What kind of academic standards do the spirit squads have to meet?
“We have the same minimum requirements as all of the other UW athletes, but our scholarships are a little different and are actually based on our academic results. The higher our grades, the more scholarship money we are eligible for per semester. Kind of an incentive to stick with the program and to do well in school.” What does it mean that you are captain of your squad? Are you at the top of every pyramid? “Ha, no, I’m not at the top of every pyramid. My partner is the men’s captain and we just work together. I make the calls and he is the loud voice that announces everything. I’m in charge of making sure everyone is there on time, signing people up for events and wearing the same uniform. Basically just making sure everyone is on the same page.” If you had to guess where UW Cheer would rank among the nine MWC schools, where would you rank yourself? “If we had our full team, without injuries and other circumstances, I would probably put us around third. BYU and Air Force have really
