Japanese Florida State Faculty Cheerleading Group Earns Third Place at Collegiate Nationals Competitors

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Japanese Florida State Faculty cheerleading crew earned a third-place end on the Nationwide Cheerleaders Affiliation Collegiate Nationals.

The crew positioned third within the Intermediate All-Woman Junior Faculty class, ending 4 factors behind Riverside Metropolis Faculty who had an general choose’s rating of 92.1713.

Iowa Central Group Faculty positioned second throughout collegiate nationals on April 6-7 on the Ocean Middle Area in Daytona Seashore.

“The third-place end is de facto historic for us. That is solely our second yr competing towards different schools and profitable a trophy is a big achievement,” Japanese Florida State Faculty Cheerleading coach Ashley Olund mentioned.

“To place this into context, one of many groups that we competed towards has been in existence for 18 years, so we’ve come actually far in a really quick period of time. This success could be largely attributed to the distinctive expertise we’ve been in a position to entice.”

The cheerleading crew is made up of scholars from 10 totally different states in addition to throughout the state of Florida.

“We had been lucky to have a gaggle of cheerleaders who got here in decided to win! Putting fifth final yr was a fantastic first effort and this yr’s crew was dedicated to surpassing that achievement. Their willpower was palpable at each observe and it was clearly mirrored of their efficiency,” mentioned Olund who can also be an affiliate professor at Japanese Florida State Faculty.

“Our division is de facto distinctive as Junior Schools solely retain cheerleaders for a most of two years. So, we basically get a brand new crew yearly.”

The cheerleading squad was launched in 2018 at Japanese Florida State Faculty and has grown leaps and bounds over the previous couple of seasons.

This yr’s crew consists of captains Chelsi Balint and Cheyenne True, Alexandra Hays, Victoria Kaplan, Melanie Novas, Lindsay Didion, Brooke Beecher, Chloe Winterroth, Courtney Halter, Gabi Caligiuri, Isis Snowden, Jenna Lowe, Jordan Giuliani, Nicole Vitaliano, Saniah Smith, Shelleen Tassinari, Sierra Chatwood, Violet Dobbs, and Sean Noble.

“We had been in a troublesome division, however we had been in a position to pull via and convey house some {hardware} for EFSC,” Japanese Florida State Faculty cheer captain Cheyenne True mentioned.

The crew is already seeking to construct on this yr’s profitable season with a few clinics and tryouts scheduled for this summer season.
“In June, we are going to host a clinic for center and highschool college students searching for to reinforce their abilities,” Olund mentioned.

“Now we have a recruitment clinic for present and incoming EFSC college students in July after which tryouts will formally happen on Saturday, August twelfth earlier than the Fall semester begins. We anticipate a productive summer season and look ahead to the continued progress and success of our crew.”

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