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2023 Nittany Lion Profiles
SENIOR PH/FX/VT/PB
Height: 5-10
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Hometown: Leesburg, Va.
High School:
Loudoun County
Major:
Information Sciences and Technology
CHASE
CLINGMAN
CAREER Awards: 2022 National Pommel Horse Champion . .Won the 2022 Big Ten title on pommel horse . . .Earned one All-America honor (2022) . . .Earned one first-team All-Big Ten award (2022) . . .Earned two Academic All-Big Ten awards and one CGA second-team AllAmerica Scholar-Athlete award .
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Won a national title on pommel horse . . .Won the Big Ten title on pommel horse . . . Earned All-America and All-Big Ten recognition on pommel horse . . .Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team .
Season: Completed 12 routines on pommel horse . . .Took first in six of the 10 competitions in which he competed, including the NCAA and Big Ten Championships . . .Won Penn State’s 12th pommel horse national title . . .Won Penn State’s fifth pommel horse Big Ten title . . .Posted Penn State’s three best pommel horse scores of the season .
Army West Point (1/7): Took first with a score of 13 .05 . at Navy Open (1/22): Was the runner-up with a score of 13 .20 . Illinois (1/29): Tied for first with a score of 13 .60 . Ohio State (3/5): Finished first with a score of 13 .65 . at Michigan (3/18): Scored 14 .20 to take first . Big Ten Championships Prelims (4/1): Advanced to the final with a score of 14 .20 . Big Ten Championships Finals (4/2): Won the Big Ten pommel horse title with a seasonbest score of 14 .425 . at NCAA Championships Prelims (4/15): Advanced to the final with a score of 13 .066 . at NCAA Championships Finals (4/16): Won the NCAA title with a score of 14 .00 .
2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team and was a CGA second-team All-America Scholar-Athlete .
Season: Competed on pommel horse and high bar against Army West Point .
Army West Point (1/16): Placed second on pommel horse with a score of 13 .35 and took seventh on high bar .
2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Completed three routines on pommel horse…The 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
William & Mary (2/15): Scored a season-best 13 .100 to take sixth on pommel horse .
PERSONAL Parents are Geoff and Cindy…Has one sister, Courtney, and one brother, Nathan, who competed on the club gymnastics and ski teams at James Madison University…Majoring in enterprise technology integration .
SENIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-7
Hometown: Marrero, La.
High School:
Thomas Jefferson
Major:
Health and Human Development
ROBBIE SHAMP
Season: Completed 10 routines on floor, 10 on rings, seven on vault, and seven on high bar . . .Posted one event win, taking first on floor against Springfield . . .Competed on floor, rings, and high bar at the Big Ten Championships . . .Competed on floor, rings, and vault at the NCAA Championships, qualifying for the finals on floor .
Army West Point (1/7): Finished third on vault with a season-best score of 14 .00 . Illinois (1/29): Placed fifth on rings (13 .10) . at Nebraska (2/5): Tied for fourth on floor (13 .80) and took fifth on high bar with a season-best score of 13 .25 . Ohio State (3/5): Finished fourth on floor (14 .00) . Springfield (3/12): Won floor with a score of 13 .85 and finished third on rings (13 .10) . Big Ten Championships (4/1-2): Qualified for the finals on floor and finished 10th . . .Finished 20th on rings and high bar . at NCAA Championships (4/15-16): Qualified for the finals on floor after scoring a season-best 14 .033 . . .Also competed on rings and vault .
Season: Completed six routines on floor, three on rings and three on vault . . .Posted two top-three finishes on floor, one on rings and one on vault . . .Competed on floor at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships .
Army West Point (1/16): Finished third on vault and tied for third on rings . Illinois (1/31): Tied for second on floor (14 .20) . Nebraska (2/7): Finished third on floor (14 .10) and scored a season-best 13 .05 on rings . at Ohio State (2/14): Scored a season-best 14 .25 on vault . at Big Ten Championships (4/3): Tied for seventh with a season-best score of 14 .30 on floor . at NCAA Prelims (4/16): Scored 13 .80 on floor .
2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Won one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award (2/4) .
