THON in photos: Saturday Part 2
Photo posted February 18, 2012 in News, THON 2012 by College of Communications
Images from Saturday afternoon into the evening at THON 2012 as the dancers reach the half-way point of the 46-hour marathon.

Vinny Carrano, a former Marine and a dancer from Penn State Schuylkill, carries THON child Trey Davis, 7, on his shoulders Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Kaitlyn Knopp

Ethan Barnett, 4, of Sinking Springs Pa. a THON child, sits on the shoulders of Kevin Bonocci of the morale committee Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Shawn Lelko

Carly Millan, a moraler, poses with storm trooper characters from Star Wars Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Shawn Lelko

THON participants run and slide down the Slides of Strength Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Shawn Lelko

Finance committee members participate in a squirt gun battle on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Krista Myers

Vinny Carrano, a former Marine and a dancer from Penn State Schuylkill, carries THON child Trey Davis, 7, on his shoulders Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Arielle Skwirut

Jack Gill, 5, pops bubbles Saturday night. His sister, Ashlynn, 7, is a THON child. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Andrew Woods, 3, introduced as a 'mini Justin Bieber', performs a rendition of "Baby" Saturday night. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Bryan Weinsheimer Hula Hoops Saturday night. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Kathy Schaffer, AKA "Wackadoodle the Clown", of Allentown, empties pre-made balloons out of her car on her way to entertain dancers in the Bryce Jordan Center. / Photo by Kelley King

Alex Butterworth, a punter on the Penn State football team, plays with Austin Lightner, 4, a Four Diamonds child from Carlisle. Austin was touring the Louis and Mildred Lasch Building during his first THON. / Photo by Kelley King

Moraler Miles Urban, of Dunnkins Donuts, right, dances on stage on Saturday morning. / Photo by Lindsay Gunderman

Moralers of the "Holzer Hears a Who" group, from left, Meredith Moore, Doug Komandt and Kelly Margevich have fun with bubbles. / Photo by Alina Gluck

Chris Fiscus, a Penn State senior majoring in secondary education and dancing for the independent organization Springfield, shares a moment with two-year-old Jude Negley, of Shippensburg, on Saturday night at THON. Jude's sister is a Four Diamonds child and has been cancer-free for three years. / Photo by Kelley King

Megan Eslinger, 4, a THON child, poses for a photo with Zak Henderson of the Foto organization. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Atlas THON mimic a scene from the Titanic on Saturday afternoon. The group was chosen to perform the arrangement that won them first place in this year's Homecoming 2011 For the Glory Talent Show. / Photo by Kaitlyn Knopp

Penn State defensive end Pete Massaro lifts up Four Diamonds child Xander Beltz, 4, of Carlisle during Xander's tour of the Louis and Mildred Lasch Football Building. This is Xander's third THON. He has been in remission and off treatment for three years. / Photo by Kelley King

Atlas THON members perform Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance on stage Saturday afternoon. The group was chosen to perform the arrangement that won them first place in this year's Homecoming 2011 For the Glory Talent Show. / Photo by Kaitlyn Knopp

Wackadoodle the Clown, or Kathy Schaffer, poses with Kristen Toole. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Jack Bierly holds his son, Mahlon, 5, on his shoulder during Saturday night. Bierly's sister is a THON dancer. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Shannon Holzer, front, and the morale captains raise their diamonds in the air during a line dance on Saturday night. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Supported by the Lionettes, Ashley Fazekas performs a baton twirling and dance routine to Selena Gomez's "Naturally" during THON's Fireworks variety show on Saturday evening. / Photo by Catherine Frisina

Dancers Haley Blum and Karen Donaldson strike a pose on the dance floor Saturday afternoon. Representing Club Figure Skating, the duo found out they were THON partners after an original dancer became ill, and Blum stepped in the Monday before THON. / Photo by Photo by Kaitlyn Knopp

Kathryn Jackson of York, Pa blows bubbles for Nikki Crissain, a member of the THON 2012 morale team. / Photo by Steven Zozzaro

