 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Contact: Gary
Holden, Sports Information Director
- (540) 365-4306
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- May 15, 2003
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- Ferrum Competes in Busch Gardens Spring Fling
Classic
- Panthers' First Competition Since 1996
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- Williamsburg, Va. -- The Ferrum College
cheerleading team competed at the 2003 Busch Gardens Spring Fling
Classic. The Panthers competed in
the College/Open All-Girl Division, placing first overall.
The event was sponsored by Atlantic Cheer and Dance, held on
Saturday, April 26, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Ferrum won their division and earned a spot in the "Battle at
the Capitol National Cheerleading Championships", to be held March
2004. This is the first time that Ferrum has qualified for a
national championship.
Members of the competition team include: Amanda Chitwood (Rocky
Mount, Va./Franklin County), Mary
Davidson (Winston-Salem, N.C./Reynolds), Jenny
McCord (Colonial Beach, Va./Colonial Beach), Abby
Rusnak (Colorado Springs, Co./Hilltop Baptist), Kristin
Schoester (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry), Vesal
Tirgari (Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field), Chris
Ward (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax), Amy
Wintrow (Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County), and Mickey
Worthington (Fairfax, Va./Robinson).
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Ferrum has not competed in cheerleading since 1996, when it was
runner-up at the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's
league championship held in February of 1996 in Winchester,
Virginia. Ferrum is led by Head Coach T.J. Agee, a former
Panther cheerleader.
To learn more about the Ferrum College cheerleading team, please
contact Coach Agee at (540) 365-5573 by phone or agee@ferrum.edu
by e-mail. For more information, please contact the sports
information office at (540) 365-4306.
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