[Photo Story] Kids Showcase Skills At Athlete Hour
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THON is in full effect and everyone at Penn State, particularly its athletes, is involved in an effort to cure childhood cancer.
A few members of the Penn State football team, as well as other athletic programs, took their support of THON to the Multisport Complex Saturday afternoon.
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Five-star quarterback Drew Allar (No. 15) and as well as a few others from Penn State’s highly touted 2022 recruiting class sign autographs for a young fan during athlete hour.
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Several Penn State football players including class of 2022 wide receiver Omari Evans (No. 18) play a game of four square.
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Athlete hour turned into cardio hour with the football team, as a young fan does a handstand along with a few football players.
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The women’s field hockey team came out to the multisport complex to share some of their skills with a young fan as well as a few handstands themselves.
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The fencing team also showed up to the multisport complex on Saturday for some foam sword fighting, as they joined the effort to fight childhood cancer.
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The cornhole boards were out for the kids to enjoy one of State College’s favorite tailgating games.
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It wouldn’t be a THON event without one of the great symbols of Penn State, would it be? Of course the Nittany Lion was out to give out a few of his world-famous hugs, all for a good cause.
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Mini nets and hula hoops gave many young fans a chance to hang out and score some goals with the Penn State women’s soccer team.
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