Men’s Returner Bios
Aaron
NADOLSKY
Relays … Was also a member of Altoona’s seventh-place 4x100 at Penn … Won PA state titles on the 4x100 and 4x400 as a senior … Ran legs on the runner-up 4x400 and bronze-medal 4x100 at Nike Outdoor Nationals … Runner-up in the 400 at the PTFCA Indoor Championships as a junior and a senior … Finished second in the 200 at the PIAA Championships as a junior … District VI runner up in the 100, bronze medalist in the 200, and district champion in the 4x100 and 4x400 as a senior. || Personal || Born January 4, 1991 in Altoona, Pa. … Son of Michael and Susie Nadolsky … Majoring in
JR./SO. Eligible Altoona, Pa. Altoona Area SPRINTS, RELAYS
Jason
Nadolsky’s Collegiate Career Bests 200-Meters
Indoor
Outdoor
21.73
21.61
47.71 1:06.44
48.06
400-Meters 500-Meters 4x400-Meter Relay
3:07.27
*** 3:07.19
Sprint Medley Relay
***
3:17.10
On the National Scene … ||2011 Outdoor || Was a member of the Nittany Lions’ winning sprint medley relay at Penn Relays … Covered one of the 200-meter legs on Penn State’s school –record 3:17.10 at the event … Led off the Lions’ 16th-place 4x400 (3:08.79) at the NCAA First Round. || 2011 Indoor || Earned All-America status via a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Also led off the Lions’ school-record 3:07.27 4x400 at the Alex Wilson Last Chance at Notre Dame. At the Big Ten Championships … || 2011 Outdoor || Helped the Nittany Lions to a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 (3:08.64) … Placed 10th in the 400 and 13th in the 200 individually. || 2011 Indoor || Earned a bronze-medal finish as a member of the 4x400 (3:14.78) … Also ran the 400 leg on the eighth-place DMR … Finished 15th in the open 400. Around the Track ... || 2011 Outdoor || Led off the Nittany Lions’ fifth-place and school-record 4x400 at Florida Relays … Team ran 3:07.19 … Ran a PR 21.61 for the 200 at the Auburn War 3x Eagle Invitational … Also ran a season-best 48.06 in the 400 at Auburn … Ran on fifth-place relays at both the Auburn War Eagle Invitational and Jesse Owens Classic … Placed seventh in the 200 and 10th in the 400 at the George Mason Spring Invitational. || 2011 Indoor || Clocked a career-best 47.71 to finish fourth in the 400 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup … Ran 21.80 to placed third in the 200 at Sykes-Sabock, and ran on the secondplace 4x400 … Won the 400 at the Nittany Lion Challenge, to go along with a victory in the 4x400 and a third-place finish in the 200 … Ran on the second-place DMR (9:35.68) at the Flotrack Husky Classic … Was a member of the winning 4x400 at the PSU National. || 2010 Seasons || Redshirted the 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons. Before Penn State … || High School || Ran on the Altoona 4x400 that placed sixth in the Championship of America section at Penn
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MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
PELLETIER JR./JR. Eligible Benton, Ark. Bryant POLE VAULT
Pelletier’s Collegiate Career Bests Indoor Pole Vault` 15-9 (4.80)
Outdoor 16-0.75 (4.90)
Communication Arts and Sciences. At the Big Ten Championships … || 2011 Indoor || Record a season-best leap of 15-8.25 (4.78) to finish 19th in the pole vault. || 2010 Outdoor || Cleared 15-5 (4.70) to place 15th overall in the pole vault. || 2010 Indoor || Competed in the vault. || 2009 Outdoor || Tied for ninth in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-8.25 (4.78). || 2009 Indoor || Took 13th in his first Big Ten appearance, clearing 15-7 (4.80). In the Field … || 2011 Outdoor || Placed third at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational with a season-best clearance of 15-9 (4.80) … Finished fifth at the George Mason Spring Invitational. || 2011 Indoor || Took top honors with a clearance of 15-7 at the Akron Invitational … Placed fifth at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup and ninth at the Penn State National. || 2011 Indoor || || 2010 Outdoor || Placed second at the Bucknell Team Challenge with a clearance of 15-9 (4.80) … Finished eighth in the eastern pole vault at Penn Relays, clearing 15-9 (4.80) … Finished second at the Penn State Open. || 2010 Indoor || Highest finish was a third-place standing at the Penn State Relays … Cleared 15-3 (4.65) to place fifth at the Penn State National. || 2009 Outdoor || Cleared a season-best 16-0.75 (4.90) to finish third at the Penn State Open … Tied for sixth at the Bison Outdoor Classic and tied for 14th at the Jim Click Shootout. || 2009 Indoor || Top place finish was a fourth-place effort at the Penn State Relays … Cleared a season-best 15-9 (4.80) to finish eighth at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup … Placed fifth at the Penn State Open and 12th at the Penn State National. Before Penn State …|| High School || Took top honors at Nike Indoor Nationals in 2008 with a career-best clearance of 16-10.25 ... Pelletier's PR effort was among the