Ellie Sheehan, a fifth-year student from Hollidaysburg, was announced earlier this summer as the Blue Band’s first-ever female drum major in a history that spans 126 years. And, on Saturday afternoon ...

(WHTM) – Penn State football fans will witness history when the Penn State Blue Band takes the field on August 30. The Blue Band announced that Ellie Sheehan has been named Drum Major for the ...

The Penn State Blue Band is still making history after 125 years. Ellie Sheehan was announced as the marching band’s drum major for the 2025-26 season on Thursday, becoming the first woman to ...

Fans witnessed a historic moment as Ellie Sheehan took the field as the Penn State Blue Band's first-ever female drum major.Sheehan, a fifth-year student from ...

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, Pa. — For the first time in its 125-year history, Penn State's Blue Band will have a female drum major, as Ellie Sheehan, a fifth-year marketing student, steps into the ...

The Penn State drum major is known for the forward flip – which is part of every pre-game show. The band’s post says in its 125-year history, no woman has held the drum major position.

Ellie Sheehan, a marketing student from Hollidaysburg, PA, becomes Penn State Blue Band's first female drum major, marking another milestone for the band.

Ellie Sheehan, a fifth-year student from Holidaysburg, is the first woman drum major in the Blue Band's 125-year history.