Monday, December 04, 2006
Help USI cheer team go to national competition
 USI’s cheer team is ranked in the top five in its division going into the 2007 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, Florida, January 12-14, but our cheerleaders need your help to get there. “We are trying to raise money through donations and sponsorships,” said senior cheerleader Julie Hubert. “We’re getting T-shirts to go to the competition, and sponsors will have their names on the back.” Hubert, a health services major with a minor in health promotion and work site wellness, transferred to USI from Indiana University, where she cheered during her freshman year. She has cheered at USI since her sophomore year, and this year she serves as captain of the team. She cheered through all four years at Perry Central High School in Leopold, Indiana, and was on the Evansville-based all-star team, the Cheer Zone Tigers. She said the level of competition has increased since she graduated from high school. “The difficulty of tumbling has increased dramatically,” she said. “Cheerleaders today truly are athletes, even though cheerleading isn’t considered a sport. You almost have to have some type of gymnastic background.” The USI team was ranked fifth of 13 small coed Division II teams based on an entry tape submitted for judging in November. The tape showed their tumbling skills, stunting ability, and pyramids. “We had to submit a video of all of our skills, and they rank you by that videotape, so currently we are in fifth place.” The USI cheer teams are supported through donations and fundraisers. Competitions are expensive, and what money isn’t raised the cheerleaders have to come up with themselves. To help, donate through a form on the USI Cheer Team Web site or send a check payable to the USI Foundation with “Cheer Team” in the memo area to: USI Foundation, Attn: Cheer Team, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, IN 47714. You also can call the Development office at 812/464-1918. |
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