Meet the Class of 2017

Hometown: Jericho, NY
Major: Biological Basis of Behavior (BBB)

Activities & Honors:

• Captain – Varsity Track & Field
• Honorable Mention All-American (Discus)
• Academic All-American
• Member – College Champions (pairing student athlete mentors with Philly/Camden schools)
• Member – Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Board Member – Action Potential (teaching neuroscience in nearby middle and high schools)
• Research Assistant – Systems Neuroscience Lab

Favorite Books: With The Old Breed by E.B Sledge, Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose, and The Red Circle by Brandon Webb
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, The Departed, Goodfellas, Interstellar, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Favorite Food: Lasagna
Favorite Quote:
“It matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishments the soul
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.”
-William Earnest Henley

Plans After Penn: Compete in track and field, attend graduate school.