Season: Completed six routines on floor, six on vault and two on high bar…Posted two event wins on vault and one on floor . . .The 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
at Army West Point Open (1/10-11): Scored season-best 14 .250 on vault and seasonbest 12 .950 on high bar in collegiate debut . Army West Point (1/18): Won vault with a score of 14 .150 and took second on floor with a score of 13 .400 . Ohio State (1/25): Tied for fourth on floor with a score of 13 .700 . at Air Force (2/1): Took first on floor (14 .100) and vault (14 .050) . at Nebraska (2/29): Scored a season-best 14 .200 on floor to tie for fourth . at Illinois/vs . Michigan (3/7): Scored 14 .100 on vault and 13 .950 on floor .
PERSONAL Parents are Robert and Lidya Shamp… Has one older sister, Isela, and one younger brother, Charles…Helped high school baseball team win state titles from 2016-2019 . . . Majoring in kinesiology .
14 .300 13 .050 14 .250
SENIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-5
Hometown:
Centre Hall, Pa.
High School: Penns Valley
Major:
Earth and Mineral Sciences
NATE
WARREN
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Season: Completed 11 routines on rings, three on high bar, two on parallel bars, and one on vault...Posted three top-three finishes, including two on rings and one on high bar... Competed on rings at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships. at Navy Open (1/22): Finished fifth on parallel bars with a season-best score of 13.30 and fifth on rings (13.30). at Nebraska (2/5): Scored a season-best 13.80 while taking third on rings. Springfield (3/12): Was the runner-up on rings with a score of 13.45. at Michigan (3/18): Scored 13.60 while tying for fifth on rings. Big Ten Championships (4/1-2): Finished 21st on rings. at NCAA Championships (4/15-16): Qualified for the finals on rings and placed 16th with a score of 13.70.
2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Season: Completed 10 routines on rings, three on floor, two on vault and two on high bar...Posted one top-three finish on floor and one on rings...Competed on rings at the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships. Army West Point (1/16): Was the runner-up on floor (13.20). Navy (2/27): Posted season-best scores on rings (13.40) while taking third and on floor (13.25). at Big Ten Championships (4/3): Tied for 17th on rings (13.35). at NCAA Prelims (4/16): Scored 13.00 on rings.
2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Completed three routines on rings, three on vault, three on parallel bars, three on high bar and one on floor…Posted one podium finish on floor and one on parallel bars...The 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. at Army West Point Open (1/10-11): Scored season-bests on rings (12.700) and parallel bars (12.900). Army West Point (1/18): Finished runner-up on high bar while scoring a season-best 13.200. Ohio State (1/25): Scored 12.550 on rings and 12.700 on vault. William & Mary (2/15): Scored a season-best 13.000 on vault.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Prepped at Penns Valley Area High School and trained at Centre Elite Gymnastics (201419) and Nittany Gymnastics (2006-13)...Won state titles on pommel horse and rings in 2017...Won state title on pommel horse and took fourth on rings at nationals in 2018...Won 2019 Pennsylvania Senior of the Year Award after winning all-around state title, including a title on parallel bars...Finished seventh on high bar at 2019 nationals.
PERSONAL Parents are Bob Warren and Roni Warren...Has one older brother, Zeke...Both parents and brother attended Penn State...Majoring in materials science and engineering.
