Club Cross Country Benefiting THON

One day we will dance (and run) in celebration.
Until then we will dance for a cure.  
You can contribute to PSU Club XC’s fight against pediatric cancer HERE.

What is THON?
The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, with all proceeds benefiting Four Diamonds at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Each year, it culminates in a 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon at the Bryce Jordan Center. Since 1977, THON has raised over $147 million for Four Diamonds, engaging over 16,500 student volunteers annually. Check out the video below showing Club XC at THON 2018.

What is Club XC’s involvement in THON? 
Club Cross Country participates in THON as a general organization, raising money through various fundraisers and operating on our own behalf, with proceeds contributing to THON’s annual total each year. Some of the fundraisers we hold annually include canvassing, THONvelopes, and the Donut Dash 5K. Our most successful fundraiser for the past few years has been Miles for Smiles, a 46-hour treadmill relay. Club XC is proud to be paired with four awesome families through the Adopt-a-Family program: the Justin Kaufman, Bryce Carter, Gideon Fisher, Corban Potter families!

For THON 2018, Club XC contributed $54,660.61.

For all members of Club XC, come join our Club XC Benefiting THON page!!! Got any suggestions for our THON Involvement such as new fundraisers, ways to connect with the families, or other comments? Submit them in our Suggestion Box!

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THON Chairs

Below are our 2018-2019 THON Chairs. Feel free to reach out to any or all of them for any questions regarding THON or a Club XC fundraiser.

Austin Sperl ars6207@psu.edu Austin is a junior majoring in Civil Engineering. He is from the great city of Washington, PA (aka the Dirty Dub). He is so glad to have found his Club XC family the first day of classes his freshman year. Austin knew he wanted to be involved with THON going into college and is glad to have found others as passionate as he is for THON on the team. He is honored to serve as one of this year’s THON chairs and is extremely excited to see how successful Club XC’s THON efforts will be for this upcoming year! When he isn’t running, Austin enjoys listening to Guccci Goggles, watching the Pittsburgh Pirates (usually lose), and making his infamous cat noise.
Megan Ellery mxe5713@psu.edu Megan is a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering. Since joining Club XC, Megan has found her Penn State family and loves coming to practice every day to hang out and run with her favorite group of goofballs. She loves how all of her teammates put their hearts into going the distance for the kids and as THON Chair, you can catch Megan bringing lots of energy, smiles, and fun to all Club XC THON events. Outside of running, Megan loves spontaneous adventures with her besties, painting, and making too many Spotify playlists.
Andrew Weller arw5531@psu.edu Andrew is a junior, studying: Technical Writing, Math, and Business. From West Chester, PA, Andrew sees State College and the Club XC Team as his home. Through THON, he hopes to help the team bond and create connections with our most important teammates: our THON Families. Outside of running, Andrew enjoys: creative writing, Star Wars, conversation, and consuming vast oceans of coffee.
Stephen Day scd5284@psu.edu Stephen is a sophomore studying business and economics. His first run with the team was the THAW preview of his senior year of high school and he has been running with the team ever since. Stephen enjoyed spending a good part of his first year at PSU helping the team in its THON efforts and looks forward to doing a great job as a THON chair for THON season 2019. Outside of running, Stephen enjoys sleeping in his hammock, making unnecessary Excel charts, and maintaining his very long 1st place win streak in Fortnite.