2011-12 NITTANY LION ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2010-11 PENN STATE MEN’S SWMIMING & DIVING ROSTER Adil Acar Ah-DEEL Ah-KAR Sean Grier GREER Name Events Year Hometown High School/Last College John Hargis HAR-giss Adil Acar Freestyle/Butterfly Fr. Istanbul, Turkey Enka Matt Salig SAY-lig Brian Alden Freestyle/Breaststroke Sr. Lansdale, Pa. Neuqua Valley (Ill.) Nick Ankosko Freestyle Fr. East Brunswick, N.J. East Brunswick LIONS BY ELIGIBILITY Shane Austin Sprint Freestyle So. Kennett Square, Pa. Unionville Seniors (5): Alden, Marino, Sanderson, Chris Cipolla Breaststroke So. South River, N.J. St. Mary Regional Catholic Scherer Jonathan Ekstrom Freestyle/Backstroke/IM Fr. Silver Spring, Md. Georgetown Prep Juniors (3): Gomez, Hengels, Marchinski Dustin Folio Freestyle/Backstroke R-So. Selinsgove, Pa. Selinsgrove Redshirt Sophomore (1): Folio Jeff Gomez Backstroke Jr. Morristown, N.J. Morristown Sophomores (9): Austin, Cipolla, Grier, Sean Grier Butterfly/Backstroke So. Hummelstown, Pa. Hershey Harris, Mershon, Salig, Sideras, Wensel, Jordan Harris Diving So. Phillipsburg, Pa. Phillipsburg-Osceola Wilson Ben Hengels Freestyle/IM Jr. Glenview, Ill. Glenbrook South Freshman (13): Acar, Ankosko, Decker, Alex Marchinski Diving Jr. Shillington, Pa. Governor Mifflin Ekstrom, Ratcliff, Reed, Savoy, Shenkel, Scott Marino Breaststroke/IM Sr. Scotch Plains, N.J. St. Joseph Slater, Smiddy, Spinelli, Virgilio, Young Thomas Mershon Butterfly/Backstroke/IM So. Malvern, Pa. Malvern Prep Kurt Ratcliff Freestyle/Butterfly Fr. Centreville, Va. Westfield LIONS BY EVENTS Nathan Reed Freestyle Fr. Berwyn, Pa. Delaware County Christian Freestyle (13): Acar, Alden, Ankosko, Matt Salig Butterfly/IM So. Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East Decker, Ekstrom, Folio, Hengels, Ratcliff, Brent Sanderson Breaststroke Sr. Chester, Pa. Unionville Reed, Savoy, Virgilio, Wensel, Young Nate Savoy Freestyle/Backstroke/IM Fr. Reading, Pa. Wilson Sprint Freestyle (2): Austin, Sideras Mitch Scherer Breaststroke/IM Sr. Pottstown, Pa. Owen J. Roberts Butterfly (7): Acar, Grier, Mershon, T.J. Shenkel Diving Fr. Holland, Pa. Council Rock South Ratcliff, Salig, Sideras, Wilson Andrew Sideras Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly So. Philadelphia, Pa. La Salle College Backstroke (6): Ekstrom, Folio, Gomez, Zach Slater Diving Fr. Westport, Conn. Staples Grier, Mershon, Savoy Andrew Smiddy Breaststroke Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami Palmetto Breaststroke (6): Alden, Cipolla, Marino, Joe Spinelli Diving Fr. Massapequa, N.Y. Massapequa Sanderson, Scherer, Smiddy Larry Virgilio Freestyle Fr. Pine Bush, N.Y. Pine Bush IM (8): Ekstrom, Hengels, Marino, Seth Wensel Freestyle So. Christiansburg, Va. Christiansburg/Tennessee Mershon, Salig, Savoy, Scherer, Wilson James Wilson Butterfly/IM So. Nottingham, Pa. Oxford Area Diving (5): Harris, Marchinski, Shenkel, Jeff Young Freestyle Fr. Hershey, Pa. Hershey Slater, Spinelli Head Coach: John Hargis (Fourth year) LIONS BY STATE/COUNTRY Diving Coach: Craig Brown (26th year) Connecticut (1): Slater Assistant Coaches: Aaron Mahaney (Fourth), Liz McMillan (Fourth), Thad Schultz (Third), Aaron Workman (Second) Florida (1): Smiddy Captains: Scott Marino, Mitch Scherer Illinois (1): Hengels, Maryland (1): Ekstrom New Jersey (4): Akosko, Cipolla, Gomez, Marino New York (2): Spinelli, Virgilio Pennsylvania (16): Alden, Austin, Folio, Grier, Harris, Marchinski, Mershon, Reed, Salig, Sanderson, Savoy, Scherer, Shenkel, Sideras, Wilson, Young Virginia (3): Decker, Ratcliff, Wensel Turkey (1): Acar
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