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13 .700 13 .800 12 .950 13 .300 13 .300
JUNIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-6
Hometown:
Bellaire, Texas
High School:
Strake Jesuit College Prep
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
MICHAEL
ARTLIP
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Season: Completed 13 routines on vault, 10 on high bar, nine on floor, six on parallel bars, five on pommel horse and four on rings...Competed in the all-around competition four times...Posted two event wins, taking first on vault against Army West Point (1/7) and first on high bar with a season-best 13.95 against Springfield (3/12)...Posted the team’s best high bar score of the season (13.95)...Competed on floor, vault and high bar at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships...Participated in the all-around competition at the Winter Cup. Army West Point (1/7): Won vault with a score of 14.20 and finished third on parallel bars. at West Point Open (1/14-15): Scored 14.20 in the prelims. at Navy Open (1/22): Was the runner-up on vault (14.25). Illinois (1/29): Scored 14.25 on vault. at Winter Cup (2/25-26): Scored a season-best 13.05 on rings. Springfield (3/12): Won high bar with a season-best score of 13.95...Also had a season-best score of 13.60 while taking second on floor and was second on vault (14.30). at Michigan (3/18): Scored a season-best 14.35 while tying for fourth on vault. Big Ten Championships Prelims (4/1): Tied for 22nd on floor, tied for 23rd on high bar, and was 25th on vault. at NCAA Prelims (4/15): Qualified for the NCAA Finals on vault with a score of 14.166...Also competed on floor and high bar. at NCAA Finals (4/16): Finished 37th on vault.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Completed seven routines on vault, four on floor, four on pommel horse and one on high bar...Posted three top-five finishes on vault, including a win with a season-best 14.30 against Minnesota...Competed on vault at the Big Ten Championships. vs. Illinois (1/31): Made collegiate debut and finished fourth on vault with a score of 14.05. at Ohio State (2/14): Scored season bests on floor (13.50) and pommel horse (13.25)... Scored 14.25 on vault while tying for sixth place. at Iowa (2/20): Tied for fifth on vault with a score of 14.25. at Minnesota (3/6): Picked up first career event win, tying for first on vault with a season-best score of 14.30. at Big Ten Championships (4/3): Finished 34th on vault with a score of 13.35.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Prepped at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and trained at the Houston Gymnastics Academy and at the Houston Gymnastics Center…Finished fifth on vault and sixth on floor at the 2019 Junior Olympics…Took fourth on vault and 16th all-around at the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships…Finished fifth on vault at the 2018 Junior Olympics Qualifier…Named a USA Gymnastics Academic All-American three times.
PERSONAL Parents are Mark and Kathryn Artlip…Has one younger brother, John, and one younger sister, Allison…Won two district titles in diving…Majoring in electrical engineering.
JUNIOR PH/SR
Height: 6-0
Hometown:
Goffstown, N.H.
High School:
Bishop Guertin
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
BRANDON CAMPBELL
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Season: Did not compete in any meets.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Did not compete in any meets.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Prepped at Bishop Guertin High School and trained at Gymnastics Village and at the New England Academy of Gymnastics…Helped team to five top-five finishes in the state, including three state titles, as well as four regional titles…RD Men’s International Team Cup Champions and Level 10 sixth place on the pommel horse…Was a two-time national qualifier.
PERSONAL Parents are Lisa Campbell and Sean Campbell…Has one younger brother, Dillon, and one younger sister, Reese…Is a Chief Master Sgt. in the Civil Air Patrol…Majoring in communication arts and sciences.
JUNIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-6
Hometown: Milton, Mass.
High School:
Milton
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
MATT
CORMIER
CAREER Awards: Earned two CGA regular season All-America honors, doing so on floor in 2021 and all-around in 2022.
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Was a CGA regular season All-American in all-around. Season: Completed 15 routines on vault, 13 on high bar, 12 on floor, 12 on parallel bars and eight on pommel horse...Competed in the all-around competition eight times...Won the all-around competition at three meets...Posted four individual event wins, including two on floor, one on vault, and one on high bar...Posted the team’s three best scores on floor, the two best scores on vault, and the best all-around score...Competed in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships. Army West Point (1/7): Took first all-around and on floor...Tied for third on pommel horse. at West Point Open (1/14-15): Won high bar with a score of 13.50 after advancing with a score of 13.70 in the prelims...Finished third on vault. Illinois (1/29): Finished third on vault (14.50). at Nebraska (2/5): Won the all-around and took fourth on vault. at Winter Cup (2/25-26): Finished sixth on rings (13.60). Ohio State (3/5): Was the runner-up on floor (14.20), rings (13.60), and vault (14.60) in addition to a third-place showing on parallel bars. Springfield (3/12): Won the all-around competition with a season-best score of 81.45...Scored a season-best 14.70 while taking first on vault. at Michigan (3/18): Won floor with a season-best score of 14.60 and was third on rings with a season-best score of 13.80...Was also third on vault. Big Ten Championships (4/1-2): Finished eighth in the all-around competition...Was fifth on vault, 10th on parallel bars, 15th on rings, 21st on floor, 25th on pommel horse, and 27th on high bar. at NCAA Championships (4/15-16): Advanced to the finals and finished in a tie for eighth on floor (14.333), a tie for 14th on vault (14.433), 20th on high bar (13.466), and a tie for 36th on rings (13.133)...Competed in the all-around in the prelims.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Was a CGA regular season All-American on floor...Won one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award (2/1).