Ashley Nathasingh, an independent dancer in THON, center, has her feet massaged by her brother, Chris Nathasingh, while leaning on his girlfriend, Annie Cruz, for support on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Kelley King

Gabe Brobson, 4, of Harrisburg, Pa., sits on dancer Lindsay Borgen's shoulders. / Photo by Alina Gluck

Members of the Penn State football team gather for a photo with THON children and their siblings Saturday afternoon in the Lasch Building. / Photo by Tom Ruane

THON morale dancer Lauren Lahann blows bubbles. / Photo by Patrick Thorp

THON morale dancer Zach Dunlap dance the Line dance with Ashley Gill, 7. / Photo by Patrick Thorp

THON dancer Guilherme Borges for Ohana special interest organization, fills up his water gun. / Photo by Patrick Thorp

Katelyn Bernard, a five-year-old Four Diamonds child from Elizabethtown, plays with a group of THON Morale committee members. Katelyn was diagnosed with cancer in October of 2011 but was healthy enough to visit the Bryce Jordan Center multiple times during the weekend. / Photo by Kelley King

Daniel Testa, 3, a Four Diamonds child from Lancaster, plays with his family during THON on Saturday night. / Photo by Kelley King

Members of the OPPerations committee clean the floors Saturday night. / Photo by Lindsay Lipovich

Dancer Becca Williams takes a stretch break at the BJC. She is Zeta Tau Alpha's THON chair. / Photo by Lindsay Lipovich

Mahlon Bierly goes to a water gun to quench his thirst. He was visiting his aunt who is dancing. / Photo by Lindsay Lipovich

THON child Katelyn Bernard, 5, of Elizabethtown, watches a balloon float away. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

Jeff Jones of the THON organization SMART dances to the Cupid Shuffle. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

THON dancer Karisa Maxwell, right, an independent dancer, and her mother JoAnn and brother Bobby enjoy the festivities at THON. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

THON dancers Liz Demeusy, left, Christie Damato, Abby Ott and Kelly Marcus, all of Pillar THON, dance with supporter Nick Bertsch, also a member of Pillar, on Saturday night. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

Field Hockey Club member Katie McLaughlin hoola-hoops with her organization's THON dancers. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

THON family member Ellie Waldron, 1, of Lebanon plays dress-up Saturday night. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

Penn State football players perform on stage during the pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

Members of Penn State's gymnastics team perform during the pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

Penn State's Lionettes perform during the pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Victoria Magliaro

The Nittany Lion performs with Four Diamonds children during the pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Victoria Magliaro

Penn State men's ice hockey players dance to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson during the pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Victoria Magliaro

Penn State twirlers put up their "diamonds" at the pep rally. / Photo by Victoria Magliaro

Penn State gymnasts participate in the pep rally saturday night. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

Bekah Tuckey, 6-year-old THON child of HEAL, blows bubbles and dances with dancers of her organization. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

A member of the Penn State fencing team dances to a Michael Jackson song during the pep rally. / Photo by Victoria Magliaro

THe men's and women's fencing team members perform at the pep rally. / Photo by Jill Knight

The Penn State Blue Bland plays from the stands during Saturday's pep rally. / Photo by Jill Knight

Shannon Holzer, a moraler, reaches for the hands of football players after the pep rally Saturday night. / Photo by Jill Knight

The mens soccer team performs at the pep rally. / Photo by Jill Knight

Football players perform during Saturday's pep rally. / Photo by Jill Knight

Football players perform during Saturday's pep rally. / Photo by Jill Knight

Octavio Parraga, 2-year-old THON child, dances during the pep rally. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

Elizabeth Joy Stoltzfus,a daughter of THON child and Hershey patient Lydia Stoltzfus, plays with a water gun. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

Red Cross club dancers Ronny Wilson, Erica Friel, Steve Kalasky, and Mark McCuen exchange tears and hugs with Gabriel Angus after the Pep Rally. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

THON dancer Beth Peiffer of Alpha Chi Omega takes a break to receive a massage on Saturday evening. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley