Rec Hall - Home of the Nittany Lions
Recreation Building, or Rec Hall as it is affectionately known, is the home of the Penn State men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and wrestling teams. Built in 1929, the gymnasium has hosted several different national and international competitions in various sports, including the 2002, 2006 and 2011 Men’s Volleyball National Collegiate Championship, the 2007 Women’s Gymnastics and 2008 Men’s Gymnastics
Big Ten Championships, the 2008 and 2010 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Regional Championships and the 2007 Men’s Gymnastics National Collegiate Championships. Rec Hall has also been pivotol in the women’s volleyball world as it has hosted multiple events, including the NCAA First and Second Rounds 25 times and the 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010 NCAA Regional Championships.
The recently-renovated Penn State women’s volleyball locker room, located in historic Rec Hall, features a meeting and scouting room, a lounge for studying and relaxing and state-of-the-art personal lockers for each student-athlete. 174
PENN STATE 2012–13 • WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL • Five-Time NCAA National Champions ‘99, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10