Penn State men’s gymnastics earns fifth straight Freshman of the Week honor

Penn State freshman Sam Zakutney was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday after earning victories against Ohio State in both the parallel bars and the all-around.

This is the fifth-straight week that a Nittany Lion has earned the freshman award. Favian Valdez garnered the honor three times, and Zakutney has earned it twice.

This story was originally published February 13, 2017 at 10:50 PM with the headline "Penn State men’s gymnastics earns fifth straight Freshman of the Week honor."