THE SQUAD’S members play an important part in supporting the school’s athletic department.
The IndianaUniversitycheerleaders show their spirit for the various Hoosiers sports teams.
Who are the Indiana University cheerleaders?
The “Spirit Squad” section of the school’swebsite states: “The cheerleading program at Indiana University is an auxiliary group which supports the athletic program and teams at Indiana University by generating crowd enthusiasm, promoting school spirit and supporting teams and student-athletes in their competitions.
“Indiana University’s cheerleading members will adhere to certain standards of academic achievement, conduct, responsibilities, health habits, dress, public appearance, performance, transportation policies, selection procedures and expectations placed upon them as representatives of Indiana University and of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
“IU Cheerleading members are not designated as student-athletes.”
The squad cheers for all Indiana University football games, home basketball games, and allotted volleyball games.
The team also participates in practices and workouts/conditioning.
Every January, the cheerleaders attend the UCA College Cheerleading Championships at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The squad’s coaching team is led by Julie Horine, and the assistant head coaches are Tony Nash and Megan Nash.
The assistant coaches include:
- Liz Cross
- Kristen Zupancic
- Connor Norwood
- Brandon Krieger
Are the Indiana University cheerleaders popular on social media?
The Indiana University cheerleaders are popular across multiple social media platforms.
Their Instagram account, @iucheerleading, has 17.7K followers, while their Facebook page, @IUcheerleading, has 9.4K followers.
Their Twitter account, @IUcheerleading, has over 3.4K followers.
The team is very active on these platforms and often posts about the Indiana University cheer members and the games they attend.
On March 10, 2023, the team’s Instagram page shared a series of photos of the squad from a basketball game.
They captioned the post: “HOOSIERS!!!!”
What is the selection process for becoming an Indiana University cheerleader?
As discussed on the school’s website, there are “Eligibility Rules” for being on the cheer team.
All candidates must be undergraduates students with no less than 12 hours. They must be registered on the Indiana University Bloomington campus as an undergraduate “during both semesters in year of competition.”
A 2.000 minimum cumulative grade point average is required.
On March 9, the squad’s Instagram page posted about the 2023-2024 Selection Process and announced that an online information meeting will be held on March 14, 2023.
They wrote: “Please join us for a virtual information meeting for the upcoming Selection Process. This meeting is for anyone planning to tryout for our 2023-2024 teams.
“If you were not able to attend the February clinic, be sure to join us next Tuesday! Please register for the call using the link in our bio. A call link will be sent before the 7pm meeting.”