Episode 102: Makenna Newkirk – Assistant Coach with the Penn State Women’s Ice Hockey Team

On this episode, we talk with with Makenna Newkirk, Assistant Coach with the Penn State Women’s Hockey Program. We cover a lot of territory including youth and prep school hockey, Ivy League vs. scholarship schools, what it’s like to play at Penn State and of course lots of information about the recruiting process.

You can connect with Makenna either on the Penn State Women’s Hockey website: https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/season/2024-25/staff/makenna-newkirk or via Makenna Newkirk’s Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/makenna-newkirk

You can learn more about the Penn State women’s hockey program here: https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey

Follow Makenna or the Penn State women’s hockey team on X: @makennanewkirk  and @pennstatewhky  and Instagram: @makennanewkirk and @pennstatewhky

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