Season: Completed nine routines on floor, eight on vault, eight on parallel bars, eight on high bar, and two on rings...Posted seven events wins, including three on floor, three on vault and one on high bar...Had team’s top five floor routines of the season, including a season-best 14.90...Competed on floor, vault, parallel bars and high bar at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships...Advanced to the NCAA Finals and finished tied for ninth on floor.
Illinois (1/31): Made collegiate debut and posted two event wins, scoring a season-best 14.60 on vault and 14.35 on floor...Tied for second on high bar and was fifth on parallel bars. Nebraska (2/7): Took first on floor with a score of 14.75 and was the runner-up on high bar with a season-best score of 13.90...Was third on parallel bars and tied for fourth on vault. at Ohio State (2/14): Posted two event wins, taking first on floor for the third-straight meet with a score of 14.60 and tying for first on vault with a score of 14.55. at Iowa (2/20): Matched his season-best score of 14.60 while taking first on vault and added an event win with a 13.25 on high bar. at Minnesota (3/6): Was the runnerup on floor with a score of 14.60. Michigan (3/20): Finished fourth on floor with a score
MATT
CORMIER
of 14.20 and scored a season-best 13.50 while taking fifth on parallel bars. at Big Ten Championships (4/3): Finished tied for ninth on floor (14.25), tied for 17th on parallel bars (12.85), tied for 24th on high bar (12.70) and 35th on vault (13.25) at NCAA Prelims (4/16): Advanced to NCAA Finals after scoring a season-best 14.90 on floor...Also competed on vault (13.366), parallel bars (12.966), and high bar (13.166). at NCAA Finals (4/17): Tied for ninth on floor with a score of 14.566.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Prepped at Milton High School and trained at the Massachusetts Elite Gymnastics Academy and at the American Gymnastics Training Center…Finished sixth on floor and 21st all-around at the Junior World Championships… Was the 2019 Junior Olympic National Champion on floor and vault as well as a third-place finish on parallel bars and high bar, and finished fourth on the rings and all-around…Took third on floor and 10th allaround at the 2018 Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL Parents are Dennis and Michelle Cormier…Has one older brother, Zachary, and one younger brother, Owen…Zachary swims at Union College…Majoring in kinesiology.
JUNIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-6
Hometown:
Herald Island, Auckland, New Zealand
High School:
Rosmini College
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
ETHAN
DICK
CAREER Awards: Won one Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honor and one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award....Earned one Academic All-Big Ten award.
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Won one Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award (1/24)...Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Season: Completed 12 routines on parallel bars, 10 on pommel horse, eight on floor, four on rings, four on vault and four on high bar...Posted three event wins, including one on vault, one on parallel bars and one on high bar...Competed on floor, pommel horse and parallel bars at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships. Army West Point (1/7): Won high bar while adding third-place finishes on pommel horse and rings. at West Point Open (1/14-15): Was the runner-up on parallel bars and finished tied for fifth on high bar...Scored a season-high 13.95 on pommel horse in the prelims. at Navy Open (1/22): Won vault with a season-best score of 14.35 and parallel bars with a season-best score of 14.15...Was the runner-up in the all-around competition. Illinois (1/29): Finished first on parallel bars (13.45). at Nebraska (2/5): Was the runnerup on parallel bars (13.85) and scored a season-high 13.70 on floor. Springfield (3/12): Was the runner-up on pommel horse. Big Ten Championships (4/1-2): Tied for 11th on pommel horse (13.35), tied for 12th on floor (13.40), and tied for 17th on parallel bars (13.10). at NCAA Championships Prelims (4/15): Qualified for the NCAA Final on on parallel bars with a score of 13.733...Also competed on floor and pommel horse. at NCAA Championships Finals (4/16): Tied for 16th on parallel bars with a score of 13.70.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Won one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award (3/1). Season: Completed 11 routines on parallel bars, 10 on pommel horse, six on vault, six on high bar, three on floor, and two on rings...Posted one event win on parallel bars and one on high bar...Qualified for the all-around finals at the NCAA Championships with a score of 80.464 in the prelims and went on to finish 14th...That all-around score was the team’s best of the season.
