It may be early June, but a platoon of Penguins are still raking in the frequent flier miles. For the eighth consecutive season, Youngstown State will be represented at the biggest stage in collegiate track at the NCAA Division I Nationals this week in Eugene, Oregon. Junior sprinter Luke ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP – Since her hiring 63 days ago as Youngstown State’s new head women’s basketball coach, Melissa Jackson has barely had time to catch her breath. From meeting returning players, to hiring a staff, to working on the team’s schedule for next season, to recruiting and making sure the program’s current recruits remain committed, she can use a few more hours in the day just to catch her breath. “Things have gone as I expected. I am just so enamored with this community and their support,” Jackson told the Curbstone Coaches during Monday’s meeting at Avion ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University has worked to stay ahead of its competitors in offering opportunities for its student-athletes to benefit off their name, image and likeness. “Thankfully, basically since the get go, coming down from our athletic director was that we’re going to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — When the NCAA and state legislatures started passing name, image and likeness legislation in the summer of 2021, it was a watershed moment for college athletes. For the first time, student-athletes could sign endorsement deals, do commercials, sell merchandise, make money and ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State came into the Horizon League tournament this week flying high after earning the bracket’s No. 1 seed for winning the regular season title. But the Penguins were pushed to the brink of elimination on Friday, after rain washed out the second day of the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — In 2021, Youngstown State won the Horizon League regular season title and earned the league’s No. 1 seed heading into the conference tournament. The Penguins ultimately came up short of winning the tournament title and clinching an NCAA bid, but “the past is the past,” ...
