the second highest female student in the standings. 1982: Field hockey’s Brenda Stauffer is named National Player of the Year — the first for Penn State. 1983-91: Tennis teams rattle off seven Atlantic 10 titles in eight years. 1987: Lacrosse head coach Susan Delaney-Scheetz is Penn State’s first national coach of the year for a varsity women’s sport.
2007: Coquese Washington is Penn State’s first African-American head coach when she is hired as the head coach for the women’s basketball team. September 21, 2007-September 10, 2010: Volleyball, with a sweep of Michigan State, begins an NCAA women’s sports record 109 consecutive match win streak that lasts more than 35 months and includes two national championships. 2008: Track and field’s Aleesha Barber, Dominique Blake, Gayle Hunter, and Shana Cox combine to win Penn State’s first relay team NCAA national championship. 2009-10: Track and field and cross country teams complete the triple crown of Big Ten championship titles winning all three in one year. March 26, 2011: Softball hosts its first game in new Nittany Lion Softball Park versus Wisconsin. October 6, 2012: Ice hockey plays in and wins its first game as a varsity sport, defeating Vermont, 5-3. Shannon Yoxheimer scores the program’s first goal. December 1, 2012: Soccer’s Christine Nairn scores the winning goal in the 91st minute of the College Cup semifinals versus Florida State to send Penn State to its first ever national-championship game. October 18, 2013: Ice hockey plays its first game in the Pegula Ice Arena. T&G
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Tradition of Excellence and everyone would try to improve it or make it better and better. Overall, the people who have come to Penn State knew there was no way they’d leave without a national title.”
Lady Lions basketball head coach Rene Portland celebrates her team’s victory over Louisiana Tech that earned Penn State a trip to the 2000 Final Four. — Continued from page 72
we won our last championship,” Rose says. “They went from having smaller roles with veterans carrying the team to, four years later, these guys being All-Americans. To me, that’s an example of the fiber of pride that coaches hope to establish in their program.” Rose’s six national titles are more than any other coach in women’s volleyball history. Fencing program’s dominance One of Penn State’s most successful sports also is perhaps one of its most obscure sports. Longtime fencing head coach Emmanuil Kaidanov built a program that had a remarkable string of successes, winning a combined (men’s and women’s programs) 12 national titles and compiling a 392-41 record in 31 years before his controversial firing prior to last season. “Women’s achievements have been second to none,” he says. Topping the list of high achievers is fencer Olga Kalinovskaya, who between 1993 and 1996 won four individual championships and two team championships. “No one in the history of collegiate fencing had anything even close to that,” Kaidanov says. About the program’s success, he says, “It’s amazing. Year after year, it was a new team,
Lady Lions reach Final Four The women’s basketball’s 2000 Final Four run might have started not at the turn of the century, but in 1996-97. Perhaps realizing the potential of her underclassmen — and looking for motivators after the team failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1989 — head coach Rene Portland strongly urged the freshmen and sophomores to attend the Final Four in Cincinnati. So, Helen Darling, Andrea Garner, and a few others piled into two cars and made the trek. “That definitely motivated us,” Garner says. “I think for teams trying to get there, it’s a great experience for them to go just to feel it. That atmosphere is totally different. It keeps you focused on what you’re really trying to achieve.” That achievement came to fruition in 2000 in what remains as the Lady Lions’ only Final Four experience. Penn State, which finished the regular season 26-4, earned a No. 2 seed and steamrolled over Youngstown State, 83-63, in the first round, and topped Auburn, 75-69, to reach the Sweet 16. It then defeated Iowa State, 66-65, with Darling’s putback at the end of regulation. In the regional final, it crushed Louisiana Tech, 86-65, to reach the Final Four in Philadelphia. The win extracted a measure of revenge since Louisiana Tech had knocked the Lady Lions out of the NCAA Tournament the previous season. “It felt good to get back at them for what they did to us the previous year,” says Garner, one of five 1,000-point career scorers on the 2000 team along with Lisa Shepherd, Maren Walseth, Rashanna Barnes, and Darling. That win pitted the Lady Lions against Connecticut, which defeated Penn State, 89-67. The loss left a bitter taste in Garner’s mouth at the time, given that earlier in the
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season, the Lions played a tight game against the Huskies before losing, 87-74. “I think just getting [to the Final Four] probably made us lose our focus because our goal was just to get there instead of winning a championship,” Garner says. “Of course, we wanted to win, but I think we were just in awe of being there.” Darling echoes those sentiments, saying the team was on “cloud 9” just to reach the Final Four, especially given it was in Philadelphia. “I really didn’t understand the depth of the significance at the time,” she says. “I didn’t. However, I do believe making it to the Final Four has really defined that team. It is who we are.” Carr driven to fame Penn State’s first full-scholarship female athlete, Ann Carr (now Carr-Tunney), excelled
during her gymnastics career. She won the 1977 AIAW all-around title, and, a year later, she was the nation’s best on the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercises, and all-around as she helped Penn State win the AIAW team championship in 1978. Carr also won the Broderick Award as the nation’s top female gymnast in 1977 and 1978. “That was the first gymnastics team to win,” says Carr-Tunney. “I’m pretty proud of that.” It wasn’t Penn State’s last, though. In 1980, when Carr was a senior, Penn State won another team championship, and Carr says that feat was among the proudest of her career because a year earlier she sprained her ankle coming off the uneven bars in practice, and wasn’t sure whether she would be able to resume her career. “It was a challenge because there was a lot of talent coming up,” says Carr-Tunney,
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Tradition of Excellence US Gymnastics Hall of Fame. “That’s one thing that, looking back, I don’t know that we were really thinking about that at the time, but looking back, we really were pioneers. There wasn’t a whole lot before us. I don’t think there was quite the appreciation for women in sports that there is today. We were doing it for love of the sport.”
Ann Carr won the national title in the all-around competition in 1977 and 1978, and she led Penn State to national championships in 1978 and 1980.
who now lives in Abington Township outside of Philadelphia, where she has been a teacher for 26 years. “There was a lot of talent coming up, and it’s always hard when you sort of feel like you peaked to get motivation. Looking back now, I was glad I was able to finish my career, and the icing on the cake was my team won [the national championship].” She says she hasn’t spent a lot of time thinking about her status as the first recipient of a scholarship from Penn State based on athletic merit. Incidentally, she decided with her father’s encouragement to attend Penn State over scholarship offers from other universities, and she says word came that she had received a scholarship from Penn State on the day she had set out to leave home for her freshman year. “A lot of people have said, ‘You’re a pioneer,’ ” says Carr-Tunney, a member of the
Mills’s run to fame Few athletes in Penn State history accomplished more or achieved more notoriety than track and field athlete Kathy Mills. She was the 1977 AAU national champion in cross country, the EAIAW national champion in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs in 1978, and the Broderick Award winner in 1977 and 1978. Mills remains the Penn State record holder in the outdoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs, and her 5,000-meter time of 15:35.52 — which is the school record by a whopping 14 minutes — was a world record at the time it was run. Those feats helped Mills, now known as Kathy Mills-Parker, be inducted into the Niagara Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2010. Fantastic Finn Candy Finn had many great moments as a lacrosse and field hockey player for Penn State — she helped those teams win a combined four national titles — but, perhaps, her greatest moments came during the 1980 field hockey national tournament. A junior at the time, she scored Penn State’s final six goals over the last three games of the tournament to lead the Lions to the national title. In the championship game against California, the Lions trailed, 1-0, when Finn scored two goals in the final 7:25 to give Penn State a 2-1 win and its first national title. T&G Josh Langenbacher has covered Penn State sports for several newspapers. He currently works the news copy desk at the Altoona Mirror.
