
About 50 hopefuls showed up for the football tryouts in the fall of 2016. Welde was one of three players to make the team as a walk-on.

“I don’t quit very easily, at anything, and I’m not done with this yet."

"I couldn’t believe that I reached the absolute peak of cheerleading. I could call myself a professional."

"Too many college kids are graduating with these loans, and it will affect their adult life and long-term until they can pay them off."

"I just want to help Penn State, and that's why I'm there."