Dylan Alton Class: Freshman Hometown: Mill Hall, Pa. High School: Central Mountain Weight: 149/157 Position: 149/157 Experience: Fr.

Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton heads into the 2010-11 season ready to battle for a spot in the Nittany Lions' starting line-up.

Lion Career
2010-11:
Alton posted a superb 17-2 record as an unattached wrestler at 149 and 157 last season...notched five pins and three majors...won East Stroudsburg Open title in Novmeber and the National Collegiate Open at Clarion in February.

2009-10:
First year collegiate action.

High School/Personal
Dylan was ranked No. 1 at 152 by Intermat and was the No. 5 ranked overall recruit in the country (at any weight). Dylan was a three-time PIAA state champion, having claimed the 152 pound title last year with a 47-0 record. He won the145 pound crown his junior year after a 47-0 campaign. The year before, he went 45-1 at 135 and claimed the state title as a sophomore. As a high school freshman, Dylan posted a 39-4 mark and took seventh at states. He ended his career with a 178-5 record at nearby Central Mountain High School. The Mill Hall native is, like his twin, an outstanding freestyle wrestler as well. Dylan won the 2008 and 2009 Junior National crowns, took the 2008 Junior National championship in Greco Roman, won the 2008 Walsh Ironman title and took third at the 2008 Super 32 Challenge. Dylan is the son of Neil and Donna Alton of Mill Hall, Pa., and the twin brother of fellow signee Andrew.