Daryl Konsevick Class: Sophomore Hometown: Rutherford, N.J. High School: Rutherford Height: 5-0 Position: AA

Lion Career
2009 (Freshman):Saw action in eight meets competing in floor exercise, averaging 9.719 ... scored at least a 9.775 in the last five meets of the season ... finished in the top five on two occasions, including fifth (9.650) versus UNH, Rutgers and Bridgeport (2/21) and fourth at West Virginia (3/9) ... recorded a career-high score of 9.850 at the Big Ten Championships (3/21) ... registered a 9.800 at the NCAA Regionals (4/4) and the NCAA National Championships (4/16).

High School/Club
Member of the Galaxy Gymnastics club program in Orangeburg, N.Y., under the direction of Jamie Winkler and Sergei and Galina Petrouniak ... member of the 2008 Junior Olympic National Team ... 2008 New York state beam and bars champion ... 2008 Region 6 floor champion ... 2008 Junior Olympic national beam champion while also finishing sixth on bars, seventh on floor and third in the all-around ... in 2007, finished second on bars and eighth on floor at the Junior Olympic Nationals ... was the 2007 Region 6 beam and floor champion, also earning the New York state beam championship that same year ... at the 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals, finished third on bars, seventh on beam, fifth on floor and sixth in the all-around ... was the 2006 Region 6 beam, floor and all-around champion ... was the 2005 Junior Olympic National floor champion, also claiming ninth on bars, second on beam and sixth in the all-around ... in 2004, qualified for International Elite status at Karolyi's National Team Camp and was the Atlantic Invitational bars, beam and all-around champion as a National Elite ... also picked up the 2004 Junior Olympic National beam championship while finishing eighth on floor and ninth in the all-around ... member of the Delta Epsilon Tau International Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars at Rutherford High School ... member of the Maximum Honor Roll.

Personal
Born Daryl Amelia Konsevick on Oct. 16, 1989 in Englewood, N.J. ... parents are June and Michael Konsevick ... has one brother, Rory (26) ... majoring in Biobehavioral Health ... names Coldplay, Rolling Stones, The Clash, Lenny Kravitz and John Mayer as favorite entertainers, the New York Yankees as favorite pro sports team, Derek Jeter as favorite athlete, "The Kite Runner" and "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" as favorite books, "Seinfeld" "The Office" and "Malcolm In The Middle" as favorite television shows and the beach as favorite place to visit ... names goals for this season as "our common goal is to win Big Ten Championships this season as well as qualify and aim for a spot on the podium at NCAA Championships. I plan on working as hard as I can to help my team reach our goals."

Why Penn State?
"Penn State is an outstanding all-around university. With its great academic and athletic programs, you can't go wrong. The nickname `Happy Valley' says it all."

Quoting Coach Sheohard
"Daryl has made tremendous progress and grown from her experience as a freshman. We look for her to shine this year as an all-arounder."