STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State men's swimming coach Peter Brown has announced that the team has received eight commitments from student-athletes to join the squad beginning in 2001-2002.

The Nittany Lions added a pair of players from each of the following states, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and one each from Indiana and Virginia.

Incoming Lions from the Keystone State are Brad Hartman (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin H.S.) and Josh Cierski (Emmaus, Pa./Macungie H.S.). Joining Penn State from New Jersey are Daryl Northrup (Verona, N.J./Verona H.S.) and Jon Stinson (North Cape May, N.J./Holy Spirit H.S.). Newcomers Mark Zucca (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson H.S.) and Paul Kirk (Gate Mills, Ohio/Hawken School) each hail from Ohio. Patrick Bird (Muncie, Ind./Delta H.S.) and Eric Wellington (Alexandria, Va./Mt. Vernon H.S.) round out the Lions' list of fall commitments. "The fall commitments we received will further insure the continued growth of the program," Brown said.