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penn state diary
Before It Began Prior to school’s sponsoring of intercollegiate athletics for women, female students looked to play and compete Penn State University Archives (2)
By Lee Stout
Photos from 1916 show the women’s basketball team as it practices in the Armory.
Forty-two years ago, on June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon signed the bill amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 and other laws relating to education. Title IX of this legislation mandated the end of discrimination on the basis of sex from any educational program receiving federal financial assistance. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, reformers’ focus was on equal access to jobs, promotions, and equal pay for women in education, as well as ending discrimination in admission to degree programs that were traditionally dominated by men. Over the years since 1972, Title IX has dramatically increased the number of women’s sports and participants at both the high school and college levels. At the same time, however,
women’s sports also changed with the decision of the NCAA to offer championships in women’s sports, thus effectively ending the role that the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) had played from 1971 to 1982. In this way, oversight of women’s athletics passed from an organization founded and run by women to one dominated by men. Penn State was a leader in the AIAW and has continued to have great success in athletic competition under the NCAA with both female and male coaches. But sports, recreation, and physical education for women had a long history at Penn State before the advent of intercollegiate competition in 1964. The first women students, in the 1870s, were excluded from the college’s informal sports and physical-education activities. These, however, were only in their infancy for male students — a director of physical training to provide general instruction and conditioning programs for the few sports teams was not hired until 1892. Women’s curricular choices during the Atherton administration (1882-1906) were initially quite broad, but with the creation of the various home-economics majors, women began to concentrate in these areas, which could lead to jobs in dietetics, institutional management, education, and extension work. At the same time, women’s lives were beginning to depart from the traditional segregation and constraints of the Victorian era. Blanche P. Miller, an 1885 graduate, was assigned to oversee “leisure and recreational needs of female students.” Women began playing basketball in 1898, and were undertaking gymnastic exercise programs, playing tennis, and riding bicycles by the turn of the century. They were handicapped, as women bathers were at ocean and lake resorts, by having to wear heavy wool suits, including blue serge bloomers, middy blouses, black stockings, and tennis shoes. Modesty was the rule — only heads and hands could be seen in the classes held in the Armory at those few times when men did not need the space. In 1919, a Department of Hygiene and Physical Education for Women was initiated to formalize the coursework and competition in field hockey, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, and golf, as well as programs in outdoor winter sports. Team contests were limited to games between the four classes (freshmen, etc.), but all competition was
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considered extracurricular and was run through the Women’s Athletic Association, founded in 1923 under the leadership of the first fulltime director of physical education for women, M. Elizabeth Cates. Without a doubt, though, the dominant figure in the evolution of physical education, recreation, and sports for women was Marie Haidt, who arrived at Penn State in 1924. Miss Haidt, as she was always known, was a champion for improved facilities for women. In the early 1920s, President John Martin Thomas launched Penn State’s first organized fundraising drive for buildings to accommodate the demand for increased enrollments. Among the proposed structures was a women’s physicaleducation building. But what would eventually be the Mary Beaver White Recreation Hall had to wait for Depression-era building programs, starting in 1937. Miss Haidt quickly modernized dress to a twopiece uniform of shorts and blouse with gym shoes. However, once White Hall was built, she worked diligently to keep it off-limits to men. Eventually, men could no longer be excluded from using the facilities. The legend that she had the swimming pool drained and cleaned after the first man swam in it is true, according to sports historian John Lucas’s history of the building. She was admonished by the authorities, but she never gave up her commitment to physical education and sports for women. In 1938, the Athletic Association was recast as the Women’s Recreation Association, and it ran “play days” and “sports days” for intramural competitions with other colleges on Holmes Field, today’s HUB lawn. Martha Adams, who headed women’s physical education in the 1960s, recalled they were more like “a sporting social occasion.” Often players from the different colleges were put together to form one team, thus emphasizing social cooperation over intercollege competition and rivalry. By the 1960s, women were ready for equality in sports, too. They had wanted more competitive contests, better facilities, and athletic scholarships. Thanks in large part to Title IX, these changes were all achieved. T&G Lee Stout is librarian emeritus, Special Collections for Penn State.
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September 5 Foster the People 8 p.m. 7 WWE Live 5 p.m. 24 Cher 7:30 p.m. 26 Brantley Gilbert 8:30 p.m.
Coming in October 4-5 Central PA Health and Fitness Expo 10 a.m. Sat.; 11 a.m. Sun. 8-12 Cirque Du Soleil presents Dralion 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 1:30 p.m. Sun. 29 The Beach Boys 8 p.m.
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30 The Nittany Valley Symphony opens its 2014-15 season with “Scandal and Seduction” at Eisenhower Auditorium.
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Academics 1 – Penn State University, Labor Day, no classes. 1 – State College Area School District, Labor Day, no classes K-12.
Children & Families 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29 – Music Together free trial class for children 0-5 and a parent, Oakwood Presbyterian Church, S.C., 10:45 a.m. Mon., 10:45 a.m. or 6 p.m. Thurs., 9:30 or 10:45 a.m. Fri., 466-3414. 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30 – Music Together free trial class for children 0-5 and a parent, Houserville United Methodist Church, S.C., 9:30 a.m. Tues., 10:30 a.m. Sat., 466-3414.
Classes & Lectures 2, 16 – “A Joint Venture,” information session on hip or knee replacement, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 11 a.m. Sept. 2, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, 278-4810. 2 – Central PA Civil War Round Table – Potluck Picnic, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 6 p.m., 861-0770. 3 – Penn State Forum Series: “Holy War Presidents,” by Charles Bock, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, PSU, 11:30 a.m., pennstateforum.psu.edu. 5 – Paper Views Conversation: “They Used to Call It Serigraphy,” by Patrick McGrady, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 1 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 6 – Huddle with the Faculty: “We Are! Unlocking the Power of Social Entrepreneurship,” by Khanjan Mehta, Nittany Lion Inn, PSU, 9 a.m., alumni.psu.edu/events. 9 – Dorothy Edwards, founder of Green Dot bystander intervention campaign, HUB-Robeson Center, 6:30 p.m., studentaffairs.psu.edu/womenscenter. 12 – Gallery Talk: “Henry Varnum Poor Studies,” by Patrick McGrady, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 15 – “Sexversations: Healthy Conversations about Sexual Health and Sexual Assault,” HUB-Robeson Center, 6:30 p.m., studentaffairs.psu.edu/womenscenter. 18 – Family Medicine Seminar Series, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 234-6738.
19 – Gallery Talk: “Lanny Sommese: Image Maker,” by Lanny Sommese, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 20 – Huddle with the Faculty: “Madam President: When Will America Be Ready,” by Nichola Gutgold, Nittany Lion Inn, PSU, 9 a.m., alumni.psu.edu/events. 23 – Penn State Forum Series: “Captain for Life,” by Harry Carson, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, PSU, 11:30 a.m., pennstateforum.psu.edu. 24 – Mary E. Rolling Reading Series Lector: Seamus McGraw, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 5 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 27 – Huddle with the Faculty: “Essense of Joy: We are the Dream, Part Two,” by Anthony Leach, Nittany Lion Inn, PSU, 9 a.m., alumni.psu.edu/events.
