Students kicked off the year with Lope-A-Palooza on Friday in Global Credit Union Arena, following the volleyball home opener in which the Lopes swept Long Island. The raucous pep rally was followed by the Lope-A-Palooza Festival on Prescott Field.
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Havocs begin lining up outside Global Credit Union Arena at 2 p.m. for Lope-A-Palooza on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Thunder makes himself at home among the Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs president Evan McKee gets the crowd fired up during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Thunder joins in on the school fight song with the dance team during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A member of the GCU dance team during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havoc leaders hand out Stampede during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students plead for Stampede during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havoc leaders during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havoc leaders lead the crowd during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Thunder takes down new Mountain West rival Boise State during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Thunder is ready to take on the challenge of New Mexico during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Thunder is the last standing after taking care of the competition in the Mountain West during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs are energized for the new Mountain West conference during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A student takes pictures of her fellow Havocs during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A lone Thundering Heard pep band member sits beneath the Havocs banner during Lope-A-Palooza at Global Credit Union Arena on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students make their way through an inflatable obstacle course during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A member of the GCU women’s volleyball team takes aim at the dunk tank during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students dance into the night during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students try to make a cash grab of prop money in the Money Machine during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A students tries to grab as much cash as possible in 30 seconds in the Money Machine during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Wetzel’s Pretzels was on site during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A student gets knocked off his pedestal during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

A student looses his glasses as he falls out of an inflatable obstacle course during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students dance to music by a DJ during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025. -

Students show their dance moves during the Lope-A-Palooza Festival at Prescott Field on Aug. 29, 2025.
