Rich Ohrnberger Class: Senior Hometown: East Meadow, N.Y. High School: East Meadow Height / Weight: 6-2 / 291 Position: G Experience: SR H.S. Coach: Vincent Mascia

Rich Ohrnberger has made steady progress during his initial two years as a Nittany Lion and is poised to take on a more significant role this fall. He had a productive spring practice and will enter preseason drills prepared to battle Gerald Cadogan for the starting left guard spot. °/°° 2006 °/°° Junior Season Ohrnberger played in every game and started the last nine games at right guard. He helped the Nittany Lions rush for a season-high 389 yards against Youngstown State, their highest total in four years, and gain 233 yards rushing against Northwestern. At Purdue, Ohrnberger and the O-Line paved the way for 240 yards on the ground. The Lions rushed for 212 yards against Temple to record Penn State's fourth 200-yard rushing game of the season. He helped Tony Hunt become just the sixth Nittany Lion to compile a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons, finishing second in Penn State career rushing with 3,320 yards. Ohrnberger was on the field for 784 snaps, second-highest among all offensive linemen and third-highest among all offensive players. He played a season-high 86 snaps in the 12-0 win at Purdue. °/°° 2005 °/°° Sophomore Season Ohrnberger made his collegiate debut against Central Michigan. He also saw some playing time in the 44-14 thumping of Minnesota, as Penn State ran for 364 yards and gained 35 first downs.

2004 Freshman Season
Redshirt season.

High School
Ohrnberger lettered in football and lacrosse at East Meadow HS. He was a three-year letterman and two-year captain in football for Coach Vincent Mascia. Ohrnberger was the 2003 New York AA Player-of-the-Year and was a two-time all-conference, two-time all-county, all-metro and All-Long Island pick. He won the Martone Award as the Most Outstanding Lineman in Nassau County and the Thorp Award as the Most Outstanding Player in Nassau County. He also was selected to play in the Governor's Bowl (New York vs. New Jersey) and the Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge (New York City vs. Long Island). He did not allow any sacks his senior season and averaged 38.0 yards per punt. On defense, he recorded 151 career tackles, with 11 sacks and 38 tackles for loss. He made 66 stops, with four sacks and 13 TFL as a senior.

Personal
Full name is Richard Paul Ohrnberger. He is the son of Patricia and Richard Ohrnberger. He has a younger brother, Nicholas, and an older sister, Meryl. He is studying human development and family studies and lists weight-training as his hobby. Born February 14, 1986.