
2009 IPFW Cheerleading Application ![]()
2009 IPFW Cheerleading Tryout Information ![]()
Congratulations!
The following individuals have been selected for
IPFW's Cheerleading Squad.
2009-2010 IPFW Cheerleading Squad Members
Abbi Taylor
Ashley Grizzle
Ashley Sommer
Becca Anzini
Colleen Schulte
Danielle Carroll
Haylee Stark
Jasmine Adegbemi
Jerell Owens
John Dunn (J.D.)
Latoda Pope
Mikalyn Groover
Roy McGown III
Sammi Crowe
Stephanie Colone
Alternate Squad Members
Ashley Miller
Jaquella Gardner
Courtney Moss
Message from Coach Melissa Miller -
Good job to all those who participated in tryouts. If you have been selected as a squad member or an alternate squad member I will see you at the mandatory squad meeting:
Participation in the IPFW Co-Ed Cheer Program is available to undergraduate students of IPFW and Ivy-Tech students of Crossroads. (Read more about Crossroads below.) IPFW Cheerleaders perform throughout both Men's and Women's Basketball seasons, at home games as well as traveling with the teams to the Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls, SD. Cheerleaders also participate in a variety of community parades and other local events.
The Crossroads program allows students of Ivy-Tech to participate in a variety of athletic and intramural teams, as well as other student activities not offered by their own college. Learn more about the Crossroads program by contacting the Department of Human Resources at 260-481-6424.
Cheerleading Squad Requirements
The IPFW Co-Ed Cheerleading Squad consists of 12 female positions and 6 male positions. Select squad members may be retained from previous season based on skill level, those individuals will be exempt from tryouts.
Cheerleaders must be able to interact with fans one-on-one and from a distance. They must also have a positive attitude, be athletically fit, and well groomed.
Female Requirements
Cheer Skills:
Single Jumps, Double Toe-touch (no prep in between jumps)
Tumbling Skills:
Standing Back Hand-spring or Back Tuck (attempt - no spot)
Power Round-off, Toe-touch, Back Hand-spring or Back Tuck
Stunting Skills:
Fly Toss Hands, cradle (partner)
Base Post-up to Hands (assisted partner)
Fly or Base Express Full (group)
Fly or Base Liberty-Heel Stretch (group)
Fly Full Down (attempt from one group stunt)
Male Requirements
Cheer Skills:
Pike Jump, Toe-touch
Tumbling Skills:
Standing Back Hand-spring or Back Tuck (attempt - no spot)
Power Round-off, Toe-touch, Back Hand-spring or Back Tuck
Stunting Skills:
Base Toss Hands, cradle (partner)
Base Walk-up Extension (partner)
Base Liberty-Heel Stretch (group)
For more information, please email Cheer Coach Melissa Miller at: ipfwcheercoach@live.com
2008-09 Cheerleading Roster
| Name | Year | Major | Last School | Hometown |
| Sammie Crowe | Fr. | Dental Hygiene | McCutcheson High School | Lafayette, Ind. |
| J.D. Dunn | Jr. | Undecided | Snider High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Jaquella Gardner | So. | Pre Med/Biology | South Side High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Mikalyn Groover | So. | Culinary Arts/Accounting | Homestead High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Jon Keys | Jr. | Psychology | South Windsor High School | South Windsor, Conn. |
| Roy McGown III | So. | Culinary Arts/Computer Science | Snider High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Stephanie McHenry | So. | Education/Special Needs Ed. | Northrop High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Courtnee Moss | So. | Criminology | North Side High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Jenna Myers | Fr. | Elementary Education | Wawasee High School | Syracuse, Ind. |
| Jerell Owens-Robinson | So. | Hospitality/Tourism Management | Elkhart Memorial | Elkhart, Ind. |
| Aleah Pavey | Fr. | Dental Hygiene | Blackford High School | Hartford City, Ind. |
| Latoda Pope | Jr. | Psychology | Harding High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Haylee Sark | Fr. | History Education | North Side High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Jesse Tuttle | So. | Undecided | Snider High School | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Squad Captains | ||||
| Ashley Grizzle | So. | Dental Hygiene | Southwood High School | Wabash, Ind. |
| Colleen Schulte | So. | Nursing | Oak Hill High School | Lafontaine, Ind. |
| Mascot | ||||
| Melissa Akason | Psychology | Moorhead Sr. High | Moorhead, Minn. | |
| Head Coach | ||||
| Melissa Miller |