Club Events 1, 15 – Knitting Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., schlowlibrary.org. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – State College Rotary Club, Nittany Lion Inn, S.C., 5:30 p.m., statecollegerotary.org. 3, 10, 17, 24 – State College Sunrise Rotary Club mtg., Hotel State College, S.C., 7:15 a.m., kfragola@psualum.com. 3, 17 – Outreach Toastmasters Meeting, The 329 Building, Room 413, PSU, noon, kbs131@psu.edu. 3, 17 – State College Toastmaster’s Club, South Hills School of Business & Technology, S.C., 6 p.m., statecollegetoastmasters .toastmastersclubs.org. 4, 11, 18, 25 – State College Downtown Rotary mtg., Damon’s Grill & Sports Bar, S.C., noon, http://centrecounty.org/rotary/club/. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Go Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 1:30 p.m., schlowlibrary.org. 10 – 148th PA Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactment Group mtg., Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, S.C., 7:30 p.m., 861-0770. 11, 25 – Embroidery Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., schlowlibrary.org. 16 – Women’s Welcome Club of State College Coffee/Tea, Oakwood Presbyterian Church (not church affiliated), S.C., 8:30 a.m., womenswelcomeclub.org. 17 – Nittany Mineralogical Society, 116 Earth & Engineering Sciences Bldg., PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.nittanymineral.org. 24 – Embroidery Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., schlowlibrary.org.
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24 – Applique Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 7 p.m., 237-0167. 24 – State College Bird Club, Foxdale Village Meeting Room, S.C., 7 p.m., scbirdcl.org.
Community Associations & Development 14 – Centre County TRIAD: 16th Citizens Police Academy, TBA, 238-2524. 16 – Spring Creek Watershed Association mtg., Patton Township Municipal Building, 7:30 a.m., springcreekwatershed.org. 24 – Patton Township Business Association, Patton Township Municipal Building, noon, 237-2822.
Exhibits Ongoing-September 28 – Life Is Color, Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 1-4:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., bellefontemuseum.org. Ongoing-September 28 – The Beauty of Our Farmlands, Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 1-4:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., bellefontemuseum.org.
Ongoing-November 14 – Rural Landscapes: Exploring Rural Heritage Through the Art of the Farmland Preservation Artists of Central PA, Centre Furnace Mansion, S.C., 1-4 p.m. Sun., Wed., & Fri., centrehistory.org. Ongoing-December 21 – Lanny Sommese: Image Maker, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 2-December 21 – Henry Varnum Poor: Studies for the Land Grant Frescoes, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 5 – Paper Views: They Used to Call It Serigraphy, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 23-December 14 – Marcellus Shale Project, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., palmermuseum.psu.edu.
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Health Care For schedule of blood drives visit redcross.org or givelife.org. 1 – Cancer Caregiver Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 10:30 a.m., cancersurvive.org. 5 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Schlow Centre Region Library S.C., 1 p.m., 234-3141. 9 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Mount Nittany Dining Room at the Inn at Brookline, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 234-3141. 9 – Brain Injury Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 7 p.m., 359-3421. 10 – Senior Center Diabetes Support Group, Centre Region Senior Center, S.C., 10:15 a.m., 231-3076. 10 – The Fertility Issues and Loss Support Group, Choices (2214 N. Atherton St.), S.C., 6:30 p.m., heartofcpa.org. 11 – Diabetes Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6 p.m., 231-7095. 15 – Cancer Survivor Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 11:30 a.m., cancersurvive.org.
16 – Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, Pleasant Gap, 6 p.m., 359-3421. 18 – Better Breathers Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 2 p.m., 359-3421. 18 – Parents-to-Be: The HEIR & Parents Hospital Tour for Expectant Parents, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., mountnittany.org. 22 – Heart Failure Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421. 30 – Stroke Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421.
Music 3 – Penn State School of Music: Fall Faculty Favorites, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, PSU, 7:30 p.m., music.psu.edu. 5 – Penn State School of Music: Undergraduate Recognition Recital, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., music.psu.edu. 4 – Chris Robinson Brotherhood, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m., thestatetheatre.org.
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5 – Foster the People, BJC, PSU, 8 p.m., bjc.psu.edu. 9 – Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, State Theatre, S.C., 8:30 p.m., thestatetheatre.org. 14 – Penn State School of Music: Timothy Hurtz, oboe, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 2 p.m., music.psu.edu. 17 – Art of Music: “From Bach to Kodaly” by Kim Cook, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 18 – Jazz at the Palmer: The Rick Hirsch 4, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 7:30 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 18 – Asia, State Teatre, S.C, 8 p.m. thestatetheatre.org. 22 – Penn State School of Music: Timothy Deighton, viola, with Ann Deighton and Christopher Guzman, piano, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., music.psu.edu. 24 – Cher, BJC, PSU, 7:30 p.m., bjc.psu.edu. 25 – Regina Carter, Schwab Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., cpa.psu.edu. 26 – Brantley Gilbert, BJC, PSU, 8:30 p.m., bjc.psu.edu. 28 – Penn State School of Music: Burt Fenner Tribute Concert, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 3 p.m., music.psu.edu.
29 – Penn State School of Music: Chamber Orchestra, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., music.psu.edu. 30 – Nittany Valley Symphony presents “Scandal and Seduction,” Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., nvs.org.
Special Events 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Tuesday State College Farmers’ Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., statecollegefarmers.com. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Boalsburg Farmers’ Market, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., boalsburgfarmersmarket.com. 3, 10, 17, 24 – Lemont Farmers’ Market, Lemont Granary, 2 p.m., centralpafarmers.com. 4-7 – Nittany Antique Machinery Association Fall Show, Penn’s Cave, Centre Hall, 9 a.m., nittanyantique.org. 5 – Thickhead Music Festival, Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre, Boalsburg, 5 p.m., tusseymountain.com. 5, 12, 19, 26 – Downtown State College Farmers’ Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., statecollegefarmers.com. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Bellefonte Farmers’ Market, Gamble Mill restaurant, Bellefonte, 8 a.m., centralpafarmers.com.
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6, 13, 20, 27 – Millheim Farmers’ Market, Millheim American Legion Pavilion, Millheim, 10 a.m., centralpafarmers.com. 6, 13, 20, 27 – North Atherton Farmers’ Market, Home Depot Parking Lot, S.C., 10 a.m., centralpafarmers.com. 7 – WWE, BJC, PSU, 5 p.m., bjc.psu.edu. 10 – Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day: “An Evening of Hope, Healing, And Remebrance,” Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., janamariefoundation.org. 13 – State College Free to Breathe Run/ Walk for Lung Cancer, Tom Tudek Memorial Park, S.C., 9:40 a.m., freetobreathe.org. 13 – Antique Fair, downtown Bellefonte, 10 a.m., visitbellefonte.com. 13 – Great Insect Fair, BJC, PSU, 10 a.m., bjc.psu.edu. 13 – Centre County Cornhole Classic, 3406 West College Ave., S.C., centralpabuilders.com. 13 – Granary Gourmet Dinner, Lemont Granary, Lemont, lemontvillage.org. 13-14 – “Then & Now: Military Timeline of Uniforms and Equipment,” PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 10 a.m., pamilmuseum.org. 14 – Color Run, Penn State, 9 a.m., thecolorrun.com
20 – Planes, Trains, and Ships, Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden, Bellefonte, visitbellefonte.com. 26 – Penn State Homecoming Parade, Penn State and downtown State College, homecoming.psu.edu. 27 – Applefest and Car Show, Milesburg Museum and Historical Society, Milesburg, milesburgmuseum.weebly.com. 28 – Centre County Heart & Stroke Walk, Millbrook Marsh, S.C., 1 p.m., heart.org/centrewalk.
