THON 2017

The final reveal for the THON 2017 fundraising total.

The 2017 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon--more commonly known as THON--was held at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University on February 17-19.  The 2017 edition of the 46 hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon raised over $10 million to help combat childhood cancer.

THON 2016

The fundraising total for THON 2016 is revealed.

The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon--more commonly known as THON--was held at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University.  The event, which is the largest student run philanthropic in the world, raised over $9 million to help combat childhood cancer.

Upset Valley

Penn State's Devin Foster celebrates Penn State's upset of Indiana.

Happy Valley turned into "Upset Valley" for two Penn State men's basketball games this past season.  On February 6, the Nittany Lions upset then No. 22 Indiana 68-63.  Then, a week and a half later, Penn State pulled off another upset, this time upending then No. 4 Iowa 79-75.  The Nittany Lions finished their 2015-2016 campaign at .500 with a 16-16 record.

2015-2016 BJC Wrestling Duals

Penn State's Zain Retherford works to pin his Ohio State opponent during the seocnd BJC Dual on February 5.

The Penn State wrestling team hosted two duals inside the Bryce Jordan Center during the 2015-2016 season as part of their annual BJC Duals matches.

On December 13, the Nittany Lions hosted Wisconsin in the first BJC Dual of the season.  Penn State took down the Badgers in that match 36-7.

Pink Weekend at Penn State

The Penn State women's gymnastics team celebrates after a teammate's uneven bars routine during their Flip for the Cure meet gainst Nebraska.

Saturday and Sunday, January 16 and 17, was "Pink Weekend" at Penn State.  Both the women's gymnastics and Lady Lions basketball teams held their annual breast cancer awareness events.

First up, on Saturday, the Nittany Lion women's gymnastics team held their Flip for the Cure meet.  The Lions wore pink leotards and took on Big Ten foe Nebraska in Rec Hall.  Then, on Sunday, the Lady Lions broke out their pink jersies, and hosted Michigan, for their annual Pink Zone game in the Bryce Jordan Center.

It's Been a While, So Here's What I've Been Up To

The Penn State basketball pep band plays a tune duing the Lady Lions' Pink Zone game.

Just like the title of this post would indicate, it's been a while since a last posted anything, so here's a quick rundown on some things I've been up to recently...