Penn State Mont Alto Captures PSUAC Virtual Challenge Cup
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State Mont Alto won the first-ever PSUAC Virtual Challenge Cup held during the fall semester, finishing with 273 total points to best runner-up Penn State Beaver by 30 points.
The Virtual Challenge Cup was created in the fall 2020 semester to provide fun and competitive opportunities for PSUAC student-athletes dealing with the postponement of their normal sport seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cup included an NFL combine-style competition, 22 sport-specific activities along with three social media challenges. The event kicked off in September with the PSUAC Combine and ended with a Viral Video challenge in November.
Beaver built a solid lead after the Combine as five of their teams finished at the top in the events. Mont Alto used the sport-specific activities to catch-up, winning half of those contests, including four of the six baseball/softball contests. Penn State Brandywine and Penn State Fayette each won three sport-specific events, the second most behind Mont Alto. Fayette and Brandywine finished third and fourth, respectively, in the overall total. New Kensington rounded-out the top five.
Top 12
| Campus | Total Points |
| Mont Alto | 273 |
| Beaver | 243 |
| Fayette | 212.5 |
| Brandywine | 208.5 |
| New Kensington | 191 |
| Greater Allegheny | 128 |
| Lehigh Valley | 95.5 |
| Hazleton | 90 |
| Schuylkill | 83.5 |
| Scranton | 80 |
| Shenango | 73 |
| York | 37 |
Events Won
Beaver -- Volleyball Serving; Combine (Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Volleyball)
Brandywine -- Softball Home Run Derby; Men's Soccer Juggling; Dunk Contest
Fayette -- Men's Basketball Dribbling; Women's Basketball 3-point; Baseball Two-Ball (tie); Combine (Men's Basketball); Halloween Contest
Greater Allegheny -- Women's Basketball Hot Shot; Volleyball Attacking
Mont Alto -- Baseball home Run Derby; Men's Soccer Agility; Women's Soccer Agility; Women's Soccer Juggling; Men's Basketball 3-point; Women's Basketball Dribbling; Baseball Two-Ball (tie); Baseball Trash Can; Softball Two-Ball; Women's Soccer Dizzy PK; Volleyball Passing
New Kensington -- Men's Soccer Dizzy PK
Schuylkill -- Combine (Baseball)
Scranton -- Softball Trash Can; Trick Shot Challenge; Viral Video Challenge
Shenango -- Men's Basketball Hot Shot