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TRYOUT INFORMATION |
AQ Cheer Prep/Open Practice TBA.
Anyone interested in trying out is invited. It is your chance to stunt & tumble with the team and meet the coach in a relaxed atmosphere before tryouts. You also will be able to get a head start on the dance we will teach at tryouts. If you have questions contact Coach Emily. |
Aquinas College Cheerleading Tryouts:
For the 2012-2013 Season TBA
at the Aquinas College Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center. |
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REQUIREMENTS:
Material to be taught: 4 8-count Dance and Chant
Jumps: Toe Touch, Pike, and Hurdler
Tumbling: Standing Minimum: back handspring (spot at coaches discretion). Running tumbling preferred; Minimum: ro-bhs.
Stunting: Lib, heel stretch, arabesque, full down, double downs, etc. Advanced stunting: experience with transitional stunts, bow ’n arrow, scorpion, single leg double downs.
Contact: Head Coach, Emily White at enw001@aquinas.edu for more information, have questions or are unable to attend try-out dates due to class scheduling and are still interested in being considered for the team. Individual or make-up try-out dates can be considered. |
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Roster |
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Yr. |
Hometown/High School (College) |
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Jacquelynn Bourdon |
Fr. |
Harrison, Mich./Harrison |
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Elizabeth Decot |
So. |
Hudsonville, Mich./West Catholic |
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Julie Dolegowski |
Fr. |
Dorr, Mich./Wayland |
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Amber Dunham |
Fr. |
Sand Lake, Mich./Cedar Springs |
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Ashley Funk |
Fr. |
Belding, Mich./Belding |
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Alexandra Herb |
Jr. |
Lowell, Mich./Lowell |
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Raymond Kalinowski |
So. |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic |
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Kaitlyn Kleibusch |
Fr. |
Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern |
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Shelby Leighton |
So. |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic |
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Lauren McCarthy |
So. |
Monroe, Mich./Monroe |
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Hayley Michling |
Sr. |
Woodstock, Ill. /Woodstock |
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John Moeggenberg |
Jr. |
Bay City, Mich./Bay City Central |
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Lindsey Stehley |
So. |
Lowell, Mich./Lowell |
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Amy Stover |
Jr. |
Three Rivers, Mich./Three Rivers |
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Coaches |
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Emily White Head Coach -- Coach White begins her second year coaching at Aquinas and her 13th year of cheerleading overall. She cheered on the Sideline-Competitive Varsity team at Suttons Bay High School for seven seasons, in four years, competing through the MCCA. She then went on to cheer on the Grand Valley all-girl team for four years and also cheered on Lake Effect All Star cheer team based out of Allendale, Michigan for one year. At the 2009 NCA National Collegiate Championships, she and her stunt group took 3rd Place in the Collegiate Group Stunt Competition and she become a National Champion as a member of the Lake Effect All-Star team in 2010. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor’s degree in clinical exercise science. Coach White has many new goals and objectives for the program, including continuing the tradition of cheering sideline and increasing school spirit, while the main focus for the season will be competition. |
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Season Outlook |
| The Aquinas College Cheer Team cheers at all home basketball games and also competes throughout the winter season, with their last competition being the NCA Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, FL in April. They perform at various all star competitions, January though March, to prepare for Nationals. NCA Nationals is the largest Cheer Championship in the world, last year over 200 teams competed in 15 divisions. As the season comes to an end, Aquinas will put all their hard work and commitment to the test with this opportunity to compete for their own national title. >More Information |
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