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NMU achieves world record by playing tag

MARQUETTE, MI--   Northern Michigan University students crushed a previous Guinness World Record by playing the largest-ever game of freeze tag at the Superior Dome Tuesday morning.

The effort was broadcast live by the Today show’s Al Roker as part of his five-day Rokerthon 3.

Roker and a Guinness World Record adjudicator presented Northern President Fritz Erickson with a certificate after 634 students played tag for 15 consecutive minutes.  The effort easily beat the previous record of 438.

The Today show also featured footage of Roker’s Monday visit to several sites on campus.

Two lucky NMU students also won $5,000 scholarships during the event. Megan Crane received a Rokerthon scholarship through a random drawing at the end of the broadcast, while Valerie Urban was surprised when President Erickson announced she would receive a matching award. 

For more details on Roker’s visit, go to www.nmu.edu.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.
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