Freshmen Aaron Russell & Matt Seifert
Aaron
Matt
Freshman Ellicott City, Md. • Centennial
Freshman Reading, Pa. • Exeter Township
6-4 • OUTSIDE HITTER
6-9 • MIDDLE HITTER
RUSSELL
2011 (Summer): Competed with the USA Boy’s Youth National Team … earned a bronze medal at the U-19 Pan Am Cup held in Mexicali, Mexico … helped the team to an 11th place finish in the FIVB Volleyball Boy’s Youth World Championship in Argentina. HIGH SCHOOL Played for the Maryland Volleyball Program in Rockville, Md. … member of the 2010 and 2011 Youth National Team … named NORCECA Best Blocker award at 2010 NORCECA Regional Championship … awarded MVP honors at the 2010 HP Championships … three year letter winner and two-year team captain in soccer at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Md. … earned First Team All-County and Honorable Mention AllState as a junior … picked up Second Team All-County laurels as a senior … led his club soccer team to the state championship three times, regionals twice and nationals once. PERSONAL Born Aaron Joseph Russell on June 4, 1993 in Baltimore, Md. … parents are Stewart and Marian Russell … has four brothers, Peter (19), Samuel (16), Tim (12) and Paul (9) … brother, Peter, is a sophomore on the Penn State men’s volleyball team … father, Stew, played volleyball at Penn State, was an All-American and graduated in 1986 ... names going to the beach and playing beach volleyball as hobbies, Kid Cudi as favorite entertainer, nutrition as favorite school subject, the Baltimore Ravens as favorite professional sports team, Tim Tebow as favorite athlete, chocolate chip cookies as favorite food, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” as favorite book, “Psych”, “Monk”, “The Office” and “24” as favorite television shows, “Inception”, “Anchorman”, “The Legend of Ron Burgundy”, and “Despicable Me” as favorite movies, Will Ferrel as favorite actor and Venice, Italy as favorite place to visit.
SEIFERT
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Exeter Township Senior High School in Reading, Pa. … also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and two-year letterwinner in football … guided Exeter to the 2009 and 2010 Berks Championship … was a two-time First Team BCIAA and First Team District 3 AAA selection … earned Berks Honorable Mention accolades in 2009 … was a Pennsylvania Fab 40 pick … was a USA Top 50 member … played for the Yorktowne club program in York, Pa. PERSONAL Born Matthew Alan Seifert on Dec. 11, 1992 in Reading, Pa. … parents are Anita and Harvey Seifert … has one brother, Elliot (26) … brother played football at Temple and in the AFL with the New York Dragons … names fishing, swimming and doubles volleyball as hobbies, math as favorite school subject, the Philadelphia Eagles as favorite professional sports team, Muhammad Ali as favorite athlete, “It’s Not About The Bike” by Lance Armstrong as favorite book, “That 70s Show” and “Eastbound and Down” as favorite TV shows, “The Boondock Saints” and “Fight Club” as favorite movies, Will Ferrell and Sandra Bullock as favorite actors and Italy and Paris as favorite places to visit … majoring in secondary education and mathematics. WHY PENN STATE? “I chose Penn State for the great academic opportunities, the great volleyball tradition and because nowhere else felt as good as Penn State did.”
WHY PENN STATE? “I chose Penn State because of its reputations academically, atmospherically and athletically.”
1994 & 2008 NCAA National Champions • 26 NCAA Championship Appearances • GoPSUsports.com • PENN STATE 2011–12
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