Sports For tickets to Penn State sporting events, call (814) 865-5555 or visit gopsusports.com. For area high school sporting events, visit high school Web sites. 5 – PSU/Temple, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m. 6 – PSU/Akron, football, Beaver Stadium, PSU, noon. 12 – PSU/Princeton, field hockey, Penn State Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 6 p.m. 13 – Harry Groves Spikes Shoe Invitational, cross country, Penn State Blue & White Courses, PSU, TBA.
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Goalkeeper Andrew Wolverton and the Penn State men’s soccer team have four home games at Jeffrey Field in September, including Big Ten rival Ohio State on September 21. 26 – PSU/Western Ontario (exhibition), women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 8 p.m. 27 – PSU/Northwestern, football, Beaver Stadium, PSU, noon. 28 – PSU/Illinois, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 1 p.m.
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14 – PSU/Lafayette, field hockey, Penn State Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 1 p.m. 16 – PSU/St. Francis, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m. 19 – PSU/Eastern Illinois, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 4 p.m. 19 – PSU/Michigan, field hockey, Penn State Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 4 p.m. 19 – PSU/Ohio State, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 6 p.m. 19 – PSU/DePaul, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7:30 p.m. 20 – PSU/Massachusetts, football, Beaver Stadium, PSU, TBA. 20 – PSU/UIC, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 9 a.m. 20 – PSU/East Carolina, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7:30 p.m. 21 – PSU/Ohio State, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 1 p.m. 23 – PSU/Lock Haven, field hockey, Penn State Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 7 p.m. 23 – PSU/Bucknell, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m. 24 – PSU/Penn, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m. 26 – PSU/Northwestern, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m.
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3 – Art of Poetry: “What My Neighbor Tells Me Isn’t Global Warming,” by Todd Davis, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., palmermuseum.psu.edu. 3 – Sierra Club Moshannon Group presents Groundswell Rising: Protecting Our Children’s Air & Water, State Theatre, S.C., 7 p.m., thestatetheatre.org. 11 – Fuse Productions presents The New Normal: A Spiritual Response in Words and Music, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m., thestatetheatre.org. 19 – Out Loud: Bellefonte Moth: 5-minute true stories told by Bellefonte Residents, Bellefonte Art Museum, 7:30 p.m., bellefontearts.org. 21-22 – Penn State Institute of Arts and Humanities presents Banned Book Film Festival, State Theatre, S.C., thestatetheatre.org. 26 – Fuse Productions presents The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Webster’s Bookstore & Café, S.C., 7:30 p.m., fuseproductions.org. 28 – Manhattan Shorts Film Festival, State Theatre, S.C., 4 & 7:30 p.m., thestatetheatre.org. T&G
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October 11@ Spring Creek Park $25 (preregister by Sept. 26th) $10 Kids run
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Pizza and — Wine? Believe it or not, the two pair quite nicely By Lucy Rogers
Pizza. Who doesn’t love it? I believe I could eat it every day for the rest of my life and never tire of it. Growing up on Long Island, New York, I have always had a pretty high standard as to what I would characterize as “good” pizza: it needed to have a soft crust that was easily foldable with one hand, and when you did so, a beautiful orangey-crimson oil would drip off the point of the slice onto your plate. The cheese was always perfectly melted — you could never see any outline of the actual individual shreds of cheese — and the cheese-to-sauce ratio must be in perfect balance. A good solid slice of New York-style pizza is delicious standing alone. It certainly does not need its crust stuffed with cheese or topped with “extra cheese.” In fact, it really doesn’t even need additional toppings, but I wouldn’t frown upon pepperoni or onions and peppers being thrown into the mix, or even pineapple and Canadian bacon, for that matter. And even though here in Central Pennsylvania I have yet to come across a single slice of pizza that could be considered genuinely New York-style pizza (although Pizza Mia in Bellefonte is probably the closest I’ve found locally), I readily admit that even when pizza isn’t quite like a New York pizza, it’s still delicious to eat. As my husband always says, “Even when pizza is bad, it’s still pretty good.” And there is good pizza to be had here in PA. So what do most people drink with their pizza? There’s an expression out there that people use when talking about something in the superlative — “That’s the best thing since pizza and beer.” To be honest, I’ve traditionally leaned toward soda with my pizza, and I’m sure there are plenty of folks who agree with me, even if they’re not willing to admit it to the beer-loving crowd. But what about pizza and wine? While
probably third on the list of beverage preference when it comes to sharing the table with pizza, wine — and lots of different types of wine — goes quite well with pizza. Our group held two pizza-and-wine tastings. The first one focused on each of us making our own pizzas — some made their own crust, some used Boboli, some used store-bought dough and rolled (or hand tossed!) it out — and we had an array of different toppings to put on the pizzas — from artichokes to sausage to caramelized onions. I even made one that had bleu cheese, pear, fig, and prosciutto in addition to the tomato and mozzarella base. (Yes, I would still consider that pizza). The second tasting was a little more focused on the wine and less on the pizza, meaning we didn’t get quite as creative with the pizzas and even included a “Classic Italian” pizza from Wegmans. And what we discovered wasn’t exactly revolutionary — wine goes quite well with all kinds of pizza. I mean, pizza is made primarily of cheese, so of course you would expect wine to go with cheese. The tomato sauce adds another dimension — a fruit element as well as
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an acidic one that has some impact on just how well certain wines can work with pizza. Adding meat toppings such as sausage or meatballs or prosciutto brings strong-flavored additions to the palate and opens up the possibilities with wine, meaning more food-friendly wines such as Chianti from Italy and Rioja from Spain don’t end up overpowering the pizza, but actually complement the sausage and meats quite nicely. But we even found that fruitier wines such as Pinot Noir or the light-bodied Zwiegelt were able to shine through without allowing the pizza to be the dominant player. Two reds we particular enjoyed with all the pizzas were the J. Lohr Estates Merlot Paso Robles 2012 Las Osos and the Cantina Cesarini Sartore Rossobastardo 2010 from Umbria (PLCB code 32855, $11.99). The Merlot had a nose of chocolate and roses with a light blackberry flavor that even went with the artichoke pizza. The Rossobastardo was easy, soft, and very light and was perfect with the pizza, if fairly simple. With white wines, Pinot Grigio would be an obvious, if not inspired, choice, but a surprise was how well the Austrian grape Gruner Veltliner and even a quintessential Chardonnay such as Chateau Ste. Michelle, with all its round and creamy mouthfeel, seemed to work in their own ways. Our favorite white was completely
unexpected — a beautifully made white Rioja, 2011 Vetiver, made from 100-percent Viura. Notes of sweet lemon and sugar cookie and just the right amount of acid made us think it would do well with a variety of foods, especially for the price (PLCB code 43328, $10.99 — a steal!). What didn’t work? Not too many, but I would say that the wines that paired less favorably with pizza were wines that seemed to be best suited to drinking on their own. We had an absolutely delicious red blend from Seghesio (2007 Defiant, made from Aglianico, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon) that everyone simply loved, but, in my opinion, didn’t really complement the pizza, and the pizza didn’t complement it. The wine was rich, lush, and velvety — it deserved to be the sole focus of one’s palate — a wine not meant to share the stage with anything else. While many wines worked, albeit some better than others, there weren’t really any complete misses. Which means that the next time you order pizza, you can feel pretty comfortable about opening up whatever you have on hand. Odds are, it will be a success. T&G Lucy Rogers is the tasting room manager for Big Spring Spirits in Bellefonte. She can be reached at lucy@bigspringspirits.com, or you can find her in the tasting room.
