Show Who's got Bruin Pride 1 c Lisa Fo Folsom som t Contributing writer r r l i t J Jr J- J hr Cheerleading r is is' 1 clearly learly not what it used to t be The cheers and high kicks are still there but cheerleaders today are as competitive as as' as the ng ngon on the field Its It's all about the moves the flips and the stunts cheerleaders cheerleaders- a a total group of 10 and 7 men appear and cheer at every womans woman's volleyball game and for both mens men's and women's basketball Four people make cheerleading at possible head coach Chad Randall assistant coach Tami Clark Justin Meier and Bonnie They practice Monday and Wednesday from pm p.m. pm p.m. Cheerleading is the most dangerous sport for females and second overall next ext to football Dick Harmon said takes practice extremely seriously During a practice if a woman is dropped and just her hand hits the floor the stunt team has to run three laps If more than a hand hits the ground the stunt team runs five laps 11 I dont don't want anyone hurt hurl jou you know Randall said People on the cheer squad come from various backgrounds Some women cheer to stay in shape for tuition for friends and for fun fin My favorite part of cheer is definitely stunting Practice is a alot alot alot lot harder than people expect it to tobe tobe tobe be Samye Jensen said Other women on the team joined because they enjoyed cheer in high school and didn't want to give it upI upI upI up I love being at the games getting the school involved and meeting new people said Dallof Cheer is predominantly a womans woman's sport and it it is sometimes hard to males is lucky to have some guys guyson on the team It pushes you every practice Aaron Moore said As competition starts it gets pretty intense cheerleaders Continued on AS cheerleaders cheerleaders cheer cheer- 1 leaders Continued from A I 1 IOther i Other tried out because of the benefits Im on the team because of all the cute girls David Clark said The cheerleaders not only attend and cheer at games On Tuesdays and Wednesdays they g go to area elementary schools across the valley and teach young 1 i students about the dangers of drinking and drugs The program is called Know Greater Heroes cheerleaders do not receive tuition reimbursements However cheer tern tem members like Dollof recognize that offers the best tuition out of any other college or the University in Utah The cheer team is not considered part of the Athletics program but it is considered a campus activities program I love being part of the cheer squad but while the boy or girls' girls basketball teams are staying in a hotel the cheerleaders are put in a motel Dollof saidI saidI said saidI I wish we were part of the Athletics program because we practice and participate just as much as other teams do Jensen said We deserve more credit The cheer team is busy on and off the court In addition to school visits they are out getting students involved and helping coordinate school related activities Everyone is doing fabulous and were ready for fora a great year said IOU V |