James Wilson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Nottingham, Pa. High School: Oxford Area Event: Butterfly/IM Birthdate: 07/22/1992

LION CAREER
2010-11:Competed in four events at the Big Ten Championships (100 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 Individual Medley, 800 Freestyle Relay)...Bested the NCAA "B" Standard while placing seventh in the Big Ten Championships by swimming 6:29.39...Swam 21.46 to finish ninth in the 50 Freestyle against Indiana (11/19/10)...Finished first in the 100 Freestyle against St. Bonaventure (1/22/11) after swimming 46.19...Finished fifth against West Virginia (10/16/10) in the 200 Freestyle...Swam 59.58 in the 100 Breaststroke against Pittsburgh (1/14/11) to finish fifth...Swam 3:00.59 in the 400 Freestyle Relay to best the NCAA "B" Standard while placing seventh at the Georgia Invitational (12/5/10).

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned All-America honors in high school while lettering four years straight in swimming...Swam for the Suburban Seahawks club team under the direction of Charlie Kennedy...Named a NISCA All-American, Junior USA National Finalist and USA National Qualifier...Qualified for PIAA Championships junior and senior years...Lettered for four years in golf.

PERSONAL
James Neel Wilson was born in Oxford, Pa. on July 22, 1992 to Nancy and Dave Wilson...Has one brother, Zach, who is a senior at Penn State in 2010-11...Majoring in kinesiology.

ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because of the drive the swimmers had. They were not there to mess around, they were there to do work."