Fourteen high school seniors signed letters of intent during the early signing period to join the Penn State swimming and diving team with the Class of 2009, coach Bill Dorenkott announced yesterday.

Nine women and five men will join the Nittany Lions in the fall of 2005, including 13 swimmers and one diver.

Courtney Adlam (Amber), Sarah Baker (Fairfax, Va.), Kaitlyn Ferguson (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), Karie Haglund (Marietta, Ga.), Abby Hoisington (Leawood, Kan.), Jaime Kiely (Houston), Caitlin Meehan (West Chester), Kelly Nelson (West Chester.) and Kaitlin O'Brien (Caldwell, N.J.), all signed letters to join the women's team.

Nelson and Ferguson were both Olympic Trial Qualifiers. Hoisington, Kiely and Baker all met U.S. Open time standards, and O'Brien, Meehan and Haglund were all U.S. National Qualifiers.

Ryan DeWeese (Midlothian, Va.), Chris Keister (State College) Patrick Schirk (Pottstown), Matt Smiddy (Miami), and Chris Sullivan (Naples, Fla.) all signed letters to join Penn State's men's team.

Schirk was a U.S. Olympic Trial Qualifier, Smiddy and Sullivan met U.S. Open time standards and DeWeese and Keister were both U.S. National qualifiers.