(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – The Nittany Lion logo taken before an NCAA college football game between Penn State and Delaware, Sept. 9, 2023, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) According to a recent release from Penn State Beaver Athletics, the Penn State Beaver Athletics Department announced the addition of four new varsity sports: men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s cross country: with competition officially set to begin in the Fall 2026 academic/athletic season. The expansion underscores the commitment that Penn State Beaver has for providing opportunities for student athletes that are robust, strengthening its footprint for athletics, and enriching both engagement for its community and life on campus.