UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s volleyball head coach Mark Pavlik, the fourth-winningest coach in the history of collegiate men’s volleyball, has announced that the 2026 season will be the final season of his career.

Pavlik, just the third head coach in the history of the Penn State men’s volleyball team, has compiled a career record of 694-241, winning over 74 percent of his matches. He leads all active National Collegiate Division (DI-II) head coaches with his win total and ranks fourth all time among all collegiate men’s volleyball coaches.

He led the Nittany Lions to a national title in 2008 and was rewarded with AVCA National Coach of the Year recognition. That was one of Penn State’s 25 appearances in the NCAA Tournament during his tenure in Happy Valley, which has resulted in four appearances in the championship match.

Penn State has dominated the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during Pavlik’s 32 seasons at the helm, winning 25 EIVA Tournament titles and 27 regular season conference championships. He is a 10-time EIVA Coach of the Year, posting a remarkable 337-28 record in conference regular season matches.

Sportsmanship team

Each of Penn State Altoona’s seven fall sports was represented on the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Donna Ledwin Fall All-Sportsmanship Team.

The seven Penn State Altoona fall sport student-athletes voted to the AMCC All-Sportsmanship team by their teammates are: Evan Wagenmann (cross country), Victoria Scutti (cross country), Nicholas Helsley (golf), Niko Ferrales (soccer), Grace Turner (soccer), Abigail Morgan (tennis) and Jadeyn Price (volleyball).

The student-athlete selected by each team must consistently demonstrate a high level of ethical conduct, respect, and fair play in both practice and competition, whether on the sidelines or as an active competitor.