MEN'S LACROSSE Three-time All-
American Grant Ament was the top pick
in the Premier Lacrosse League Dra>,
going to the Archers Lacrosse Club on
May 13. Ament became the second Penn
State player dra>ed into the PLL, which
is entering its second season. Chris
Sabia was picked 10th overall by the
Chrome Lacrosse Club in 2019.
Despite multiple obstacles, including a
major injury that forced him to take a
season o< and the cancellation of his
;nal season a>er seven games, Ament
set Big Ten and Penn State records for
most career points (284) and career as-
sists (191). Those numbers were bol-
stered by the greatest season in Penn
State history, when Ament, as a junior,
led the Lions to their ;rst Big Ten regu-
lar-season and Big Ten tournament ti-
tles. He was the team's oed into a professional
lacrosse league this year. Defenseman
Tommy Wright was a third-round selec-
tion by the New York Lizards in the
Major League Lacrosse Dra> on May 4.
The PLL will hold a two-week tourna-
ment in lieu of a full season this year due
to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The
PLL Championships Series will be a fan-
less tournament that takes place from
July 25-Aug. 9.
ACADEMICS Six Penn State teams have
earned an NCAA Public Recognition
Award for posting elite scores in this
year's Academic Progress Rate compila-
tion. The six teams – women's cross
country, women's fencing, men's golf,
women's golf, men's hockey and
women's track and ;eld – earned multi-
year APR scores in the top 10 percent
nationally for their respective sports
through the 2018-19 academic year (data
from 2015-16 through 2018-19).
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Former Penn State
standout Jason Kepner was inducted into
the 2020 class of the EIVA Hall of Fame,
as announced by the league o=ce earlier
this season. An outside hitter for the Nit-
tany Lions from 1993-97, Kepner ranks in
the school's top 15 in multiple individual
statistical categories. His 1,249 kills rank
13th in PSU history and he's seventh in
digs with 693 and 10th in aces with 88.
Kepner was a freshman member of the
1994 national championship team and
went on to win All-America accolades as
a senior. He was also a three-time All-
EIVA selection. Kepner is currently the
head women's volleyball coach at the
College of Charleston, where he has
amassed a school-record 288 wins.
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