April 9, 2015
By Tyler Feldman, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Head coach Mark Pavlik always talks about the evolution of collegiate athletics. Being in his 21st year at the helm of the men's volleyball program, Pavlik understands that he has just four or five years to coach his student-athletes before they must graduate.
This season is no different for Pavlik as libero Connor Curry, opposite Nick Goodell, outside hitter Aaron Russell, and student manager Mike Hobson's Penn State careers near a resilient end.
"They went out, and they represented the very best of Penn State and Penn State student-athletes," Pavlik said.
Curry and Goodell are redshirt seniors and arrived in Happy Valley back in 2011. Russell, a senior, started his career in 2012. Hobson transferred to University Park in 2013 after two years at Penn State Behrend. Each has taken different paths to arrive at the university, but together they have left a lasting impression on the athletic and academic community.
"Everything that's right about Penn State Athletics is embodied by these guys," Pavlik said.
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