Alex Antoniono
Fifth Place
Pennsylvania State University
$1,000 Scholarship
Jim “Cowboy” Kennedy turned 91 years old one day before racing his sprint car at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 30, 2025. He plans to break a record set by Red Farmer, who recently retired at age 92 as the oldest racer to compete in the sport.
Downtown State College floods with Penn State students and Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrating Philadelphia’s Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, February 9, 2025. Police made no arrests and reported that damage was limited to the theft of several stop signs and one-way street signs. At least one car parked also sustained damage.
Wide receiver Matt Outten walks across the field before the Penn State Football Homecoming game against Illinois at Beaver Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions beat the Fighting Illini 21-7.
A volunteer dressed as Spiderman dances with Brooke Fisher (right) during the Night to Shine event in Calvary Church, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Boalsburg, Pa. Night to Shine is a complimentary event for people with special needs hosted by churches around the world.
Marcos Terroba, a second-year student studying aerospace engineering, flies through the air on his bike after hitting a jump at Sunset Park, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in State College, Pa. Terroba says he spends much of his free time practicing trail skills and hanging out with friends at the Bike Den, a hands-on repair workshop on the Penn State campus.
A counter protester holds up his middle fingers at anti-ICE protesters near the Penn State campus, Thursday, June 12, 2025 in State College, Pa. The protest was hosted by the People's Defense Front and the Student Committee for Defense and Solidarity in response to recent ICE activity in the area.
Children play under water-dumping buckets during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in State College, Pa. The annual festival draws over 100,000 participants, volunteers, and art vendors every year.
Lamont Johnson kisses his granddaughter Armanii during an after-school program he supervises every weekday. Johnson, who is considered a pillar of the community in Maysville, Ky., works at the Limestone Family YMCA after a long career at the Boys & Girls Club, where he became a fixture in the lives of area children

