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Powered by the wrestling team's sixth NCAA championship in the past seven years, Penn State moved up last month to No. 4 in the Lear5eld Directors' Cup standings. The Nittany Lions were just eight points out of third place. In the 5rst winter sports compilation, the Nittany Lions climbed from seventh to fourth place, having previously earned their 10th consecutive top-10 fall 5nish. Penn State and Stanford are the nation's only institutions to place in the top 10 in the 5nal fall Directors' Cup standings in each of the past 10 years. Penn State is seeking its 12th consec- utive top-5ve 5nish in the Directors' Cup 5nal winter standings. Led by a record-tying 5ve national champions, the Penn State wrestling team was dominant in winning its sec- ond consecutive NCAA crown. The Nit- tany Lions scored a school-record 146.5 team points to earn 100 Directors' Cup points. The Penn State women's track and 5eld team captured its fourth Big Ten indoor championship, while the men's squad earned a program-best second- place 5nish. The women's team 5nished in a tie with Stanford for 10th at the NCAA championships to earn 66.75 Di- rectors' Cup points and combined with the men's squad to earn 102.25 points. Sophomore Ally McHugh earned two top-16 5nishes at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships to provide an additional 37.5 points to Penn State's Directors' Cup total. Stanford leads the Directors' Cup and is followed by Wisconsin (572 points), Michigan (540.25), Penn State (532.75) and USC (492). ■ FANTASTIC CUISINE EXCEP TIONAL ATMOSPHERE Voted Best Fine Dining V o o t e d B e s t F i n e D i n i n g Colleg W ve Av . College & Cato carnegieinnandspa.com | 814.234.2424 Corner of C Corner of Cricklewood Dr. and Toftrees Ave. carnegieinnandspa.com | 814.234.2424 . Colleg W. College & Cato 814.861.3463 gigisdining.com RN RN RN ABLE ABLE TA T ve Av . College & Cato 814.861.3463 gigisdining.com ALL SPORTS Penn State rises to 4th place in Directors' Cup team and a top-tier team in the NCAA." Playing an extremely daunting confer- ence schedule, the Nittany Lions will likely have to turn in similar efforts in the coming weeks if they hope to vie for the Big Ten crown. A program with relatively little in the way of lacrosse history, Penn State has al- ways been an underdog compared to the likes of Johns Hopkins and Maryland, teams that claimed the first two Big Ten lacrosse titles. On April 8, the sixth- ranked Terrapins put an end to Penn State's win streak, overcoming O'Keefe's seventh hat trick of the year for a 15-11 victory in College Park, Md. The Nittany Lions were set to visit Johns Hopkins on April 15. Tambroni said he hasn't been surprised by the league's prowess. "We kind of had a feeling in the last couple years that the Big Ten was going to be one of the premier conferences," he said. "It's been exciting to watch the growth of the entire group really all at once this year." ■

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