THE LMU CHEER TEAM

• How to Join the LMU Cheer Team

This is the fourth year that cheer has been considered a sport although it has been a huge part of Athletics dating back to the football years.

Serving as a "Spirit Squad" for men's basketball when the university was known as Loyola, the current cheer team has grown to a service-oriented organization that not only appears at and supports all 21 LMU athletic teams and events, but performs community service. Cheer is a Division I small co-ed competitive team and is considered a varsity sport at LMU.

Auditions for the LMU Cheer Team take place once a year. The audition date for 2009 will be announced soon. Please contact Karina Handeland at khandela@lmu.edu or call 310-258-8608 for more information.

The cheer team has continued to impress with its overall in-game routines with advanced tumbling, stunt and dance performances. In addition to providing support to the teams during the games, the team will once again perform halftime and timeout routines. This year's team includes:

Analee Almeida
Amanda Barthel
Elise Blecker
Kristen Cirillo
Oscar Contreras
Ashley Cordes
Jovan Dansberry
Megan Gaal
Lisa Green
Penelope Horan
Jhia Jackson
Brantley Jittu
Ashlee Jones
Thomas Miller
Katie Mollica
Teresa Moore
Amanda Smith
Stephanie Stein
Kirsten Yetzke
Coach: Travis Neese
For more information about the members of the cheer squad, click here.



In February, 2008, LMU competed in Las Vegas. Click here to watch the YouTube video.