Hinds Community College cheerleaders won superior blue ribbons in four categories at the 2016 Universal Cheerleaders Association College Spirit Camp held July 22-25 at the University of Alabama.
Hinds Community College cheerleaders won superior ratings in four categories at the 2016 UCA College Spirit Camp held July 22-25 at the University of Alabama. Front row, from left, Libby Burgess, Julia Hall, Hannah Adcock, Courtney Jamison, Baylee Ponder, Rae Partridge; second row, from left, Head Coach Ashley Horne, Chris Westlake, Richard Torres, Powell Pearson, Addison Sumrall, Roy Aguilar, Alex Hutton, Assistant Coach Cory Boyd; third row, on shoulder sits, Micaela Williamson, Madison Gregory, Alyanna Poole, Grace Berry, Breyana Minor, Ivy Depriest.
[tweetable alt=””]The 18-member Hinds cheer squad swept four areas in competition[/tweetable], winning top honors in the fight song, sideline cheer, sideline chant and gameday overall categories. It marked the team’s first appearance at the annual summer camp in more than 10 years, said Head Cheer Coach Ashley Horne.
“I am extremely proud of this team, being Hinds CC hasn’t stepped foot in a camp in over 10 years,” Horne said. “They went, and not only made a statement but brought home five pieces of hardware and four blue, all-superior ribbons and beat teams that have been to camp every year!”
The 18-member Hinds Community College cheer squad won the top honors in the fight song, sideline cheer, sideline chant and gameday overall categories.
Hinds’ cheerleaders finished as a top-six team overall among schools that competed. The team also won the association’s Cheer Improvement Award, based on the performance during the camp. Four members were chosen to try out for positions on the UCA staff next summer – Grace Berry, a freshman out of Pearl High School, Ivy DePriest, a freshman out of Northwest Rankin High School, Madison Gregory, out of Vancleave High School, and Alyanna Poole, out of Wayne County High School.