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Something Special is Brewing Happy Valley Brewing Company offers its craft beers and wood-fired dishes
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Original hand-hewn chestnut beams and sign from the former 1814 barn.
In a 100-year-old barn right outside of Lemont, locals and visitors alike can come to share a love for the hoppy aromas of freshly brewed beers and delicious sizzling meats on a wood-fired grill. As you walk into the Happy Valley Brewing Company, located at 137 Elmwood Street, you are greeted by the original hand-hewn chestnut beams of the 1814 barn. Looking up at the ceiling, the celestial paintings depict gods and cherubs carrying kegs and drinking beer. The upstairs is known as the Loft and downstairs is the Cellar. The Loft features comfortable modern furnishings that set the perfect ambiance for dining, while the Cellar is reminiscent of a pub where good pints of beer are on tap. All 13 different styles of beers brewed in-house by master brewer Josh Davies can be enjoyed in both areas of the brewery. Opened in October 2013 by Scott Lucchesi and Greg Somers, Happy Valley Brewing Company has become known for its great craft beers and exceptional food. “We work with different purveyors to handpick the best ingredients and unique cuts of meat for our menu,” explains general manager Jamie Ryan. “There are items on this menu that you won’t find anywhere else in town, such as our bone-in, free-range bison ribeye; our local, whole, boneless trout; and our 98 - Town&Gown September 2014
Hillbilly’s Hatchet 20-ounce bison ribeye — 20-ounce wood-grilled, bone-in, free-range bison ribeye, caramelized onion, mash taters, and verts. braised short ribs.” Proteins cooked on a wood-fired grill sizzle in the intense heat, which helps to enhance and seal in that delicious smoky flavor. At Happy Valley Brewing Company, the wood-fired grill isn’t hooked up to a gas line. Every morning, the kitchen staff starts a fire and keeps it going all day long. Some of the most popular wood-fired specialties include a 16-ounce dry-aged New York strip steak, a 14-ounce center-cut French Berkshire pork chop, and the Hillbilly’s Hatchet, which is a 20-ounce bison ribeye. For those with smaller appetites, some appetizers and small plates to sample are the short-rib nachos, the charcuterie of meats and cheeses, the Cajun shrimp, the BBQ scallops, and the beer-braised, flanken-style rib. There also are signature sandwiches and salads on the menu, such as the Barnyard steak burger, the fried oyster BLT, the beet salad, and the BrewCo Wedge. When it comes to Happy Valley’s beers, “Our
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Wood-fired trout — local farm-raised, whole, boneless trout, black lentils, verjus beurre blanc, and haricots verts. most popular beer is Stratus, a light, blonde ale that is very approachable with a unique flavor profile,” says Davies. “The Nitwit is our Belgian white ale, and the HayDay is our American wheat ale — both are very refreshing and not too heavy, so you can sit back and have a few.” In the hoppy variety, the Barnstormer IPA, Tailgater Pale Ale, and Knuckleball Session IPA are the beer crowd’s favorites. Brewer Davies’s picks include the Singletrack, a Belgian amber beer; the Midnite Ryder, a black rye IPA; and the Orion, a Belgian tripel with 9.4 percent ABV without a trace of alcohol burn. “We are a 15-barrel brew house and can make 30 kegs at a time. What’s really neat too is we have a counter pressure growler filler that works by maintaining constant carbon dioxide gas pressure on the beer as the growler is filled, so it gives our growlers a 90-day shelf life!” explains Davies. Discover all the different beers at Happy Valley Brewing Company by ordering a flight, a sampler tray of six beers of your choice. “Nonbeer drinkers can enjoy specialty crafted cocktails such as the Stratusphere, St. Champagne, or the Matador. Like everything else in our kitchen, it’s all made from scratch, including all our simple syrups!” says Ryan. Coming soon to Happy Valley Brewing
Company are beer-themed dinners. “Cooking with the beer and using the spent grains in dishes are our next step, as well as having beer pairings,” says chef Mitch Angle. For more information about Happy Valley Brewing Company and to view the entertainment schedule as well as the food, beer, and cocktail menus, visit happyvalleybeer.com. T&G
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Looking for Heroes They provide a helping hand, go the extra mile to improve our towns, have overcome adversity, or simply done something you thought deserved recognition. Town&Gown is now accepting nominations for people to profile in our Happy Valley Heroes issue in December. E-mail your suggestions to editorial director David Pencek at dpenc@barashmedia.com. Deadline is September 26, 2014.
Dining Out Full Course Dining bar bleu, 114. S Garner St., 237-0374, bar-bleu.com. Socializing and sports viewing awaits at bar bleu. Don’t miss a minute of the action on 22 true 1080i HDMI high-definition flat-screen monitors displaying the night’s college and pro matchups. The bar serves up 16 draft beers in addition to crafted cocktails, including the “Fishbowl,” concocted in its own 43-ounce tank! Pub fare featuring authentic Kansas City-style barbecue is smoked daily on-site. AE, D, DC, ID+, MC, V. Full bar. Bella II, 135 S. Allegheny St., Bellefonte, 353-4696. Cozy and charming, yet affordable, Bella II’s specialty is good food! Fresh, classic pasta dishes with homemade sauces, large dinner salads, and in-house, hand-crafted desserts, top the favorites. Plan to try Bella II’s lunch buffet, Tues.Thurs., featuring pasta, pizza, wraps, and desserts. BYOB welcomed! Take out available. Hours: Sun. 12-9, Tues.Thurs. 11-9, Fri.-Sat. 11-10, Closed Mondays. AE, D, MC, V. Bella Sicilia, 2782 Earlystown Road, Centre Hall, 364-2176. An Italian kitchen where food is prepared from scratch and with love! Featuring traditional recipes of pasta dishes, calzones, Stromboli’s, subs, salads, and extraordinary pizza! Try Bella Sicilia’s stuffed, Sicilian, Chicago, or 16 varieties of thin-crust specialty pies, including seafood pizza with shrimp, clams, calamari, mussels, and margherita sauce! Take-out or enjoy our beautiful dining room, located in the back of our building. Feel free to bring your own beer and wine. Lunch buffet Mon.-Fri. Check us out on Facebook. AE, MC, V, MAC, D. Carnegie House, corner of Cricklewood Dr. and Toftrees Ave., 234-2424. An exquisite boutique hotel offering fine dining in a relaxed yet gracious atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner. Prix Fixe menu and à la carte menu selections now available. AAA Four Diamond Award recipient for lodging and fine dining. Reservations suggested. AE, MC, D, V. Full bar. Clem’s Roadside Bar and Grill, 1405 S. Atherton St., 237-7666, www.clemsbarandgrill.com. Chef/owner Greg Mussi combines forces with infamous griller Clem Pantalone to bring you a mix of classic BBQ and other signature dishes featuring local produce and an extensive wine list. Central’s PA’s unique “whiskey bar” and extensive wine list. Happy hours every day from 5 to 7 p.m. State College’s largest outdoor seating area. Groups welcome. Catering and private events available. Daily specials listed on Facebook. Live music. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Full bar.
