| Julia Trogele |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Devon, Pa.
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 | High School: Villa Maria Academy
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 | Height: 6-1
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 | Position: G/F
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 | Experience: FR
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2007-08
Spent the summer playing for the German U20 National Team...Finished first among Big Ten freshmen in free throw percentage (min. 1 attempt per game) with a 95% (19-20) mark...Stands second on Penn State's freshman season free throw percentage chart with a 95.0% mark from the charity stripe, behind Adrienne Squire's perfect 10-for-10 freshman campaign...Ranked fourth among Big Ten rookies in blocks per game in conference play with a 0.73 average...Started the final six games of the season...Ranked fourth on the team among regulars in field goal percentage (.396)...Made her last 11 shots from the free throw line... Third on the team in rebounding average (4.1)...Had two points and six rebounds against Indiana (3/2)...Recorded five points, three rebounds and a blocked shot versus Ohio State (2/28)...Was 6-for-6 from the free throw line on the way to a career-high 10 points at Northwestern (2/24) to go along with five rebounds, a steal and a block...Chipped in four points on 2-of-3 shooting to go along with four rebounds at Illinois (2/21)...Celebrated her first career start against Michigan State (2/17) with career bests of 10 rebounds and three blocked shots to go along with four points and a steal...Posted career highs with six points, three blocked shots and one assist in 21 minutes of action against Minnesota (2/14)...Set a career highs with five points, including a 3-for-3 effort from the free throw line, and three steals in win over Drexel (11/25)...Grabbed a career-best seven rebounds in win over #20/21 Pittsburgh (11/11)...Scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in first career game versus Arizona (11/9)...Missed 11 games with mononucleosis.
High School
Averaged 18.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game senior season as she led Villa Maria Academy to a 25-8 record and a berth in the PIAA Girls' AAA State Championship game...The Hurricane were the District I and League runners-up in 2006-07...Finished her career with 1,325 points and 856 rebounds as a four-year letterwinner...Selected as the Main Line Times Player of the Year and the Daily Local Player of the Year her senior season...Led Villa Maria to the District I and League championship in 2005-06...A first team All-State choice in 2006-07 to go along with first team All-Association of Catholic Academics (AACA) and All-Main Line accolades...Third team Southeastern Pennsylvania Girls' Basketball, as selected by the Philadelphia Inquirer...Two-time conference MVP (2005-06 and 2006-07)...MVP of the San Marino (Italy) International Basketball Tournament...Played AAU ball for the Lady Running Rebels...Posted a 61-4 record with the Running Rebels, including a Mid-Atlantic runner-up showing and an appearance in the Sweet 16 at the national tournament.
Personal
Full name is Julia Catharina Trogele...born January 30, 1989 in Berlin, Germany...Parents are Uta and Ulrich (Bob) Trogele...Father played basketball at Wichita State and mother played basketball at the University of Washington...Both parents played for the German National team...Father played for Germany in the Olympics in 1980 (boycotted) and 1984...Planning to major in business or law.