| Event | Time | Date | Site |
| 200 Fly | 1:50.95 | 12/7/08 | at OSU Invitational |
| 400 IM | 4:01.32 | 2/27/09 | Big Ten Championships |
| 500 Free | 4:29.81 | 2/25/10 | Big Ten Championships |
| 1,650 Free | 15:27.82 | 2/28/09 | Big Ten Championships |
LION CAREER
2009-10 (Junior): Notched season-best time of 4:29.81 in the 500 free at Big Tens...Posted 28th-place showing at Big Tens in 200 fly, finishing in a season-best time of 1:51.90...Twice finished seventh in the 1,000 free with season-best time of 9:38.64 vs. Virginia...Swam to 12th in 1,650 freestyle with a season-best time of 16:02.40.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Set three personal-best times in 200 butterfly (1:50.95 at OSU Invitational, 14th) 400 IM (4:01.32 at Big Ten Championships, 36th) and 1,650 freestyle (15:27.82 at Big Ten Championships, 19th)...Notched third-place showing at Texas A&M in the 1,000 free with a time of 9:40.20...Finished fourth twice-in the 1,000 free at SMU (9:39.91) and vs. Maryland/Pitt/Villanova in the 200 fly (1:55.58)...Placed third in 200 fly at Texas A&M in a time of 1:54.17...Garnered 30th place in the 200 fly at Big Tens (1:51.01).
2007-08 (Freshman): Swam as a distance swimmer specializing in the 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free, while also competing in the 200 butterfly and 400 IM...Best finish was third place in the 1,000 free which was achieved twice; once against West Chester and once against Indian River C.C. ...Placed third in the 200 fly against West Virginia...Best time in the 200 fly came at the Big Ten Championships with a 1:51.55.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2006...Awarded Outstanding Achievement Award in Geometry, Algebra, Calculus and Physics...Member of the National Honor Society...Earned one letter in soccer.
PERSONAL
Josh Wakeley was born on August 15, 1989 in Olney, Md. to David and Linda Wakeley...Has an older brother, John, a younger brother, Peter, and three younger sisters: Bethany, Hannah and Laura...Four uncles and two aunts attended Penn State, including one uncle, Scott Wakeley, who was on the swimming team from 1980-82, and an aunt, Marion Wakeley, who was on the swimming team from 1996-98...Father, David, swam collegiately at Bucknell...Majoring in biological engineering.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
'I chose Penn State because of its great academics and swimming program and its familiarity to me. I have wanted to go to Penn State since I was a little kid.'