CAREER
Earned three Academic All-Big Ten awards.
2023 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Season: Made one appearance against Rutgers (4/21).
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Season: Played in eight games...Picked up one ground ball and caused one turnover.
Cornell (3/12): Caused one turnover. at Bucknell (3/15): Picked up one ground ball.
2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Season: Played in eight games and tallied six ground balls.
at Rutgers (2/20): Picked up one ground ball. Maryland (2/26): Contributed one ground ball. Ohio State (3/6): Tallied one ground ball. at Johns Hopkins (3/13): Picked up one ground ball for the fourth-straight game. at Ohio State (4/24): Picked up one ground ball. Johns Hopkins (5/1): Picked up one ground ball in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.
2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Did not appear in any games.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was a four-year varsity starter for the Half Hollow Hills West lacrosse team...Was named all-division during his junior year…Scored three goals with four assists his freshman year, five goals with nine assists his sophomore year and 11 goals with seven assists his junior year…Seven-year member of the Team 91 Orange club lacrosse team coached by Jim Mulé and Ross Turrini…Club team named best team in the country every year for the 2019 class
PERSONAL
Parents are Kim and Gerald Sr.…Has two younger brothers, Jack and Joseph…Father played football at Penn State from ’92-’96 and won the Rose Bowl…Majoring in risk management.
Gerald Filardi, Jr. Season 2023
#41PositionMHeight6-2Weight185 lbsClassSeniorHometownDix Hills, N.Y.High SchoolHalf Hollow Hills West