Army (1/16): Made collegiate debut and finished third on pommel horse and parallel bars. Illinois (1/31): Posted first career event win while scoring 13.65 on parallel bars and tied for fourth on pommel horse. at Ohio State (2/14): Finished fourth on parallel bars (13.65), eighth on vault (14.05) and ninth on pommel horse (13.10). at Iowa (2/20): Finished third on pommel horse (13.25) and tied for third on parallel bars (13.25). Navy (2/27): Recorded season-high scores on three events while finishing first on high bar (13.35), second on parallel bars (13.70) and third on vault (14.15). at Minnesota (3/6): Took third on pommel horse. Michigan (3/20): Scored a season-best 13.30 on pommel horse. at Big Ten Championships (4/3): Finished tied for 15th on high bar (13.00), 16th on parallel bars (13.00), tied for 22nd on floor (13.75) and tied for 32nd on pommel horse (12.00). at NCAA Prelims (4/16): Qualified for the finals with the team’s best all-around score (80.464) of the season, scoring 13.633 on floor, 13.166 on pommel horse, 12.933 on rings, 14.066 on vault, 13.366 on parallel bars and 13.033 on high bar. at NCAA Finals (4/17): Finished 14th in the nation all-around with a score of 78.732.
ETHAN
DICK
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Prepped at Rosmini College…Competed at the Oceania Championships, helping his team take second place…Won the all-around title at the 2019 Australia and Oceania Championships…Finished fifth on floor and 11th in the all-around at the 2018 Commonwealth Games…Competed at the 2018 World Cup and the World Championships…Took sixth on pommel horse and eighth on high bar at the 2017 Japan Junior International Championships…Was a five-time all-around champion in New Zealand.
PERSONAL Parents are Paul and Kathryn Dick…Has one older brother, Henry, and one younger brother, Sam…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.
JUNIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-7
Hometown:
Northville, Mich.
High School:
Connections Academy
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
MICHAEL
JAROH
CAREER Awards: Earned one All-America honor (2022)...Earned two first-team All-Big Ten honors (2021, 2022)...Was a CGA regular season All-American on pommel horse in 2021...Won two Big Ten Gymnast of the Week awards and two Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned his first career All-America honor with an eighth-place finish in the allaround at the NCAA Championships...Earned a spot on the All-Big Ten first team...Won one Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award (2/7). Season: Completed 12 routines on parallel bars, 11 on pommel horse, 11 on rings, 11 on vault, nine on high bar, and five on floor...Competed in the all-around five times...Posted eight event wins, including three on rings, two on pommel horse, two on parallel bars, and one on high bar...Finished eighth in the all-around with a score of 81.432 at the NCAA Championships to win first All-America honor...Finished fifth in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships to earn the second first-team All-Big Ten award of his career...Had the team’s top four scores of the season on rings, including a season-high 14.35.
at Navy Open (1/22): Won rings with a score of 14.20...Finished third on pommel horse and third on parallel bars (13.90). Illinois (1/29): Posted three event wins, finishing first on pommel horse (13.60), rings (14.05), and parallel bars (13.80)...Added a secondplace finish on vault with a season-best score of 14.55 and tied for third on high bar. at Nebraska (2/5): Scored season highs in both events while winning rings (14.35) and high bar (13.85). at Winter Cup (2/25-27): Finished 14th in the all-around with a score of 78.50...Advanced to the individual event finals and finished third on high bar (13.55), seventh on rings (13.45), seventh on parallel bars (13.85), eighth on pommel horse (13.75), and 21st on vault (14.00). Ohio State (3/5): Finished second on parallel bars, third on rings, third on high bar, and tied for fourth on vault. Springfield (3/12): Finished first on pommel horse (13.50) and parallel bars (13.75). at Michigan (3/18): Scored a season-best 13.85 while taking third on pommel horse...Also finished third on high bar (13.75). Big Ten Championships (4/1-2): Earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition with a fifth-place finish in the all-around (79.00)...Advanced to the finals and finished third on vault (14.50), fifth on rings (13.80), and ninth on parallel bars. at NCAA Championships Prelims (4/15): Advanced to the all-around final with a score of 80.966, scoring 12.30 on floor, 13.533 on pommel horse, 13.90 on rings, 14.20 on vault, a season-best 14.133 on parallel bars, and 12.90 on high bar. at NCAA Championships Finals (4/16): Earned All-America recognition with a season-best score of 81.432 in the all-around, scoring a season-best 12.90 on floor, 13.266 on pommel horse, 13.30 on rings, 14.466 on vault, 13.800 on parallel bars, and 13.70 on high bar.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the All-Big Ten first team...Was a CGA Regular Season AllAmerican on pommel horse...Won one Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award (2/8) and two Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors (2/8. 3/23). Season: Completed nine routines on pommel horse, eight on vault, eight on parallel bars, eight on high bar, seven on rings and three on floor...Posted two event wins on high bar, one on pommel horse and one on vault...Advanced to the finals of the NCAA
