Nihir Kothari Class: RS Junior Hometown: Malvern, Pa. High School: Great Valley Height: 5-3 Event: AA Club Team: Pancott Gymnastics

CAREER HIGHS
Still Rings: 15.800 vs. Army (Jan. 14, 2012)
Parallel Bars: 14.700 vs. Minnesota (March 17, 2012)

PENN STATE CAREER
2011: CGA Second Team All-American Scholar Athlete (3.30-3.399 GPA)...Contributed in the still rings and parallel bars in first competitive season...Earned two top three finishes in the still rings, versus Army (2nd, 14.700) and at the West Point Open (3rd, 14.200)...Scored a season high 15.100 at Oklahoma and a recorded a 15.000 against Ohio State...Performed in the parallel bars in five meets, registering a season-best score of 14.000 at Temple.

2010: Redshirted

GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Trained at the Pancott Gymnastics Center in Frazer, Pa....Competed in the Junior Olympic Nationals.

PERSONAL
Nihir Kothari was born on April 13, 1990 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. to parents Jay and Anita...Has a younger sister, Avni...Lettered in swimming and soccer at Great Valley H.S....Academic All-American and member of the National Honor Society...Majoring in energy, business, and finance...Intends to go to law school after graduation...Enjoys music, reading, cars, and NFL football as hobbies...Selected Penn State because it is "one of the most lively and exciting campuses in the country and is great academically."