Who is the nittany lion mascot

OK, so there were only 1, people surveyed. Of those 1, people, 3. The highest representation was from California with The mascots were divided among 16 survey questions, each with eight randomized variations. Every survey taker evaluated at least 16 mascots. Each mascot was scored at least times. Questions included multiple-choice rating scales and open-ended comment boxes. Here are some of the results:.

Best college mascots. Willie the Wildcat, Northwestern University. Pouncer, University of Memphis. The Bird, U. Air Force Academy. Bill the Goat, U. Naval Academy. Support quality journalism: Purchase a Subscription! Already receiving enough emails? State College Links. Movies Local theaters and new movies. Apartments Search local apartments. Classifieds Buy and sell locally. Hotels In and around Penn State. Follow on Another Platform. Other posts by Anthony. We sat down with Sowa to look back on his experience and favorite moments during his record tenure as the Nittany Lion.

Sowa: I actually became interested in becoming the Lion by watching the Lion as a kid. I grew up going to Penn State games, and I always thought the Lion was the coolest thing ever.

When I made my decision to come to Penn State, I was made aware that any student could try out to be the Lion. So at that point, I decided that before I graduated I would try out to be the Lion — of course — never even really considering the possibility that I could be selected.

Sowa: Big Ten mascots all have very different tryout processes — as they should. The Nittany Lion specifically has a tryout process that is approximately one month long and has three stages. Next is an interview where your interpersonal skills are tested and you get to showcase your personality human-to-human. And finally, there is an audition where you bring a self-prepared skit, show off the 50 one-armed pushups you have trained hard for, showcase your humor and clever thinking in an improv section, and your rhythm by playing the cowbell.

Ultimately, the candidate who has the strongest overall performance — not just in the audition — is the one who gets selected to carry on the great tradition of the Nittany Lion. Sowa: In high school I played a few sports. My primary was basketball, but I even dove for a year. My best friend was a world-class diver at the time and he convinced me to do it.

I would attribute most of my fairly limited acrobatic abilities to that. During that dive season, he taught me a standing backflip and that was the extent of my abilities going into the tryout. Sowa: Tough question. I will tell you I was able to train for 50 in approximately a month though. In regards to my left, unfortunately no.

I definitely never gave my left arm enough love. He would only see action when the scores started getting absurd and I would have to go from right to left back to right. Sowa: I love the scarf. No matter what anyone thinks, that is my favorite.