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Click here to see photos of the 2007-08 UW-La Crosse Cheerleading Squad.

UW-L Cheer & Stunt Coach, Kelly Galván, has been active in cheerleading for 17 years, including coaching experience at Winona State University and various high schools and also as a Universal Cheerleaders Association staff instructor. Kelly and her husband, Jeremiah, moved to La Crosse from Orlando, FL where she spent a few years working for Walt Disney World doing character work as "a famous rodent" in parades and shows!

If you have any questions or interest in being a part of the UW-L Cheer & Stunt Team, please contact Kelly.
Phone: 608-780-7912
E-Mail: uwlcheer@yahoo.com

Interested in becoming a member of the 2008-09 UW-L Coed Cheer and Stunt Team? We still have a few spots open!

Join us at our fall tryouts, August 30, 2008 from 2 to 7 p.m.!! Tryouts will be held in the Wittich Hall gymnastics gym on campus. A new team meeting will follow the tryouts.

At tryouts, you will learn the tryout cheer and dance and work on stunting skills, jumps and tumbling. Please wear appropriate workout clothing (tank tops, proper fitting t-shirt, shorts, etc.) and cheer shoes. Midriff must be covered. No baggy t-shirts.

If you are planinng to tryout, please e-mail Coach Kelly (uwlcheer@yahoo.com) by August 22, 2008. Come prepared to work hard, have fun and meet new people!

Meet the 2007-08 Team

Name (Cheer Experience) Major/Minor Favorite Part of Cheer
Raydene Salinas* (8 Years) Spanish Tuck baskets, 2-2-1, Co-ed: heel stretch full down
Ryan Flood* (5) Physical Education Rewinds, Tick-tocks, Round-off back handspring backtuck
Greg Drusch* (7) Marketing Backtuck, Toss Lib, Arabesque
Abby Tyjeski** (8) Sports Management/Public Relations Baskets, Martriz, Trophy
Jennifer Hansen** (5) Marketing/Communications Layout, Wow, Co-ed Lib
Katie McGarry** (6) Secondary Education/English/ Coaching Minor Stretch double down, High split, Back-breaker.
Krista Welke (8) Therapeutic Recreation(Child Life Specialties)/Rec Management/Psych 2-2-1, High split, Wows
Megan Kublank (8) Physical Therapy, Geography/German Minor Arabesques, Co-ed, Baskets
Kelliann Blazek (6) English/Spanish/Honors Program Minor Baskets, 3 highs, Libs
Brooke Nigl (4) Fitness/Coaching Concentration 2-2-1, Trophy, Baskets
Carl Oliver (4) Community Health Education/Sociology Co-ed, 2-2-1, Scrumtrulescent Tiger Paw
Matt Mueller (4) Biology/Radiation Therapy Co-ed, Libs, Baskets
Jon Klock (3) Political Science/Sociology Baskets, Co-ed, Quarter-ups
Jeff Reamer (2) Community Health Education Tumbling, Tarzans, Co-ed
Nicole Huemmer (6) Accounting Layout baskets, High split, Pike overs
Laura Lederer (6) Nuclear Medicine Technology Single bases-J-ups, 3 highs, Baskets
Amy Klemm (5) Biology-Pre-Med. 3 high stunts, Stretch-full down, Tuck baskets
Tonya Rhodes (5) Elementary Education High split, 2-2-1, Basket tosses
Niki Verneuille (5) Athletic Training 360, High split, 2-2-1
Megan Williams (5) Occupational Therapy//Psychology Libs, Tucks, Flip flops
Becky Kerr (5) Pre-Physical Therapy/Biology/French High split, 2-2-1, Backtuck baskets
Katie Schiller (4) Business Co-ed libs, Backtucks, High split
Austin MacKenzie (2) Undecided Ball-up, Extension, Standing tuck
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