THON Feature: Shuman Ready to Dance for a Cure

By Arielle Sargent, GoPSUSports.com

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Ever since high school, Penn State's Charlie Shuman knew he would eventually dance at THON. Come Friday, he will join three other Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) representatives on floor at the Bryce Jordan Center for a 46-hour challenge unlike any other.

As a football's SAAB representative, Shuman saw an email from head chair Angela Widlacki (women's soccer) in the fall asking if anyone had interest in dancing in THON 2017. All he needed to do was reply and Widlacki would respond with instructions for interested candidates.

"There were five of us in total who emailed in that we wanted to dance," Shuman said. "The thing with our…