Students were given blown-up Al Roker heads to hold up during the introduction shot of the TODAY Show live from the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, March 27. Al Roker kicked off his Rokerthon 3 tour at OU.
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Guinness World Records official adjudicator Michael Empric kept track of numbers and time as OU attempted to break two world records, March 27. OU set a goal to break the record for the largest human lightning bolt and cloud.
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Al Roker looks around the stadium in between interviews and commercial breaks, March 27. Roker kicked off his five-stop Rokerthon 3 tour at OU.
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Students mess around with the Al Roker face masks as they wait to the show to start, March 27.
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Julie Siberts instructs the Pride to get ready to play Boomer Sooner as Rokerthon starts up after a commercial break, March 27.
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Michael Empric hands the certificates for the broken records to an OU representative, March 27. OU students broke the record for the largest human lightning bolt and cloud symbols.
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The certificate for the largest human lightning bolt was presented after the records had been broken, March 27.
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Al Roker draws a name out of the drum majors hat for a surprise scholarship, March 27. One student misheard the name and thought it was hers, so two students ended up receiving scholarships.
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Sooner holds the check that was presented to the two winners of the scholarship, March 27.
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A member of the Pride of Oklahoma plays her instrument along with the band before Al Roker starts up the show again, March 27.
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Students gather on the field to form a lightning bolt and a cloud in an attempt to break a world record, March 27.
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Al Roker wears a Sooner Schooner hat as the camera aims back toward him between different segments on the TODAY Show, March 27.
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A member of the OU Pom Squad holds onto a piece of the paper sun during the human interactive weather map, March 27.
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The Pride of Oklahoma outlines the United States and plays several songs as Al Roker talks about the weather, March 27.
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