Legendary head Penn State volleyball coach Russ Rose was honored by many in Happy Valley and beyond.
In 40 years at the helm of the program, Rose has led the Nittany Lions to 7 NCAA titles – more than any other head coach. Rose, who has led Penn State to 17 Big Ten championships, is the winningest Division I coach by percentage all time and the winningest active Division I coach.
Enjoy this social media compilation from fellow coaches, former players, Penn State and more.
40 years of @PennStateVBALL in one pic…thank you Russ (and Lori) …this is your legacy! pic.twitter.com/pzfD2InCcr
— Varsity S Penn State (@PSUVarsityS) September 2, 2018
The No. 6 Women's volleyball team took down Texas A&M to wrap up the Celebration Weekend of Head Coach Russ Rose's 40th Season.
Read: https://t.co/pIOj4rJntG pic.twitter.com/eqQv37XW02— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) September 2, 2018
The celebration continues for Coach Rose!
After 40 years (and counting) you deserve all the recognition! @PennStateVBALL pic.twitter.com/t4Fpe1tYCB
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) September 1, 2018
Hear the ROAR for a man who truly deserves it. Congrats on 40 great seasons and we hope for many, many more! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/tqA7DxOXQa
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) September 1, 2018
Oh, and we will @psucreamery ice cream tonight!!! pic.twitter.com/Z4awdjeOfX
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) September 1, 2018
‘Gnome’ more excuses! We better see you at Rec Hall tonight as we take on Texas A&M and wrap up our celebration of Head Coach Russ Rose! Redeemable vouchers, while supplies last, will be given away starting at 6:30 pm before the 8 pm first serve. #RR40 #WeAre #WeGnomeYouWantOne pic.twitter.com/5FPcKM8Srg
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) September 1, 2018
Congrats to @PennStateVBALL
coach Russ Rose on his 40th year! pic.twitter.com/f7QICezN8V— Indiana Volleyball (@IndianaVB) August 30, 2018
"He's built an empire."
The 40-year secret to Russ Rose's unprecedented success at Penn State:https://t.co/3DVSkKELQp
— espnW (@espnW) September 3, 2018
🎉This is 4️⃣0️⃣! 🎉
Congrats to @PennStateVBALL's head coach, Russ Rose who is celebrating his 40th season of coaching.
A coach that will go down in the history books. pic.twitter.com/2lG7pZR0Sc
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) August 31, 2018
With our celebration of Head Coach Russ Rose’s 40th season this weekend, we have to post a #TBT to Coach’s first season in 1979!!#WeAre pic.twitter.com/40WhY6OSus
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) August 30, 2018
Welcome back💙 pic.twitter.com/49n64B4Hmb
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) September 2, 2018
Hear the ROAR for a man who truly deserves it. Congrats on 40 great seasons and we hope for many, many more! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/tqA7DxOXQa
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) September 1, 2018
Ninth-ranked Penn State registered back-to-back sweeps over Temple and Texas A&M to win the Penn State Invitational in Rose’s recognition weekend.
The Nittany Lions have swept every opponent they have faced thus far in the 2018 season. Every match has been played in Happy Valley.
Penn State’s first real challenges of the season are coming up this weekend in Stanford, Calif. The Nittany Lions are scheduled to meet 2nd-ranked Stanford on Friday, Sept. 7 at 11 p.m. ET and 18th-ranked Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. ET as part of the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.
Last season, Penn State compiled a 33-2 record and went 18-1 in the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions’ season came to a close in the national semifinal at the hands of league foe and eventual national champion Nebraska.
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