Cheerleading

Cheerleading 2011 Season Outlook

The 2011-2012 Wilmington University Cheerleading season opened in August with a trip to the University of Scranton for UCA cheer camp. Each year the team attends a camp during the summer to bring the new team closer together and learn new skills. This year’s camp was very successful and helped put the team in a good position to move into the season.

With the start of the new academic year in September the cheerleaders were hard at work both in the classroom and out in the community. The year really kicked off with a performance at the Breast Cancer Soccer game as well as numerous appearances at the Kidney Walk and Light the Night Walk. Hoopfest was another great opportunity for the cheerleaders to get in front of the largest crowd of the year and give them a great performance!

In addition to their preparation for UCA nationals in January, the team’s primary goal is supporting the men’s and women’s basketball teams at the University. The team is looking forwarding to providing both teams with home-court advantage at all of their home games this season. The cheer team will also be visible at many public relation events throughout the state this coming year.

The 2011-2012 cheerleading team is led by senior captain, Brad Gilbert and a Grad Student captain, Stacy Eby. Brad and Stacy both have very good leadership experience and are ready to motivate the team to work towards their team and individual goals set at the beginning of the season. This year’s team also returns a large group of veterans including Mary Alexander, Amanda Crockett, Amanda Endicott, Derek Haines, Jade Holzinger, Brianna Kaiser, Joe McKelvey, Nicole Rehbach, Nicole Sherman, Ashley Unruh, and Devin Velli. This year’s newcomers include Angelina Connuli, Randi Dahms, Sean Gomes, Kelly Holdren, Jessica Johnson, Gabby Mattera, and Sarah Riblett.

The Wilmington University Cheer team has a very exciting season ahead of them! The talent and experience possessed by this team will definitely lead them in the right direction for the coming years.