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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Leechburg, PA
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- Year:
- Jr
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- High School:
- Kiski Area
Bio
2024-25: Played in 16 matches during his sophomore campaign with Penn State Altoona men’s tennis…was voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team for No. 3 doubles…was 6-4 overall in doubles matches, including going 3-2 in the AMCC…was 1-1 at No. 2 doubles and 5-3 at No. 3…in singles play, was 11-5 overall and 5-1 in the AMCC…went 0-1 at No. 2 singles, 2-0 at No. 3, and 9-4 in the No. 4 position.
2023-24: Competed in all 16 of the Lions’ matches in his freshman campaign with the Penn State Altoona men’s tennis program…was voted to the second team of the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference squad at No. 6 singles…made nine appearances in No. 6 singles matches, going 5-4 overall and 4-1 within the AMCC…also posted a 5-2 record in No. 5 singles matches, including one AMCC victory…competed in one doubles match at the No. 1 position…earned spots on the Academic All-Conference teams for both the AMCC and Atlantic East Conference.
High School: Four-year letter winner in tennis...made the WPIAL tournament as a junior...four-year honor roll student...was the lead in his high school musical...class president...senior committee member.
Personal: Son of Scott and Angel Newell...participates in THON at Penn State Altoona...majoring in Business.
News Mentions
Beard, Bene, Stern Headline All-AMCC Men’s Tennis Team
LATROBE, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s tennis was well-represented on the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s All-Confer...
April 21, 2026
Men's Tennis Sweeps Mount Aloysius, Advances to AMCC Title Match
ERIE, Pa. - The No. 2 seed Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team punched its ticket to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...
April 18, 2026
Lions Top Warriors 6-1
ALTOONA, Pa. - Penn State Altoona men’s tennis competed in their final regular season match Thursday evening, defeating non-conference...
April 16, 2026
Lions Suffer Tight Loss to Behrend
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team competed at the Adler Tennis Courts on Sunday afternoon, where they l...
April 12, 2026
Beard Breaks Record as Lions Win Doubleheader
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team celebrated seniors Nick Beard (Manns Choice, PA/Bedford) and Emmett Hibbs...
April 8, 2026
Newell Named AMCC Player of the Week
LATROBE, Pa. – Penn State Altoona junior Jackson Newell (Leechburg, PA/Kiski Area) was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate...
March 30, 2026
Lions Best Waynesburg 6-1
WAYNESBURG, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team traveled for the final time in the 2025-26 regular season,...
March 30, 2026
Lions Blank Bobcats in Doubleheader
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men's tennis team's schedule returned home today with the Lions defeating Allegheny Mountain...
March 29, 2026
Student-Athlete Spotlight: Jackson Newell
Here is the latest edition of our student-athlete spotlight series! Learn more about men's tennis junior Jackson Newell and his experiences at...
March 26, 2026
Lions Edged 4-3 by Behrend
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team traveled north to compete against Penn State Behrend at Westwood Racquet...
March 20, 2026
Men's Tennis Tops Celtics in Wednesday Doubleheader
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team competed in their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...
March 4, 2026
Men's Tennis 2025-26 Season Preview
The Penn State Altoona men's tennis team enters the bulk of its 2025-26 schedule aiming to win the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...
February 24, 2026
Men's Tennis Concludes Fall Season with 6-1 Loss at Juniata
HUNTINGTON, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona men's tennis team traveled to face Juniata College today for their last game of the fall season, losing...
September 26, 2025
Spartans Battle Past Lions 5-2
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team took its first loss of the 2025-26 season on Tuesday evening, when non-confere...
September 16, 2025
Men’s Tennis Topples Geneva 6-1
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team returned to action on Thursday with another home match in its fall schedule,...
September 11, 2025
Men’s Tennis Blanks Wildcats in Fall Opener
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team kicked off its four-date fall schedule with a home match Wednesday afternoon,...
September 3, 2025