Krystal Welsh Class: Freshman Hometown: Bowie, Md. High School: Archbishop Spalding Height: 5-7 Position: AA

High School/Club
Was a member of Docksiders Gymnastics in Millersville, Md. under the direction of Bob Ouellette ... was a five-time Regional qualifier, a four-time National qualifier ... spent seven years in Level 10 ... member of the 2009 All-Star Team ... finished second on floor and ninth in the all-around in the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals ... finished second on bars in the 2010 Maryland State Championships ... placed second on floor and eighth in the all-around at 2010 Regionals ... finished sixth on bars at the 2010 Junior Olympic Nationals ... 2011 Maryland State Vault and Floor Champion ... also placed second on bars and in the all-around ... 2011 Maryland State Team member ... 2011 Regional Bar Champion ... was a member of the National Honor Society at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md.

Personal
Born Krystal Kate Welsh on March 21, 1993 in Maryland ... parents are Jeff and Lisa Welsh ... has three siblings, Bonnie Zeigler (26), Victoria Whetzel (24) and Jakob (16) ... majoring in kinesiology ... names hanging with friends as favorite hobby, Chris Brown as favorite entertainer, science as favorite school subject, the Pittsburgh Steelers as favorite pro sports team, Hines Ward as favorite athlete, pizza as favorite food, "White Collar" as favorite television show, "Step Up" as favorite movie and Channing Tatum as favorite actor ... goals for the season are "to contribute to the team as much as I can by competing in all four events, winning Big Tens as a team and qualifying for Super Six."

Why Penn State?
"I chose to attend Penn State because of the excellent athletics, as well as the challenging academics. I also love the feeling you get from all the students and faculty that `We Are...Penn State' and we are a family."

Quoting Coach Thompson
"Krystal should be our top freshman performer and has the skill level to be one of the top gymnasts in the Big Ten. She has tremendous difficulty on all four events and we expect her to be a crowd favorite this season."

Krystal's Favorite Quote
"Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today."