High School
Three-year letterwinner and team captain at Bethel Park High in Bethel Park, Pa. ... led his team to two Section Championships ... was a two-time First Team All-Section selection ... earned Honorable Mention All-WPIAL his junior year and First Team All-State senior year ... member of the Honor Roll ... played for Pitt Elite volleyball club ... played on the Penn State Behrend Club Volleyball team from 2009-11 ... guided his team to the 2010 Grove City Invitational Championship ... member of the Dean[apos]s list at PSB and the Labda Sigma Honor Society.
Personal
Born Matthew Joseph Kapusta in Bethel Park, Pa. on Feb. 4, 1991 ... parents are Patti and George Kapusta ... has one sister, Katie (19) and one brother, Michael (13) ... names volleyball, golf, basketball and ping pong as hobbies, The Eagles and Avenged Sevenfold as favorite entertainers, math and science as favorite school subjects, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Steelers and Pirates as favorite professional sports team, his mom[apos]s pasta as favorite food, 'Chuck Yeager' as favorite book, 'That 70s Show' as favorite TV show, 'Top Gun', '300', 'Inception' and 'Patton' as favorite movies and Colorado Springs and Virginia Beach as favorite places to visit ... majoring in aerospace engineering.
Why Penn State?
'I chose Penn State because I wanted to major in aerospace engineering and Penn State has a great program for that.'