Penn State's Kortney Clemons and Maggie Redden both won events at the World Paralympic Track and Field Trials in Atlanta in early July.

Clemons won the 100 meters with a lifetime best of 15.61, but came up just short of reaching the World Championship qualifying standard of 14.45. Redden won the discus with a throw of 10.10 meters, but also came up shy of the World qualifying mark. Redden also nearly made the World Team in the 100 meters finishing fifth in a time of 18.88, just shy of her lifetime best mark of 18.78. She also finished sixth in the 200 meters (34.90) and eighth in the 400 meters (67.80). The top four finishers in the sprints earn a berth on the relay team for the World Championships.

The achievements of Clemons, and Iraqi war veteran, Redden and Rohan Murphy, a member of the Penn State varsity wrestling team, have gained great exposure for Penn State's Ability Athletics Program headed by Teri Jordan. Clemons was featured in interviews on CNN and will appear in a feature on Outdoor Sports in September. College Sports Television (CSTV) has run a feature on Murphy and the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and Washington Times have both featured the Penn State athletes as have many media outlets in the Centre Region.