Austen Swankler
Hockey Player
Hockey forward who has earned fame as a top amateur recruit, including for the Penguins Elite Academy and USHL Sioux Falls Stampede. He committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team in 2019.
He led the U-16 Penguins Elite squad in points in 2016-2017.
He led the Sioux Falls Stampede to the USHL's Clark Cup championship in 2018-2019. He participated in the 2018 USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.
He has been romantically linked to dancer Kendall Vertes. He has one younger brother.
He and Kendall Vertes have been pictured together across social media.