NITTANY LION INVITATIONAL Penn State has hosted the Nittany Lion Invitational 45 times in program history, capturing the title 24 times. Only 17 other schools have claimed the team title. Penn State has won the tournament six times in the last nine years, with the most recent championship in 2021. The last individual medalist for the Nittany Lions was Mathilde Delavallade in 2021.
PENN STATE’S NLI MEDALISTS
1974 Julie Smith 1975 Renie Kelleher 1982 Ellen Black 1986 Kirsten Stone 1991 Cathy Gitzendanner 1994 Heather Preston 1995 Laura Hammond 2000 Jamie McClain 2002 Katie Futcher 2005 Maggie Lester 2006 Evelyn Paik 2009 Emily Ransone 2012 Ellen Ceresko 2018 Sarah Willis 2021 Mathilde Delavallade
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PENN STATE’S NITTANY LION INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS & MEDALISTS
Year 1974 Fall 1975 Spring 1975 Fall 1976 Spring 1977 Spring 1978 Spring 1979 Spring 1982 1985 Spring 1985 Fall 1986 Spring 1986 Fall 1988 Fall 1989 Fall 1991 Spring 1992 Fall 1993 Spring 1994 Spring 1995 Spring 1995 Fall 1996 Fall 1997 Spring 1999 Spring 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2021 Fall
Team Champion Score Penn State 726 Penn State 712 Penn State 730 Penn State 697 Penn State 685 Penn State 645 Ohio State 599 Penn State 929 Ohio State 918 Longwood 950 Bowling Green 640 Longwood 608 South Carolina 945 Penn State 939 Penn State 936 Methodist College 643 Methodist College 644 Penn State 630 Penn State 647 Penn State 940 Nebraska 605 Penn State 631 Penn State 941 Oregon 885 Penn State 914 Penn State 914 Penn State 909 James Madison 900 UC Irvine 897 UC Irvine 600 Penn State 927 Princeton 910 William & Mary 909 Rollins College 909 Penn State 901 Eastern Michigan 597** Penn State 862 Kent State 873 Columbia 894 Penn State 889 Penn State 885 Maryland 863 Penn State 864 Penn 868 Penn State 851
Medalist Score Julie Smith, Penn State 173 Renie Kelleher, Penn State 171 Goan Garety, Michigan State 165 Debbie McCullock, Mass. 162 Jan Van Munching, Mt. Holyoke 160 Anne Marie Locke, Mt. Holyoke 157 Rose Jones, Ohio State 225 Ellen Black, Penn State 228 Cheryl Stacey, Ohio State 225 Jennifer Crepts, James Madison 229 Laura Broadbent, Bowling Green 156 Kristen Stone, Penn State 144 Tiffany Maurycy, William & Mary 230 Sara Evans, Minnesota 217 Cathy Gitzendanner, Penn State 221 Nickie Crist, James Madison 156 Calay Jones, James Madison 156 Heather Preston, Penn State 152 Nickie Crist, James Madison* 158 Laura Hammond, Penn State 232 Rachelle Tacha, Nebraska 147 Kathryn Yard, James Madison 151 Summer Phinney, UNC-Greensboro 225 Pam Sowden, Oregon 210 Jamie McClain, Penn State 221 Jessica Lewis, James Madison* 221 Katie Futcher, Penn State 211 Carol Green, James Madison 212 Selanee’ Henderson, UC- Irvine 220 Maggie Lester, Penn State 144 Evelyn Paik, Penn State 224 Lauren Bavaird, Western Michigan 223 Callie Kemmer, Yale 220 Emily Ransone, Penn State 218 Fabia Rothenfluh, Rollins College 218 Ariel Witmer, Longwood 144** Ellen Ceresko, Penn State 208 Jennifer Ha, Kent State 212 Kelsey Murphy, Eastern Michigan 218 Alex Liu, William & Mary 212 Isabella Rusher, Richmond 216 Laura van Respaille, Maryland 212 Sarah Willis, Penn State 205 Sarah Fouratt, Seton Hall 214 Mathilde Delavallade, PSU 206
* Won playoff hole. ** Third round cancelled due to rain. The tournament name was changed to the Nittany Lion Invitational in 1999: previously, it was called the Lady Lion Invitational.
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