Cozy Thai Bistro, 232 S. Allen St., 237-0139. A true authentic Thai restaurant offering casual and yet “cozy” family-friendly dining experience. Menu features wide selections of exotic Thai cuisine, both lunch and dinner (take-out available). BYO (wines & beer) is welcome after 5 p.m. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Damon’s Grill & Sports Bar, 1031 E. College Ave., 237-6300, damons.com. Just seconds from Beaver Stadium, locally owned and operated, Damon’s is the premiere place to watch sports and enjoy our extensive menu. Ribs, wings, burgers, steaks, apps, salads, and so much more. AE, D, MAC, MC, V, Full bar. The Deli Restaurant, 113 Hiester St., 237-5710, TheDeliRestaurant.com. Since 1973, The Deli has served up New York-style deli favorites on an American menu offering everything from comfort food to pub favorites, all made from scratch. Soups, breads, sauces, and awardwinning desserts are homemade here early in the morning folks. Look for its rotating menu of food-themed festivals throughout the year. AE, D, DC, LC, MC, V. Full bar. The Dining Room at the Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave., 865-8590. Fine continental cuisine in a relaxed, gracious atmosphere. Casual attire acceptable. Private dining rooms available. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Full bar. Down Under Steakhouse at Toftrees, One Country Club Lane, 234-8000, www.toftrees.com. A casual restaurant with unique dining featuring hearty appetizers, delicious entrees, fresh sandwiches and salads in a comfortable scenic atmosphere. Outdoor seating available. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Full bar. Duffy’s Boalsburg Tavern, On the Diamond, Boalsburg, 466-6241. The Boalsburg Tavern offers a fine, intimate setting reminiscent of Colonial times. Dining for all occasions with formal and casual menus, daily dinner features, specials, and plenty of free parking. AE, MC, V. Full bar.
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Faccia Luna Pizzeria, 1229 S. Atherton St., 237-9000, www.faccialuna.com. A true neighborhood hangout, famous for authentic New York-style wood-fired pizzas and fresh, homemade Italian cuisine. Seafood specialties, sumptuous salads, divine desserts, great service, and full bar. Outside seating available. Sorry, reservations not accepted. Dine-in, Take out. MC/V. Galanga, 454 E. College Ave., 237-1718. Another great addition to Cozy Thai Bistro. Galanga by Cozy Thai offers a unique authentic Thai food featuring Northeastern Thai style cuisine. Vegetarian menu selection available. BYO (wines and beer) is welcome after 5 p.m. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Gamble Mill Restaurant & Microbrewery, 160 Dunlop St., Bellefonte, 355-7764. A true piece of Americana, dine and enjoy our in-house craft beers in a historic mill. Experience bold American flavors by exploring our casual pub menu or fine dining options. Six to seven beers of our craft beers on tap. Brewers Club, Growlers, outdoor seating, large private functions, catering. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Dinner 5-9/10 p.m. Mon.-Sat. “Chalk Board Sunday’s” 4-8 p.m. All credit cards accepted.
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The Gardens Restaurant at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., Innovation Park, 863-5090. Dining is a treat for breakfast, lunch and dinner in The Gardens Restaurant, where sumptuous buffets and à la carte dining are our specialties. AE, CB, D, DC, MC, V. Full bar, beer. Gigi’s, West College Ave. on the Corner of Cato Ave., 861-3463, gigisdining.com. Conveniently located 5 minutes from Downtown, Gigi’s is a farm-to-table dining experience inspired by the hottest southern trends. Outdoor Patio. Lunch & Dinner. Full Bar. AE, D, MAC, MC, V.
The Greek, 102 E. Clinton Ave., 308-8822, www. thegreekrestaurant.net. Located behind The Original Waffle Shop on North Atherton Street. Visit our Greek tavern and enjoy authentic Greek cuisine. From fresh and abundant vegetables to the most succulent kebabs, each dish has been perfected to showcase genuine Greek flavors. When we say “authentic,” we mean it. Full service, BYOB. D, MC, V. Herwig’s Austrian Bistro, “Where Bacon Is An Herb,” 132 W. College Ave., 272-0738. Located next to the State Theatre. Serving authentic Austrian home cooking in Central PA. Ranked #1 Ethnic Restaurant in State College for 7 years in a row. Eat-in, Take-Out, Catering. Gluten-free options available. Bacon-based dessert. Homemade breads, BYO beer or wine all day. Sense of humor required. D, MAC, MC, V.
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Hi-Way Pizza, 1688 N. Atherton St., 237-0375, HiWayPizza.com. The State College tradition for nearly 50 years, nobody does it better than Hi-Way! Offering more than 29 varieties of hand-spun pizzas made from scratch offer an endless combination of toppings. Its vodka “flaky” crust and red stuffed pizzas are simply a must have. Hi-Way’s menu rounds out with pasta dishes, calzones, grinders, salads, and other Italian specialties. Eat-in, Takeout, or Hi-Way delivery. AE, D, DC, LC, MC, V. Full bar. India Pavilion, 222 E. Calder Way, 237-3400. Large selection of vegetarian and nonvegetarian dishes from northern India. Lunch buffet offered daily. We offer catering for groups and private parties. AE, D, MC, V. (call ahead.) Inferno Brick Oven & Bar, 340 E. College Ave., 237-5718, InfernoBrickOvenBar.com. With a casual yet sophisticated atmosphere, Inferno is a place to see and be seen. A full-service bar boasts a unique specialty wine, beer, and cocktail menu. Foodies — Inferno offers a contemporary Neapolitan brick-oven experience featuring a focused menu of artisan pizzas and other modern-Italian plates. Lunch and dinner service transitions into night as a boutique nightclub with dance-floor lighting, club sound system, and the area’s most talented resident DJs. AE, D, MAC, MC, V. Full bar.
Legends Pub at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., Innovation Park, 863-5080. Unwind with beverages and a casual lounge menu. AE, D, MC, V. Full bar. Mario’s Italian Restaurant, 1272 N. Atherton St., 234-4273, MariosItalianStateCollege.com. Fresh specialty dishes, pasta, sauces, hand-tossed pizzas, and rotisserie wood-grilled chicken all made from scratch are just a few reasons why Mario’s is authentically Italian! At the heart of it all is a specialty wood-fired pizza oven and rotisserie that imparts rustic flavors that can’t be beat! Mario’s loves wine, honored with six consecutive Wine Spectator awards and a wine list of more than 550 Italian selections. Mario’s even pours 12 rotating specialty bottles on its WineStation® stateof-the-art preservation system. Reservations and Walk-Ins welcome. AE, D, DC, LC, MC, V. Full bar. Otto’s Pub & Brewery, 2235 N. Atherton St., 867-6886, www.ottospubandbrewery.com. Our new location provides plenty of parking, great ales and lagers, full service bar, signature dishes made with local products in a family-friendly, casual atmosphere. AE, D, DC, LC MC, V. Full bar.