MICHAEL
JAROH
Championships in two events, finishing 10th on parallel bars and 30th on pommel horse... Earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition following the Big Ten Championships after tying for fifth all-around...Was fifth on parallel bars, tied for fifth on pommel horse and vault and ninth on high bar at the Big Ten Championships. Illinois (1/31): Made collegiate debut and placed third on parallel bars (13.40). Nebraska (2/7): Picked up three event wins, scoring a season-best 14.10 on pommel horse, 14.55 on vault and 14.00 on high bar...Also posted a season-best score of 13.75 on rings while finishing second. at Iowa (2/20): Tied for first on high bar (13.25) and was second on vault (14.40). Navy (2/27): Was the runner-up on pommel horse (14.00) and vault (14.25). at Minnesota (3/6): Tied for third on pommel horse. at Big Ten Championships (4/3): Earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition after tying for fifth all-around (80.400)...Was fifth on parallel bars (13.85), tied for fifth on pommel horse (13.60) and vault (14.45) and ninth on high bar (13.40). at NCAA Prelims (4/16): Advanced to the NCAA Finals on pommel horse (13.70) and parallel bars (13.766)...Scored 79.497 all-around. at NCAA Finals (4/17): Placed 10th on parallel bars (13.766) and 30th on pommel horse (12.366).
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Was a member of the Michigan Elite Gymnastics Academy for 11 years...Won the 2018 national title on rings...Took third on rings and pommel horse at the US Championships.
PERSONAL Parents are Ron and Cindy Jaroh…Has a twin sister, Jessica…Father was a gymnast at Cuyahoga Community College…Uncle, Jack, was a gymnast at Eastern Michigan…Uncle, Steve Burke, played for the Dallas Cowboys…Hobbies include skateboarding, social media, and Rubik’s Cubes...Majoring in media studies.
JUNIOR ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-8
Hometown: Burke, Va.
High School:
Lake Braddock Secondary
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
MATT SULHAM
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Season: Did not compete.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Did not compete.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND Prepped at Lake Braddock Secondary School and trained at Broadway Gymnastics School, at Armory Athletics, and at Apollo Gymnastics…Finished fourth all-around at the 2019 Region 7 Championships…Was the runner-up all-around at the 2018 Virginia State Championships…Took third on vault at the 2017 Junior Olympics Championships.
PERSONAL Parents are Clifford and Patricia Sulham…has one older brother, CJ…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.
SOPHOMORE ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-5
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
Erie
Major:
Division of Undergraduate Studies
JOSH
KARNES
CAREER Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten award on parallel bars in 2022..
2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten recognition with a runner-up finish on parallel bars at the Big Ten Championships. Season: Completed seven routines on parallel bars, four on high bar, three on pommel horse and two on rings...Had two runner-up finishes, including one on rings and one on parallel bars...Runner-up finish on parallel bars came at the Big Ten Championships, earning him second-team All-Big Ten status...Scored 14.30 on parallel bars in the Big Ten finals, which was Penn State’s best score of the season in the event...Also competed on pommel horse at the Big Ten Championships...Competed on pommel horse, parallel bars, and high bar at the NCAA Championships and made the finals on parallel bars and high bar.
at Navy Open (1/22): Made collegiate debut and finished fourth on high bar. at Nebraska (2/5): Was the runner-up on rings with a season-best score of 13.85. Big Ten Championships (4/1-2): Earned second-team All-Big Ten status with a runner-up finish on parallel bars, scoring a season-best 14.30...Finished 18th on pommel horse. at NCAA Championships (4/15-16): Qualified for the finals in two events, taking 22nd on high bar (13.366) and 30th on parallel bars (13.20)...Scored a season-best 13.50 on high bar in the prelims...Also competed on pommel horse in the prelims.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Was a member of the Junior National Team since 2014...Earned three international selections...Won the all-around title at the 2017 Junior Team Cup in Berlin...Competed for the U.S. at the 2019 RD761 International Junior Team Cup, helping the team finish second while taking fourth individually on pommel horse and fifth all-around and on parallel bars...Won the all-around, floor, vault, and high bar competitions at the 2018 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships...Was also second on pommel horse and third on rings and parallel bars at that meet...Was an honor roll student all four years.
