CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Competition |
100 Back | 55.60 | 12/6/13 | Texas Invitational |
100 Breast | 55.50 | 3/1/13 | Big Ten Championships |
200 Breast | 2:12.62 | 2/1/14 | St. Bonaventure and Towson |
100 Fly | 50.46 | 12/1/12 | Georgia Invitational |
50 Free | 20.22 | 2/28/13 | Big Ten Championships |
100 Free | 44.55 | 3/1/14 | Big Ten Championships |
LION CAREER
2013-14: Raced in six individual events throughout the season, focusing on the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke ... Swam the three events at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-3/1) ... Fourth-fastest time by any Nittany Lion during the season in the 50 freestyle (20.27) and the third-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke (55.50), both personal records set at the Big Ten Championships ... Also swam to a career record in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships (44.55) ... Finished second in the 100 breaststroke at Buffalo (11/2).
2012-13: Swam in four individual events throughout the season, competing in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships (2/27-3/2) ... Set a personal-best time of 20.22 in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships, which ranked as the third-best time turned in by a Penn State swimmer in the event all season ... Recorded the best time of his career in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships, finishing with a mark of 45.06 ... Swam to a then-personal record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.50 at the Big Ten Championships ... Won two races in the 50 freestyle in meets against Missouri State (1/12) and Navy (1/26).
2011-12: Competed in nine events, seeing the most action in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle ... Participated in three events at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-2/25/12), recording season best times in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.64, the 100 freestyle, finishing in 45.93 and the 100 butterfly, recording a mark of 50.93 ... Member of the 200 medley relay team that took second place against WVU (10/22/11) with a time of 1:32.87 ... Helped lead the 200 freestyle relay team to a first place finish against Auburn (11/4/11) with a time of 1:24.15 ... Member of the 200 freestyle relay team that swam a time of 1:22.15 for a first place finish against Buffalo (2/4/12).
HIGH SCHOOL
Swam for Greg Fastrich at Hershey Aquatic Club and at Hershey High ... Member of three-time PIAA State Champions (2009-11) with a runner-up finish in 2008 ... Teammate at Hershey with fellow Nittany Lion Sean Grier ... Earned second place in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle at the 2011 PIAA AAA Championships ... Anchored the NFHS record setting 200 freestyle relay team in 2011 as well as the 200 medley relay in 2010 ... Earned four letters.
PERSONAL
Jeffrey Bennet Young was born May 26, 1993 in Hershey, Pa. to Scott and Pam Young ... Has two siblings, Jenny and Jason ... Mother, Pam, swam at Ohio State and Elizabethtown ... Great grandfather graduated from Penn State. Majoring in kinesiology.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
'I chose Penn State because I wanted to be challenged both in the pool and the classroom. I also thought Penn State would help me to set goals and attain them.'