Cheerleaders
2010 FSCC Cheerleaders named National Champs! Click here to read more…
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Pictures of the Sun Chief Cheerleaders in action.
Nationals – First Place!
On Saturday, March 21st, the Faulkner State Cheerleaders won the Cheer LTD National College Competition in Mrytle Beach, SC. The team won the Small Coed College Division (1-7 males) and defeated over 25 teams in the overall including: Indiana Tech University, Central Methodist University, Tennessee Tech University, Charleston Southern University, Iowa Central Community College, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, State University of New York, Union College, King College, University of Saint Francis, Johnson and Wales University, Indiana University Southeast, Virginia Tech Competitive Cheer, James Madison University, Winthrop University, Newberry College, Ithaca College, Webber International, and Rend Lake College.
Cheerleading Scholarships Available!
Faulkner State offers FULL scholarships for cheerleading!
At FSC our cheerleaders truly define the term student-athlete. Members of 18 person team are highly visible throughout the year and can be seen at athletic events, campus programs, and in the community. Cheerleaders are expected to perform well on campus, in the classroom and on the floor.
As a competitive program, the team has a history of excellence in regional and national competitions. Many FSC graduates continue to cheer at colleges and universities all over the country including: The University of Alabama, Columbus State University, LSU, UAB, Hawaii Pacific University, Texas A&M and MSU.
Tryouts will be held the first weekend in May with open gym workdays available beginning in January. Please see below for tryout information.
Cheer Clinic September 26, 2009
Try-out Information
(Updated January 12, 2010)
Click here for an application!
We are looking for strong tumblers, stunters and top girls. We have a coed squad so guys are welcome! Tryouts for the 10-11 school year will be April 9-10th in Jack Robertson Arena. We will hold several open practices throughout the spring semester to provide potential cheerleaders the opportunity to work on required skills and spend time on our campus prior to tryouts. The open practices are optional and will be held:
February 18, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm
March 10, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm
April 01, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm
April 07, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm
April 08, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm
All cheerleaders trying out must sign our athletic tryout release waiver, have a completed cheerleader application, and have a completed admissions application on file prior to tryouts.
Forms, Information and Application are available online at
www.faulknerstate.edu/athletics/cheerleaders
Required Stunts
- Chair
- Toss hands
- Toss hands / extension
- All girl extension
Required Tumbling
- Standing back handspring
- Stranding back tuck
- Standing back handspring back tuck
- Series Tumbling
For tryouts you will need the following items:
- solid white shirt
- navy shorts
- tennis shoes
General guidelines for the tryouts include:
- Females may tryout as All-girl, Coed, or both.
- For safety reasons, coed females generally should weigh less than 125 lbs. Body composition varies from one person to the next, but this measurement is thought to be ideal in relation to safety.
- Male cheerleaders are required to lift an average of 125 lbs. in excess of 25 times per game. Male candidates should be able to bench press 100% of their own body weight.
Practice Clothes and Cheer Shoes required for Clinics and Try-outs. Flyers wear sports bras under shirts and bloomers under shorts.
Click here to see the tryout score sheet.