Cheerleading

 
Cheerleading
 
 
 
 
Head Coach: Emily White (2nd season)
 

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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.

 

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.

 

Roster

Photos Name Yr. Hometown/High School (College)
Jacquelynn Bourdon Jacquelynn Bourdon Fr. Harrison, Mich./Harrison
Elizabeth Decot Elizabeth Decot So. Hudsonville, Mich./West Catholic
Julie Dolegowski Julie Dolegowski Fr. Dorr, Mich./Wayland
Amber Dunham Amber Dunham Fr. Sand Lake, Mich./Cedar Springs
Lauren McCarthy Ashley Funk Fr. Belding, Mich./Belding
Alexandra Herb Alexandra Herb Jr. Lowell, Mich./Lowell
Raymond Kalinski Raymond Kalinowski So. Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic
Kaitlyn Kleibusch Kaitlyn Kleibusch Fr. Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern
Shelby Leighton Shelby Leighton So. Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic
Lauren McCarthy Lauren McCarthy So. Monroe, Mich./Monroe
Hayley Michling Hayley Michling Sr. Woodstock, Ill. /Woodstock
John Moeggenberg John Moeggenberg Jr. Bay City, Mich./Bay City Central
Lindsey Stehley Lindsey Stehley So. Lowell, Mich./Lowell
Amy Stover Amy Stover Jr. Three Rivers, Mich./Three Rivers
 

Coaches

Coach White 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.
 

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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