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

PENN STATE’S NITTANY LION INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS & MEDALISTS

Year Team ChampionScore Medalist Score 1974 Fall Penn State 726 Julie Smith, Penn State 173 1975 Spring Penn State 712 Renie Kelleher, Penn State 171 1975 Fall Penn State 730 Goan Garety, Michigan State 165 1976 Spring Penn State 697 Debbie McCullock, Mass. 162 1977 Spring Penn State 685 Jan Van Munching, Mt. Holyoke160 1978 Spring Penn State 645 Anne Marie Locke, Mt. Holyoke 157 1979 Spring Ohio State 599 Rose Jones, Ohio State 225 1982 Penn State 929 Ellen Black, Penn State 228 1985 Spring Ohio State 918 Cheryl Stacey, Ohio State 225

1985 Fall Longwood 950 Jennifer Crepts, James Madison 229 1986 Spring Bowling Green 640 Laura Broadbent, Bowling Green 156 1986 Fall Longwood 608 Kristen Stone, Penn State 144 1988 Fall South Carolina 945 Tiffany Maurycy, William & Mary230 1989 Fall Penn State 939 Sara Evans, Minnesota 217 1991 Spring Penn State 936 Cathy Gitzendanner, Penn State 221 1992 Fall Methodist College 643 Nickie Crist, James Madison 156 1993 Spring Methodist College 644 Calay Jones, James Madison 156 1994 Spring Penn State 630 Heather Preston, Penn State 152 1995 Spring Penn State 647 Nickie Crist, James Madison* 158 1995 Fall Penn State 940 Laura Hammond, Penn State 232 1996 Fall Nebraska 605 Rachelle Tacha, Nebraska 147 1997 Spring Penn State 631 Kathryn Yard, James Madison 151 1999 Spring Penn State 941 Summer Phinney, UNC-Greensboro 225 1999 Fall Oregon 885 Pam Sowden, Oregon 210 2000 Fall Penn State 914 Jamie McClain, Penn State 221 2001 Fall Penn State 914 Jessica Lewis, James Madison*221 2002 Fall Penn State 909 Katie Futcher, Penn State 211 2003 Fall James Madison 900 Carol Green, James Madison 212 2004 Fall UC Irvine 897 Selanee’ Henderson, UC- Irvine 220 2005 Fall UC Irvine 600 Maggie Lester, Penn State 144 2006 Fall Penn State 927 Evelyn Paik, Penn State 224

2007 Fall Princeton 910 Lauren Bavaird, Western Michigan 223 2008 Fall William & Mary 909 Callie Kemmer, Yale 220 2009 Fall Rollins College 909 Emily Ransone, Penn State 218

2010 Fall Penn State 901 Fabia Rothenfluh, Rollins College 218 2011 Fall Eastern Michigan 597** Ariel Witmer, Longwood 144** 2012 Fall Penn State 862 Ellen Ceresko, Penn State 208 2013 Fall Kent State 873 Jennifer Ha, Kent State 212

2014 Fall Columbia 894 Kelsey Murphy, Eastern Michigan 218 2015 Fall Penn State 889 Alex Liu, William & Mary 212 2016 Fall Penn State 885 Isabella Rusher, Richmond 216 2017 Fall Maryland 863 Laura van Respaille, Maryland 212 2018 Fall Penn State 864 Sarah Willis, Penn State 205 2019 Fall Penn 868 Sarah Fouratt, Seton Hall 214 2021 Fall Penn State 851 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.