Penn State Behrend Swimming and Diving

“You can feel when your mom’s proud of you. You can feel the love.” — Jimmy Fallon

We feel the love every day. Thank you for being our biggest supporters, our superheroes, and the ones who make even the toughest days brighter.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms who cheer us on through every challenge and every victory! 💐

Finishing up our team awards:
Most Valuable

These three athletes accomplished A LOT this season...
1️⃣ NCAA qualifier.
9️⃣ team records.
1️⃣3️⃣ championship titles.
Countless clutch performances.

And they’re not done yet.

Congratulations to our Team MVPs — athletes who rose to every challenge, delivered when it mattered most, and helped lead our program to an unforgettable season.

Junior Camryn Watters
Sophomore Kallie Smith
Sophomore Isaac Stoeckle

Continuing our 2026 Team Awards…
Most Improved 📈

Two seniors, a sophomore, and a freshman. From massive time drops to steady, consistent progress throughout the season, these four athletes proved that hard work pays off. Staying committed day after day led to incredible results.

Congratulations
>Freshman Nathaniel McWilliams
>Sophomore Velia Minerbi
>Senior Izzy Sheridan
>Senior Owen Grubbs

"If you want it, work for it."
These athletes did — and it showed.

Congratulations Owen!

Great work Jadyn!

Congratulations Maddy!

Way to go Ladies!

Continuing our team awards…

Rookie of the Year

These three made an immediate impact in their first collegiate season—rising to the moment time and time again. From clutch, pressure-packed swims to rewriting the record board, their performances set the tone for what this program is all about.

A 20-year-old record—gone.
A come-from-behind victory that brought the crowd to its feet.
One record, reset not once, not twice, but three times.
And a collection of top-ten performances that speaks for itself.

They didn’t just show up—they dominated.

Congratulations Kaitlyn True, Aaron DiFilippo and Kyle Malec!

When your teammates present their Senior Design Project…
you show up.

Great work👏

Please join me in congratulating our team award winners.

We begin with the Sportsmanship Leadership Award.

This year’s recipients were vocal, consistent leaders—true champions of team culture. They held their teammates accountable while leading by example, always putting the team first. Whether in practice or competition, they were the ones rallying the group, pushing everyone to rise to the moment, and setting the standard for what it means to be a Behrend Lion!

Senior Jadyn Danylko
Sophomore Logan Rakow

Thank you!

We spent the evening celebrating the incredible and dedicated student-athletes and staff of Behrend Athletics at the 2026 Lion Awards 🐾

And the Lions brought home some
hardware 🔥

🐾 Owen Grubbs – Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
🐾 Kaitlyn True – Female Rookie of the Year
🐾 Will Perham – Lifetime Achievement Award
🐾 Jadyn Danylko – Lionheart Award
🐾 Anthony Tumino – Male Athlete of the Year

So proud of this group and all they represent!

Congratulations to all of the exceptional honorees—Behrend is lucky to have you representing our school!