Bob Warming wins Coach of the Year; Barron, Gallagher named First Team All-Big Ten
2011 (Freshman): Played in 21 contests with 12 starts, including all but one match in October and November...Picked up his first point as a Nittany Lion with an assist in the 1-0 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament semifinal contest...Recorded 16 shots with six on goal.
High School/Club/ODP: Contributed to 77 wins as a four-year letterwinner at Lewisburg H.S....Totaled 43 goals and 30 assists...In senior season, notched a career-high 20 goals and 12 assists, earning First Team All-State honors...Led the Dragons to three District 4 titles and to the state quarterfinals in 2008 and 2010...With Penn Fusion club team (2009-10), won the Players Develop Tournament, placed second in the USYS National League, and claimed fourth place at the USYS National Championships...Played academy soccer with PA Classics in 2011...Active with the PA East ODP team from 2007-09...Captured a Region I championship in 2008.
Personal: Owen Matthew Griffith was born on Nov. 11, 1992 in Reading, Pa....Parents, Sam and Amy Griffith, are both Penn State graduates...Had an older brother, Drew, who also attended Penn State...Majoring in agricultural/environment...Planning a career as an environmentalist/conservationist.
