Penn State Harrisburg’ THON committee teamed up with Penn State Harrisburg’s E-sports Gaming Club and participated in a Mario Kart tournament. The event had a total of 13 participants.
In the Mario Kart tournament, every round consisted of four races and the top two players moved onto the next round. The first round began with Jacob Stamper who had a bye. After the players with byes played, Jeo Baptista, Jeremy Weekes, Zach Schesster and Kellen McLendon each battle it out in the next round. Weekes and Schesster secured wins and advanced to the next round.
The second round consisted of players Ethan Cordova, Francis Kinsella, Colin Cherone and David Anderson. Kinsella and Anderson were the victors and moved to the next round.The third round consisted of players Tyler Flod, Mark Lee, Samuel Yang and Colin Davis. Lee and Yang were the victors in the round.
After three rounds the playoffs began. Round one of the playoffs included players Jacob Stamper, Zach Schesster and Francis Kinsella. Stamper and Schesster advanced to the finals as Kinsella was eliminated. Round 2 of the playoffs consisted of players Jeremy Weekes, David Anderson, Mark Lee and Samuel Yang. Weekes and Yang advanced to the finals.
It then came down to the final four, Jacob Stamper, Zach Schesster, Jeremy Weekes and Samuel Yang. After a hard fought battle, Stamper secured the win and was named champion of the Mario Kart Tournament.
Stamper described how he believes how he worked up to being the eventual Mario Kart champion.
“It feels good, It’s [been] a passion of mine ever since i’ve been a kid. I was at main [campus] for two years. I pretty much started the Mario Kart scene there. Stamper It’s good to win, I was told that I couldn’t do it as well as I could here at a new campus but I think I proved myself. I was confident, I liked how I played and it was good it was fun.” Stamper described.
“It’s good to win, I was told that I couldn’t do it as well as I could here at a new campus but I think I proved myself. I was confident, I liked how I played and it was good it was fun.” he continued.
E-sports Gaming Club head student advisor Silas Konnell was excited to be joining with the THON committee for the event.
“This event is our Mario Kart tournament…We are raising money and also allowing Penn State students to play Mario Kart and win a prize. I’m thankful for the opportunity to collaborate with THON, our club is not new but has been getting a resurgence recently…We are always glad to be able to have new experiences and give the students of Penn State other opportunities especially related to gaming.” Konell stated.
The THON committee was excited about joining e-sports gaming for the night. PSH THON Co-Overall Lauryn Six viewed the event as a good cause and collaboration.
“All the money benefits THON…It was really great to collaborate with these two clubs and get students together for a good cause. They were great to collaborate with, I hope to have more events with them in the future. Six stated.
“We raised a good amount of money and everybody is having fun tonight which is nice to see,” she added.
The event raised 175 dollars. Students should keep a look put for future collaborations between THON and the E-sports Gaming Club and any accompanying events.