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Baby’s Burgers & Shakes, 131 South Garner St., 234-4776, www.babysburgers.com. Love poodle skirts, a jukebox playing the oldies, and delicious food cooked to order? Then Baby’s Burgers & Shakes is your kind of restaurant! Bring the entire family and enjoy a “ Whimpy” burger, a Cherry Coke or delicious chocolate shake, and top it off with a “Teeny Weeny Sundae,” in our authentic 1947 Silk City Diner. Check out Baby’s Web site for full menu and daily specials! D, MC, V, MAC, Lion’s Cash.
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As Penn State honors 50 years of women’s athletics, i t s a sso c ia te ath let ic director also looks torward the future A former All-American softball player at the University of Utah, Charmelle Green became the associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at Penn State in 2011. In her role, she is responsible for monitoring Title IX compliance for intercollegiate athletics. She oversees field hockey, women’s golf, Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith (left) talks women’s gymnastics, women’s lacrosse, with Penn State associate athletic director and senior woman administrator Charmelle Green at the Gardens Restaurant. women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, and really looking forward to having that kind of women’s volleyball. energy, enthusiasm, and knowledge. I’ve known Prior to coming to Penn State, she served as the head Sandy Barbour for some time. We had the opof the office of student-athlete welfare and development portunity of working together at Notre Dame and the sport administrator for women’s swimming and and she was very instrumental in my decision to diving at Notre Dame. Before joining the athletic admove from coaching into athletic administration. ministration, she had been an assistant softball coach at I watched her from afar. I’ve seen how she interNotre Dame from 2001 to 2005. acts in groups and with other leaders. She’s very Originally from San Diego, California, she earned charismatic. She’s a visionary, and I’m just thrilled a degree in mass communications/public relations that she will be our leader — that she accepted from the University of Utah in 1991, and a master’s the opportunity to lead Penn State athletics. I am degree in secondary education in 2003 from Indiana. confident she will do an outstanding job. Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash CopperMimi: Did you ever imagine you’d be sitting smith sat down with Green at the Gardens Restauas one of the right hands? rant at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel to Charmelle: Being the senior woman addiscuss the hiring of Penn State’s new athletic direcministrator for intercollegiate athletics at Penn tor, Sandy Barbour, and what is in store to celebrate State has been a wonderful and challenging ex50 years of women’s athletics at the university. perience. Three years ago, when I interviewed Mimi: Well, Charmelle, we are here to celfor the position and when it looked as if it could ebrate the anniversary of women in sport and come to fruition, I just started dreaming. I sat it was just announced that we’re getting a new back, and the word that came out of my mouth athletic director, and she just happens to be a was Wow! I’m so proud of our institution, so female. React to that a little bit for our readers. proud of our leaders, too, to see that Sandy is the Charmelle: I am excited. I think selfishly, beright person, the right fit for Penn State. ing a woman who aspires to be an athletic diMimi: Do you think she’ll make any dramatic rector, it is so vital and important to surround changes? Would you foresee this “visionary” yourself with people who have been to places stepping up and making some changes? you want to go, seen the things you want to see Charmelle: Well, all I know is that Sandy and the things you want to do. Not only are we is very competitive. She wants to be successful getting a woman athletic director, we’re getting academically and athletically. She wants Penn a strong leader — someone who has a presence, State to be the best in the country. And so whata vision, a direction, and is committed. I’m just ever that takes, I see her really strategically figur112 - Town&Gown September 2014
ing out how to make that happen. I don’t know what decisions will be made, but I’m certainly excited about the direction we will be headed in. Mimi: We are at 50 years of women’s athletics, and you have followed some historically remarkable women at the job you’re in now. Marty Adams, Della Durant, Ellen Perry, Sue Scheetz. Charmelle: Yes. I am incredibly grateful to all that Ellen Perry, Marty Adams, Della Durant, and Sue Scheetz have done to set me up for success. Mimi: Have they related with you one on one as mentors? Charmelle: Yes. I’ve had regular luncheons and conversations with all of them. They’ve been so generous with their time. And sometimes I just think I’m living a dream to be in a community where there’s so much support and commitment to helping one another grow. I thank them all and really look forward to doing a more formal thank you at the 50th celebration. Mimi: What are the highlights of the celebration? Charmelle: Well, we will look at the evolution of women in sports at Penn State. We will look at the different eras, highlight some of the achievements of our teams. It has been an outstanding athletic program for many years. We’re recognized as one of the best in the country.
Mimi: What’s the most rewarding part of your job? Charmelle: Student-athletes. We work with some of the brightest and the best in the country, and to be able to impact their lives in a positive way is incredibly rewarding — to not only help them excel while they’re at Penn State, but to help them have lifelong success. Mimi: Academically, the women athletes as a total group, what’s their graduation rate? Charmelle: The most recent graduation success rate for women sports at Penn State is 94 percent, and several programs have achieved 100 percent Academic Progress Rate. We’ve done really, really well as an entire department. The overall graduation success rate for all student-athletes is 88 percent. Mimi: Well that’s something to be very proud of. What makes Penn State a great place to work? Charmelle: The support, the energy, the type of student-athletes that we attract to our campus. It’s the desire to provide the best experience for students and it makes it exciting to work here. I love Penn State for that. Mimi: One of the things that should be a goal that arises out of this 50th anniversary celebration is how do we get more fans in the bleachers or in the seats or in the ballpark for women’s
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athletics. We field a lot of great teams, but we haven’t made a lot of progress in attracting fans. Have you given much thought to how we engage the students in becoming more proactive for a lot of these teams that are amazing? Charmelle: I think we’re always trying to wrack our brains on how we can attract a larger audience. We have to provide a great experience for our fans. We’ve got to be creative and think outside the box. ... This is a nationwide concern and issue, and one that on a national level we’re constantly trying to think how we can bring more exposure and excitement to our sports. Mimi: Well, it helps to have a lot of them on TV. Charmelle: It absolutely helps. Mimi: And the expansion of channels and the Big Ten network Charmelle: Absolutely. And I think even with the Big Ten branching out into the northeast, and with the addition of Rutgers and Maryland, that’s really going to create the buzz and establish rivalries that are important in college athletics. We have the best coaching staffs in the country. I like to say that with a great deal of confidence. Our coaches work extremely hard. They have lured the best of the best. We are
winning championships — we’re doing a great job in that arena, we’ve got to help them out. Mimi: And the students do a great job in public service in the community. Charmelle: Right. That’s what makes Penn State special. There’s a lot of interests, extracurricular activities, and our club teams are winning national championships. Mimi: Moving forward in the next 50 years, what kinds of changes could you foresee in the way we do things? Charmelle: I think if one is in tune with what’s happening on a national level with college athletics, we’re going to be forced to make some changes. And we, as administrators, have to be prepared for those changes. If we want to be on the front of what’s happening in college athletics, we want to continue to have the success that we’ve had, we’re gonna have to think outside the box. We’re gonna have to lead the way. I believe our new leader is going to challenge us in that regard. We want to be the best in the country, and we want to do it the right way — with integrity. Mimi: Thanks for joining me. Charmelle: Absolutely. Always a pleasure, Mimi. T&G
