Penn State wrestler Aaron Brooks and softball player Bridget Nemeth were the top Nittany Lions athletes of 2023-24.
Penn State recognized a four-time NCAA wrestling champion and the Big Ten's freshman of the year in softball as its 2023-24 Athletes of the Year. Aaron Brooks capped his final season at Penn State by becoming Penn State wrestling's second four-time NCAA wrestling champion. Freshman Bridget Nemeth continued Brooks' success, becoming Penn State softball's first individual award-winner in more than 30 years.
Brooks won the Hodge Trophy as the nation's top collegiate wrestler after going 22-0 with six pins and 11 technical falls. He won 20 of his 22 bouts with bonus points. Brooks helped the Penn State to a perfect dual-meet season and its 11th NCAA team title in 13 tournament. He was named the most dominant wrestler of the NCAA Championships and the outstanding wrestler of the Big Ten Championships. Brooks punctuated his season by defeating former Penn State star David Taylor at the U.S.
Nemeth became the first Penn State softball player to win a Big Ten individual award and the first to win any conference award since Nan Sichler in 1988. Nemeth was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten pick after compiling a 23-7 record on the mound. She set the program's single-season school record for victories and totaled 202 strikeouts, becoming just the fourth Penn State pitcher with at least 200 strikeouts.
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