Mont Alto Athletic History

Penn State Mont Alto Athletic History

Conference Affiliations: CCAC & PSUAC

1900’s

1903: Pennsylvania State Forest Academy opens being one of the first in the nation
1905: Men’s Basketball team is formed

1920’s

1926: Baseball team is reformed after being disbanded due to lack of quality of play

1929: Penn State University’s program merged with the Forest Academy which later becomes Penn State Mont Alto

1940’s

1960’s

Nov 30, 1966: A nine game varsity basketball schedule was announced by Coach Duane L. Thomas.

1970’s

1970: Men’s soccer team is organized and goes undefeated in their first season

1980’s

1990’s

1993: Multipurpose Activities Center completed on campus; includes two gymnasiums, locker rooms, racquetball courts, and more.
1998: Women’s Volleyball wins its first PSUAC Championship
1999: The Softball team begins its first season

2000’s

2002: Commonwealth campuses shift to four years, split into divisions
2008: Joined USCAA, adding the entire PSUAC to the ranks, before it was just five teams competing nationally
2009: Golf team wins its first PSUAC Championship

2010’s

2020’s

2021: Women’s soccer goes undefeated in conference play while on their way to their first PSUAC Championship win in team history. They earned an automatic bid into the USCAA National Championships as a four seed. The team had four PSUAC All First team awards as well as two honorable mentions.
2022: Wrestling’s Luke Lardarello wins the NWCA 174lb National Championship, the first individual Championship in school history
2022: Women’s volleyball wins the USCAA National Championship, the first team national championship in school history