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Mimi: You are the one living person who was there when it all began to happen. If I were to ask you, of the three men, Eric Walker, Bob Scannell, and Ernie McCoy, in no special order, which is the one that made it all happen? Marty: All were highly supportive of us, but, of course, Ernie McCoy was first. He was a dean when all of this [was happening] and also he was director of athletics. Mimi: Now, is that the only time that job was combined? Marty: I think so. After that, Ed Czekaj was director of athletics. Mimi: Share with me any unusual experiences in those early days, or were there many turning points? Marty: We have always been so fortunate. McCoy was always totally supportive of us. He included Eric Walker in his discussions. The one thing I remember very well is when we sent a proposal for a varsity program to McCoy and he shared it with President Walker. Both responded, “Great, but call it something other than varsity or intercollegiate.” Therefore, it was called extramural sports for women, and most people didn’t know what that meant. Mimi: I noticed as I started looking at the
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50th anniversary of women’s athletics that a lot of the early sports had coaches for short times. It looked like whoever raised their hand to be the coach, was the coach. How did that happen? Marty: Well, when we started we knew we couldn’t hire. We didn’t want to hire nine coaches at one time. So, what the women’s faculty agreed to was that any person who was head of a sports club would automatically be the head coach of the team. And, so, that’s how it happened. Mimi: Did they get any more money for coaching? Marty: No. That was part of your staff load. Of course, women were afraid to ask for money at that time. Mimi: As dean for the undergraduate programs, you’re the person responsible for the women having such great academic records through the years. Marty: We started the advising center for athletes. Our college had an undergraduate advising center for all of our students in health, physical education, and recreation. Then, of course that had to change when our college was merged with health and human development. Tim Curley and I worked very hard to make sure
that they had an advising center for athletes and that this wasn’t lost. That’s when the current advising center started. Mimi: Well, it has to make you feel good to have been in at the beginning of what really is the crown jewel of our athletic program. Marty: Penn State has been helpful in the development of women’s programs. No one knows this, but Ernie McCoy would go overboard to try to help. Mimi: Do you think that the women’s athletic programs nationally have some idea of the role that Penn State has played? Marty: Oh yes. And they were very envious when we first started. Mimi: Well, it’s better to be envied! Marty: I’ll never forget one of our first gym meets was with Springfield College in Massachusetts, which was a huge competitor. Somehow, our students heard that Ernie had invited Eric Walker to this meet. I gasped. When these students walked in they were in scruffy leotards. We didn’t buy uniforms for everyone the first year. At the end of the meet, Eric came up to me and said that by nine o’clock tomorrow morning, he would like a list of everything I
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needed for women’s gymnastics on his desk. Mimi: How do you see the future for women’s athletics? I guess that worries me most is that there are very few places where women’s athletics, as good as they are, have become revenue sports. Do you see that increasingly as a problem or do you see some solution on the horizon? Marty: I think it could be an increasing problem. Mimi: The less popular sports will be the first to go. Marty: Yes, that’s right. Mimi: Any words of wisdom on how that could be avoided? Or, is it unavoidable? Marty: In today’s climate. I’m afraid that it would be unavoidable. Mimi: Well, we have to learn how to attract more people. We are a society that loves sports. What has helped tremendously the recognition of women’s intercollegiate athletics is the proliferation of coverage on TV. You can now see field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and women’s sports of all varieties because so many television stations exist. That ought to hopefully transform into a greater understanding of the entertainment value of the different sports. People go to sporting events
to be entertained these days. Marty: Just think back to the days when the only sport we had that made any money was football. Now we have a few. Mimi: Well, you have to feel pretty good about being a pioneer and living to see what has happened to what you were a part of in the beginning. Marty: Of course, one of the best things that happened then was when both the men’s and the women’s programs merged. And, so, that was not only in athletics but it was in everything in the college. Mimi: How do you react to the appointment of the newest athletic director at Penn State being a female? Marty: I welcome her with open arms! Mimi: What advice would you have for her? Ma r ty: I th in k sh e n eeds to become acquainted with the Penn State way. Penn State has always been very special. It’s not run-of-themill. It looks after its students and faculty. Mimi: They always have a sense of excellence. That’s good advice. On that note, be well, thank you for doing this, and stay well. T&G
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State College Photo Club’s Winning Photos The State College Photo Club provides photo enthusiasts with the opportunity to share their passion for photography with others and to provide an environment for learning and developing new skills. The club welcomes individuals from amateurs to professionals. One of the club’s activities is to hold a monthly competition. Town&Gown is pleased to present the winning images from the club’s competition. Shown this month are the first-place winners from the judged June meeting competition.
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A Return Home Former volleyball star and coach comes back to help guide the Lions By Steven Lynch
People often say there is no place like home, and in Salima Rockwell’s case, they were right. The former Penn State women’s volleyball associate head coach has returned to Happy Valley after leaving the University of Texas, where she had spent the last five years serving as the Longhorns’ associate head coach and as a recruiting coordinator. “I always knew that I would end up back here,” says Rockwell, who played for Penn State from 1991 to 1994, and served as an assistant coach under Russ Rose in 2007 and 2008. “I loved my time at the University of Texas and it was nice to see a different perspective, but this is and was always home for me. … I still bleed blue and white.” One of the main factors behind her decision to return to Penn State was family, both outside the court and on it. She says that the sense of State College community reassured her that this was the best place to settle down for her and her family — her husband, Jeff, and two sons, Logan and Rylan. She also says she has a special relationship with Rose, and each has high expectations for the team, which enters the 2014 season as the defending national champions. “I know his looks and his moods. We joke around a lot, and I love it,” she says. One of her favorite memories as a player is from 1993 when Penn State went to its first Final Four. She explains that Rose said something she will never forget: “You made it to the dance and now we are going to relax and enjoy it.” The Lions won their national semifinal match against Brigham Young before falling to Long Beach State University in the national-title match. Taking experience from years playing and coaching, Rockwell says that the best place to play and coach volleyball is at Rec Hall, where the crowds are louder and even closer to the court. Penn State pride is something that she wants to bring to every player and spectator, so that together they can win. “We are working on getting better and peaking at the right time of the season,” she says. A typical day for her starts early with e-mails
Salima Rockwell What is your favorite place to eat in State College? “Kamrai — it is unbelievable! They have such fresh fish and huge sushi rolls.” If you could go to the Olympics for any sport other than volleyball, what would it be? “Gymnastics. It is awesome to watch and it is so graceful, yet powerful.” What is your favorite ice cream at the Creamery, and if you could share it with anyone whom would you choose? “I should say Russ ‘Digs’ Roseberry, named after Coach Rose. But I am not going to — I love the Death by Chocolate so much. I would like to share it with Kiefer Sutherland because I want to meet him and find out what he is about.”
and taking care or any paperwork. Once that is finished, she starts preparing for the week by watching films of old games or practices. When practice begins in late afternoon, she is in her element, ready to coach. Afterward, Rose and Rockwell sit with the players to regroup and talk — her workday typically ends the way it started, reviewing film and answering e-mails. With her return to Penn State, there has been some speculation that she will take over as head coach whenever Rose, who is in his 36th season as head coach, retires. Rockwell knows there are no guarantees about the future. “So much is changing,” she says, “but there are few places that I would want to be head coach, and Penn State is absolutely one of them!” T&G
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