All-Girl Cheer Team Takes Third National Title
All-Girl Cheer Team Takes Third National Title
Georgia Southern University’s All-Girl Cheer Team is bringing home its third national championship after placing first in the NCA National Championships held in Daytona, Florida.
“I am very proud of our spirit program,” said Georgia Southern University professor and cheerleading coach Barry Munkasy, Ph.D. “All represented their University in an exemplary manner. They worked hard all year supporting Georgia Southern football and men's and women's basketball and then went down to Daytona and brought home another National Championship.”
The Georgia Southern All-Girl Cheer Team overcame low scores on the first day to beat out competitors that included Clemson University, North Carolina State and the University of Georgia.
"We overcame a lot of adversity this past year including several injuries and setbacks even up until competition day,” said Georgia Southern All-Girl Cheer Team Captain Rachel Miller. “Our team stepped up and took on positions unfamiliar to them for the sake of the team. After our final performance, we each felt as though we left it all on the mat. We weren't sure of the outcome going into finals in seventh place, but couldn't have performed the routine any better. The routine was fun and ultimately unforgettable. Back to back National Championships was a perfect ending to an amazing year for the program. Our hard work and dedication paid off."
The All-Girl team also competed in the emerging NCAA Sport of STUNT and finished ranked fourth in the nation to University of Louisville, Oklahoma State University and the University of South Carolina.
Georgia Southern University’s mascot, GUS, brought home a third place finish in the NCA National Championships mascot competition, the best finish ever for a Georgia Southern mascot in this contest. The Coed Cheer Team placed 6th overall.
The Georgia Southern University All-Girl Cheer Team is made up of the following members:
- Tara Achenbach - Douglasville, GA
- Hannah Antley - Newnan, GA
- Kelsey Bachmann - Suwanee, GA
- Chloe Cotter - Lawrenceville, GA
- Katherine Daniels - Rincon, GA
- Kate Dixon - Winder, GA
- Coeli Janiak - Augusta, GA
- Jessica Knapp - Warner Robbins, GA
- Conice Leverett - College Park, GA
- Kim Martin - Decatur, GA
- Rachel Miller (Co-captain) - Milledgeville, GA
- Miranda Minick - Statesboro, GA
- Abbie Mizell - Statesboro, GA
- Ashlee Newsome - McDonough, GA
- Callie Oliver - Macon, GA
- Kristen Pirie (Co-captain) - Newnan, GA
- Sarah Reuter - Loganville, GA
- Ashley Riggs - Sharpsburg, GA
- Jasmine Ward - Richmond Hill, GA
- Kayla Wheatley - Thomson, GA
- Kaitie Wood - Waxhaw, NC
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