NITTANY LION SOPHOMORES
THOMAS
MATT
Malvern, Pa. MALVERN PREP
Downington, Pa. DOWNINGTOWN EAST
Sophomore • BUTTERFLY/BACKSTROKE/IM
Sophomore • BUTTERFLY/IM
MERSHON
Event 100 Back 200 Back 100 Fly
CAREER BEST TIMES Time Date Site 49.63 2/25/11 Big Ten Championships 1:45.25 3/6/11 Last Chance Meet 50.43 2/25/11 Big Ten Championships
LION CAREER 2010-11: Competed in the Big Ten Championships in four events... Placed 30th in the preliminaries for 100 breaststroke with a time of 49.63 at the Big Ten Championships... Notched an NCAA B cut for 200 backstroke of 1:45.98 at the Big Ten Championships and placed 13th... Broke that season-best time with a 1:45.25 showing at the Last Chance Meet... Placed 40th in the preliminaries for 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 50.43... Finished 3rd in the 200 freestyle against St. Bonaventure with a time of 1:45.79... Helped his team place 5th in the 200 freestyle relay at Maryland/vs. Pittsburgh with a time of 1:26.07. HIGH SCHOOL Won two team Inter-AC Championships under the coaching of Paul Hornsleth and Jay Schiller...Named All-Inter-AC and All-American...Fourtime letterwinner in swimming...Earned First Honors in academics...Fivetime YMCA National Champion for Upper Main Line YMCA club team coached by Glenn Neufeld...Holds three Long Course YMCA national records...Qualified for Junior Nationals. PERSONAL Thomas John Mershon was born on May 27, 1992 in Philadelphia, Pa. to John and Janie Mershon...Has two siblings named Hollie, who plays basketball at Drexel and John, who played football for Ithaca College. ON CHOOSING PENN STATE “I chose Penn State for the opportunities the university offers. Penn State’s pride in academia and athletics is something to behold and impressed me greatly.”
18
PENN STATE 2011-12 • MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
SALIG
Event 100 Fly 200 Fly 200 IM
CAREER BEST TIMES Time Date Site 48.36 2/25/11 Big Ten Championships 1:45.07 2/26/11 Big Ten Championships 1:51.16 2/24/11 Big Ten Championships
LION CAREER 2010-11: Earned a trip to the Big Ten Championships in three events (100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly, 200 Individual Medley)...Bested the NCAA “B” Standard in the 200 Butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:45.11...Finished second among Nittany Lions and 18th overall in the 100 Butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 45.56... Swam 1:45.07 in the Last Chance Meet to beat the NCAA “B” Standard in the 200 Butterfly...Placed first in the 200 Butterfly against Virginia Tech (10/23/10) with a time of 1:50.27...Swam 3:21.28 to win the 400 Medley Relay against Buffalo (2/4/11)...Earned two first place finishes in the 500 Freestyle, swimming 4:38.64 against Pittsburgh (1/15/11) and 4:36.57 against Buffalo...Finished an impressive day at St. Bonaventure (1/22/11) with a second place finish in the 100 Freestyle (47.14) and 1,000 freestyle (9:42.67), and a third place finish in the 50 Freestyle (22.11). HIGH SCHOOL Earned five All-America honors under the direction of Ross Herman...Fouryear letterwinner in swimming...Member of the Upper Main Lion YMCA club team coached by Glenn Neufeld...2009 YMCA Long Course National Champion in the 200 IM and all five relays. PERSONAL Matthew Charles Salig was born in Fairfax, Va. on November 15, 1991 to John and Carolyn Salig...Has two siblings, Lauren and Colin...Intends to major in engineering. ON CHOOSING PENN STATE “I chose Penn State for the outstanding academics and athletics with the great team atmosphere and spirit.”
1999 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS