PENN STATE FOOTBALL 2015
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➤ 2013 ➤ Redshirt Freshman Season Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: In his first season on the field, saw action in all 12 games at defensive tackle and on special teams...Played a significant role in adding depth to the middle of the defensive line on short-yardage situations. Eastern Michigan (9/7): Made five tackles, including four assisted stops in the win. Michigan (10/12): Assisted on a stop in the dramatic quadruple-overtime victory.
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GARRITY
5-10 ➤ 158 ➤ Jr./Jr. Eligible Wide Receiver ➤ Pittsburgh, Pa.
➤ 2012 ➤ True Freshman Season Redshirt season.
Carrying the torch of a family that has been a part of Penn State football since the 1950s, Gregg Garrity is a third-generation Nittany Lion. ● Gregg’s grandfather, Jim, laced up his cleats for the Nittany Lions. His father, Gregg Sr., was a wide receiver for the Blue and White, lettering from 1980-82. He is famous for making “The Catch” in the end zone that helped the Nittany Lions clinch their first national title in the 1983 Sugar Bowl with a win over No. 1 Georgia. Regarded as one of the iconic plays in Penn State football history, the feat landed the elder Garrity on the cover of Sports Illustrated. ● The third-generation student-athlete earned his first career start at the Pinstripe Bowl and saw action in three games during 2014. ● Garrity is a crisp route-runner with the tools to be a potential role player in the slot and on special teams. He enters the fall looking to add depth to the talented corps of youthful Penn State receivers. ● A standout in the classroom, Garrity owns a 3.60 cumulative grade-point average in journalism. ● An active member of the team off the field, Garrity is the director of marketing of Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise more than $1 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. ● Garrity is among seven returning Nittany Lions from Western Pennsylvania. ●
➤ High School Helped The Gilman School to three Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A titles...A three-time all-state selection under coach Biff Poggi...Selected a team captain twice...Earned invitations to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American game and USA Football’s International Bowl... Ranked among the top 25 at offensive guard by ESPN.com, 24/7Sports.com and Rivals.com...Fourtime National Prep Wrestling selection and also lettered in track and field. ➤ Personal Full name is Brian Matthew Gaia...Son of Tim and Sharon Gaia...Has an older sister, Nicole...Enjoys working on his car and fishing...Is a management major and would like to own a business...Born April 15, 1994 in Pasadena, Md.
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EVAN
GALIMBERTI
6-4 ➤ 274 ➤ Jr./So. Eligible Guard/Center ➤ State College, Pa. After moving to State College as a youngster, Galimberti dreamed of running through the south tunnel of Beaver Stadium as a member of the Nittany Lions. ● He played in his first career game during the 2014 season in Penn State’s win over UMass. ● Galimberti turned down Holy Cross, Penn, Princeton and other schools for the opportunity to be a walk-on at Penn State. ● He will enter camp as a central figure to bolster the depth along the Penn State offensive line. ● One of the squad’s premier students, Galimberti brings a 3.73 cumulative grade-point average into the summer, within the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. ● He joins Matthew Baney, Adam De Boef and Jack Haffner as returning Nittany Lions who played at State College Area High School. ● Galimberti is among 13 returning Nittany Lions from Central Pennsylvania.
➤ 2014 ➤ Sophomore Season Seeing action in three games, he earned his first career start during the Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium...Also played against UMass and at Indiana. ➤ 2013 ➤ True Freshman Season Played in three games during his first season on campus...Saw action against Eastern Michigan, Purdue and Nebraska... Was among 12 true freshmen who saw action during the season. Purdue (11/16): Had one punt return for nine yards against the Boilermakers.
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➤ 2014 ➤ Redshirt Freshman Season In his first season on the field, Galimberti saw action during Penn State’s 48-7 win over UMass. ➤ 2013 ➤ True Freshman Season Redshirt season.
➤ High School Earned two letters playing for head coach Art Walker at North Allegheny High School...Attained firstteam all-state honors after helping the Tigers to the 2012 PIAA Class AAAA Championship, making 68 receptions for more than 1,200 yards and 18 touchdowns...Grabbed 28 passes for 600 yards and five touchdowns as a junior...Helped North Allegheny capture a pair of WPIAL titles...Selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game. ➤ Personal Full name is Gregg David Garrity...Son of Gregg and Linda Garrity...Has one sister, Samantha... Father, Gregg, and grandfather, Jim, played football at Penn State and were three-year lettermen, from 1980-82 and 1952-54, respectively...His father made a diving catch in the end zone that helped the Nittany Lions clinch their first national title in 1982 with a win over No. 1 Georgia, a feat immortalized on the cover of Sports Illustrated...A student in the College of Communications, Garrity would like to pursue a career as a journalist...A Dean’s List student, he owned a 3.60 grade-point average through the spring semester...Born January 24, 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Lettered twice as a two-way lineman at State College Area High School for head coach Al Wolski and was a stalwart on the offensive line for the Little Lions...Selected a team captain during his senior season and helped the team to a 9-4 overall mark...The Little Lions ran for more than 180 yards in 10 games, including five 200-plus yardage games and a season-high 321 yards behind Galimberti and the offensive line...As a junior in 2011, helped Little Lion and Nittany Lion teammate Jack Haffner rush for more than 2,000 yards...Selected to play in the 2013 Big 33 Classic...Lettered for the indoor track and field team...Named to the High Honor Roll for every marking period during his prep career and was a SCASD Faculty Scholar.
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Full name is Evan Barsness Galimberti...Son of Mark Galimberti and Elaine Barsness, both of whom are Penn State graduates...Has one sister, Katy...His father was a Penn State football manager in the mid-1980s...Galimberti is enrolled in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and interested in studying energy engineering...He brought a 3.73 cumulative grade-point average into the summer... Born September 12, 1994 in Coatesville, Pa.
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