Headlined by Stephen Nedoroscik going viral on pommel horse and teammates Alyssa Naeher and Sam Coffey helping U.S. soccer clinch gold, Penn Staters brought home more than a dozen medals from the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here’s a look at the Nittany Lions who shined in Paris.
Everything that made Stephen Nedoroscik an unlikely star of the Paris Olympics was on display during his All-American career on the pommel horse at Penn State. Read the full story.
Veteran goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and up-and-coming midfield star Sam Coffey helped the U.S. reclaim its place as the best in women’s soccer. Read the full story.
More than three dozen Nittany Lion alumni, current students, coaches, and staff represented Penn State in Paris. Here’s the full list:
Sam Coffey ’20 Com, Women’s Soccer, USA
Alyssa Naeher ’10 H&HD, Women’s Soccer, USA
Micha Hancock ’14 Lib, Women’s Volleyball, USA
Joe Kovacs ’11 EMS, Men’s Track & Field, USA
Haleigh Washington ’17 Lib, Women’s Volleyball, USA
Matt Anderson, Men’s Volleyball, USA
Aaron Brooks, Men’s Wrestling, USA
Kayla Canett, Women’s Rugby 7s, USA
Laura Freigang, Women’s Soccer, Germany
Max Holt, Men’s Volleyball, USA
Renata Knapik-Miazga, Women’s Fencing, Poland
Stephen Nedoroscik ’20 Eng, Men’s Gymnastics, USA
Aaron Russell, Men’s Volleyball, USA
Roman Bravo-Young ’22 H&HD, Men’s Wrestling, Mexico
Lynnzee Brown, Women’s Gymnastics, Haiti
Ellen Casey ’00 H&HD, Women’s Gymnastics, USA (team physician)
Gabe Castaño ’22 Lib, Men’s Swimming, Mexico
Samantha Catantan, Women’s Fencing, Philippines
Miles Chamley-Watson, Men’s Fencing, USA
Mohamed Cisset, Men’s Soccer, Mali
Eduardo Cisternas, Men’s Swimming, Chile
Casey Cunningham, Men’s Wrestling, USA (coach)
Ryan Foster ’11 Lib, Men’s Track & Field, St. Vincent & the Grenadines (coach)
Phia Gladieux, Women’s Field Hockey, USA
Shaul Gordon, Men’s Fencing, Canada
Margherita Guzzi Vincenti ’13 Sci, Women’s Fencing, USA
Jack Harvey, Men’s Swimming, Bermuda
Emma Harvey, Women’s Swimming, Bermuda
Tom Hovasse ’89 Bus, Men’s Basketball, Japan (coach)
Nick Lee ’21 H&HD, Men’s Wrestling, USA (coach)
Brandon Lyons ’12 Bus, Para-Cycling, USA
Dane Miller ’07 Lib, Men’s Track & Field, St. Vincent & the Grenadines (coach)
Shawn Morelli ’98 Behrend, Para-Cycling, USA
Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes, Men’s Swimming, Brazil
Arianna Proietti, Women’s Fencing, Italy
Zain Retherford ’18, ’24 MBA Bus, Men’s Wrestling, USA
Brandon Rizzo, Men’s Track & Field, Ivory Coast (coach)
Handal Roban, Men’s Track & Field, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Shane Ryan ’17 H&HD, Men’s Swimming, Ireland
Cael Sanderson, Men’s Wrestling, USA (coach)
Cody Sanderson, Men’s Wrestling, USA (coach)
Cheickna Traore, Men’s Track & Field, Ivory Coast
Sam Zakutney ’20 Eng, Men’s Gymnastics, Canada