PERSONAL Parents are Jim and Monica Karnes...Has two older brothers, Tony and Nick, and one older sister, Abby...Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.
13 .100 13 .850 14 .300 13 .500
SOPHOMORE ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-9
Hometown:
Windsor, Colo.
High School: Fossil RIdge
Major:
DEREK
SCHLAGENHAUF
2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Completed eight routines on pommel horse. Army (1/7): Made collegiate debut against Army and finished eighth on pommel horse. at West Point Open (1/14-15): Tied for sixth on pommel horse...Scored a season-best 13.50 in the prelims.
FRESHMAN ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-6
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.
High School:
James W. Robinson Secondary School
Major:
Electrical Engineering
FRESHMAN ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-8
Hometown:
Katowice, Silesian
High School:
Katowice
Major:
Business
WILL FLECK
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Trained with U.S.A.G Junior National team from 2019-2020... Was the Virginia State Champion on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar and all-around in 2019... Placed second all-around and on vault at the 2019 JE Nationals... 2021 Region 7 Champion on floor... Placed fourth on floor at the 2021 Junior Winter Cup / Elite Team Cup.
WHY PENN STATE “The combination of an excellent gymnastics program and coaching staff along with the opportunity to attend a top engineering program in the country is what made me choose Penn State.”
PERSONAL Full name is William Emerson Fleck... Son of Tara and Derek Fleck... Has one sister Cate... Intends to major in Electrical Engineering.
KASPER
GARNCZAREK
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Trained with AZS AWF Katowice from 2019-22... Won the Polish Team Championship in 2020 and 2021... Trained with the Polish Junior National Team from 2016-2019 and the Senior National Team from 2020-21.
WHY PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the wide variety of majors, a high level gymnastics program with very good and experienced coaches.”
PERSONAL Full name is Kacper David Garnczarek... Son of Justyna and Sebastian Garnczarek... Intends to major in business.
FRESHMAN ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-9
Hometown:
Woodbridge, Va.
High School:
Charles J. Colgan
Major:
Business
CALEB MELTON
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Has trained with Apollo Gymnastics from 2017-pres.
WHY PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the amazing opportunities academically and athletically. I am extremely confident is is the best place to maximize my full potential as a gymnast and as a student.”
PERSONAL Full name is Caleb Reece Melton... Son of Kari and Jeremi Melton... Has a brother Koa and a sister Layla... Intends to major in business.
FRESHMAN ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-9
Hometown:
Zurich, Switzerland
High School:
Gymnasium Biel Seeland
Major:
Molecular Biology
IAN
RAUBAL
PRIOR TO PENN STATE The club he trained with from 2011-2022 if Canton of Zurich... Competed for the Junior National Championship in 2016... Competed for Junior Elite CHampionship in 2017 and 2019... In 2019, he finished fist all-around, second on rings and parallel bar and third on pommel horse... In 2022, he competed at the Senior Elite National Championships and finished second all-around.
WHY PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because it is an amazing university with a great gymanstics program. Penn State will alow me to purse both academics and athletics at the highest level.”
PERSONAL Full name is Ian Michael Raubal... Son of Martin and Gwen Raubal... Has a brother Eric... Intends to major in biochemistry and molecular biology.
FRESHMAN ALL-AROUND
Height: 5-4
Hometown:
Oconomowoc, Wisc.
High School:
Brookfield Academy
Major: Finance
MATT
UNDERHILL
PRIOR TO PENN STATE Trained with Salto Gymnastics Center for six years... Placed fourth in floor at J.O. Nationals in 2021...Region 4AA Champion...Team won the Regional Championship in 2019 and 2021... Attended Brookfield Academy in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
WHY PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the supportive atmosphere and the welcoming environment. Penn State’s finance and honor college programs are some of the top in the nation and the gymnastics program is great.”
PERSONAL Full name is Matthew David Underhill... Son of Susan and Michael Underhill...Father Michael played football and rugby at Penn State from 1988-1992...Intends to major in Finance.
