Penn State Abington is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), joining the Association for the 2012-2013 academic year. Abington sponsors 13 varsity sports; seven on the women's side, and six men's programs. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, softball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis.
Since 2017, Penn State Abington athletics has racked up:
- 4 Conference Championships                           Â
- 5Â Conference Runner-Up Finishes
- 20 Conference Playoff Berths
- 1 NCAA Division III All-AmericanÂ
- 4 Conference Player of the Year Honorees
- 3 Conference Coach of the Year Honorees
- 5 Conference Rookie of the Year Honorees
- 88 All-Conference Selections
- 229 Conference Scholar-Athlete Selections
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The Nittany Lions compete in the United East Conference, which Abington joined for 2008-2009. The eight other core UEC institutions are:
- Gallaudet University (Washington, D.C.)
- St. Mary's College (Maryland)
- Lancaster Bible College (Pennsylvania)
- Pennsylvania College of Technology (Pennsylvania)
- Penn State Berks (Pennsylvania)
- Penn State Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)
- Morrisville State College (New York)
- Wells College (New York)
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Mission Statement
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Penn State Abington prepares student athletes to engage with the campus' academic and social environment through developing life long skills in leadership, sportsmanlike conduct, academic and athletic excellence. Our program's focus is on the development of the whole person, and we place student athlete welfare as our highest priority. We promote and reinforce traditional values of honesty, integrity, equity, commitment and hard work as the foundation of our athletes program. We take great pride in hiring coaches who are teachers first and embrace these values.
