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Women's Gymnastics' Little Nittany Lion

UNIVERISTY PARK - Noah Benner is 11 years old and has already had three brain surgeries in his short life. In 2014, Benner had surgery to remove his third brain tumor. His little sister, Sydney, had to mature quicker than any other 4-year-old to support her older brother. "Sydney has been amazing through everything with Noah. After Noah was released from the hospital for the third surgery, we were in the car and she grabbed his hand and started to show some tears. She said, 'Noah, I'm so glad you are okay. I was very worried about you and I love you,'" Sydney and Noah's mother, Tiffany Benner, said.