Athens Christian Preparatory Academy’s varsity cheerleaders competed at the Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders Nationals, located in Orlando, Florida earlier on this month and brought home third in Advanced Junior Varsity and fifth in Intermediate Varsity trophies. Their coaches stated, “They left everything on the mat and we couldn’t be more proud!” Especially considering that they had never competed in a sanctioned cheer competition in its 15 years until the summer of 2022 when they managed to win their division at the FCC competition, making their way towards Nationals.
The group put in over 80 hours of practice and three of their four Nationals performances had zero deductions at all. According to their coach, “These girls have grown so much since attending camp this summer and it was impressive to see how much they overcame each practice, the new skills they learned almost weekly, and their desire to come back each week and work even harder, They learned stunts and competed skills they didn’t realize were possible prior to this season. These 11 girls have an incredible work ethic; We are excited to see what they do next.”
The squad themselves said they had a great experience overall and that they couldn’t imagine a better competition to take part in. The squad was made up of cheerleaders Paige Gillert, Reese McFarland, Aislynn Hannigan, Hannah Fender, Sage Nelson, Sophie Aleman, Kiley Normandin, Charlotte Normandin, Vivian Normandin, Sophie Wright, and Abby VanCleave.
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