Picture THON 2013: Saturday Part II
Photo posted February 16, 2013 in News, THON 2013 by College of Communications
Images from Saturday afternoon and evening at THON 2013 ...
Saturday morning photo gallery
Dancer Amir Tabrizi is embraced by family friend Penny Flecker. / Photo by Steve Osborn
Kaylahni Laboy, 3, of Lancaster, Pa. has a water gun battle with Madison Kejes on the hospitality committee. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
Jackie Odell, a Penn State senior, reacts to having a ponytail cut off and donated to Wigs for Kids. / Photo by David Andrews
THON child Jhonen Sullivan, 4, of Hanover, Pa plays with toy swords with his mother Jen Weaver and his dad Cory Sullivan. Jhonen was diagnosed with cancer in September. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
Hundreds line up to enter the Bryce Jordan Center after the arena reached full capacity on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
Megan Zieber, 14, of Harrisburg, Pa. receives massages on the "slides of strength" where dancers slide on a powder covered floor as they receive massages from volunteers to aid tired muscles and joints. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
The lights that form THON's Four Diamonds logo are reflected in C3PO's helmet. Dan Heisey, dressed in the Star Wars robot costume is a part of The Rebel Legion, a charity that attends different events dressed as Star Wars characters. / Photo by David Andrews
Benjamin Orosco, left, and THON dancer Christopher Behr look up into the stands. Christopher is from Chicago and Benjamin is his nephew. Christopher's family came up to help support THON. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
THON child Kaylahni Laboy, 3, takes a break from playing. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
Jake Feathers and Diane Mowery pose for photos shortly after he asked her to marry him. And yes, she said yes. / Photo by Justin Nguonly
Jay Paterno, left, gives one of his father's ties toTHON Overall Chairperson Will Martin. / Photo by Steve Osborn
Hope Roslevege of Harrisburg, Pa., squirts water at her father Chris. Chris is a former THON child and was a cancer patient in 1982 with stage four non-Hodgkins lymphoma. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
Abby Shoaf, a Penn State senior, reacts after having her hair cut for Wigs for Kids / Photo by David Andrews
Members of Blue & White Society and Lion Ambassadors perform onstage. / Photo by Justin Nguonly
THON child Koan Pantano, 8, of State College, Pa. plays at THON on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Justin Nguonly
Cassie Keller, 5, from Palmyra Pa. makes the four-diamonds sign to a group of friends and family. / Photo by Dave Cole
Rilynn Junkin, 17 months, of Willow Hill, Pa. plays with a hula hoop. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
OPP members play with a parachute to bounce beach balls into the air above the THON 2013 crowd. / Photo by David Andrews
Koan Pantano, 8, from State College, is a THON child sponsored by the Penn State Lion Ambassadors. Pantano is held in the air by Penn State freshman morale member Jesse Poljak. / Photo by Dave Cole
Katie Gnatt of Mechanicsburg, Pa., a Penn State freshman, dances on Saturday night. Katie is a moraler, responsible for keeping dancer's spirits high. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
Becky Leese and her daughter Izzy of Williamsport, Pa., dance Saturday night. The family's THON child, Isaac Thompson, passed away in 2008. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
Elizabeth Stoltzfus, 3, of Lancaster, Pa., blows bubbles Saturday night. Elizabeth's mother Lydia Stoltzfus is a former THON child. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
THON dancer Jeff Glauser, left, stretches out his legs with the help of moraler Jordan Schefkind Saturday evening. / Photo by Erin Clark
Savannah Pflueger, 6, of Lebanon, Pa., anticipates a bouncing ball as she plays at THON. / Photo by Erin Clark
Dancers wait in line for dinner Saturday evening. / Photo by Erin Clark
Moralers come on stage to perform a live dance. Moralers are responsible for showing support to the dancers and reviving their energy. / Photo by Donna Dunbar
Kaylahni Laboy, 3, of Lancaster, Pa. high fives a THON moraler. / Photo by Erin Clark
Cora Beyer sings a Taylor Swift song on the THON stage. / Photo by Erin Clark
Molly Scheffey, from Huntington NY, consoles her daughter Meghan,12. The Scheffeys are relatives of Courtney O’Bryan, a Penn State student who died in vehicle crash while on trip to raise money for THON in 2011. / Photo by Mariah Sinclair
Nittany Lion Performing at end of the Pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Dave Cole
The football team performs during the THON Pep Rally. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
Seniors Melissa Schneider and Larissa Chapkovich wear cardboard cut-out heads of dancers Rob Gates and Chip Ray. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
THON dancer Emily Marchewka of Fayette campus stretches with Penn State alumnus Corey Spaw. / Photo by Jessica Paholsky
Phi Sigma Rho THON child Charlie Beecher, 4, of Lancaster, Pa., tries on Ryan Keiser's football jersey in the Lasch Building as a part of a Make-A-Wish excursion on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Kelly Tunney
THON dancer Jess Shlemon of Penn State's RUF rests on her friend Dianne Lee. / Photo by Jessica Paholsky
Opperations committee members, Peter Blasco, left, and Gary Feig, play with water guns. / Photo by Jessica Paholsky
The Penn State women's soccer team performs to PSY's Gangnam Style during the Pep Rally. / Photo by Jessica Paholsky
THON dancers, Cathy Perego and Ryan Seely of the Penn State American Nuclear Society, attempt the hanger ladder during "Minute To Win It". / Photo by Jessica Paholsky
Kaylahni Laboy, 3, left, shoots water at her sister Nadelyne, 6. Kaylahni is a Four Diamonds child. / Photo by Jessica Paholsky
The Nittany Lion does 46 push-ups for the 46 hours of THON. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez
Elizabeth Stoltztus, 3, of Lancaster, Pa. is surprised to catch a bubble on Saturday evening. / Photo by Katherine Rodriguez