Category: Cheerleaders Tryouts

Marshall University doesn’t post a cheer tryout packet, tryout dates or a skills list on its athletics website. What it does publish is a route in: an official Athletics Team Try-Out Inquiry form, the eligibility paperwork every walk-on needs, and the names of the cheer coaches. This guide covers what Marshall has actually posted, and […]

UAB cheerleading is part of the UAB Spirit Teams, along with the Golden Girls dance team and Blaze the mascot. The Blazers compete in the American Athletic Conference, which UAB joined in 2023. One thing to know before you start: UAB hasn’t posted current tryout information online. The most recent tryout documents on its Spirit […]

Western Kentucky University recruits its cheerleaders through an application and video first. Athletes who pass that step get an invitation to the rest of the process. This guide follows the official WKU Cheer Tryouts page on WKUSports.com. The most recent posted cycle is 2026-27. As of September 29, 2026, WKU hadn’t posted the 2027-28 application […]

MTSU Cheerleading is part of MTSU Spirit Programs, alongside the MTSU Dance Team and Lightning, the mascot. The cheerleaders cheer at every football game and home basketball game, and appear at pep rallies and university, alumni and community events. The 2026 tryouts were held on campus in May. All tryout details are published on the […]

The University of Hawai’i at Manoa cheer team is part of the athletics department. For the 2026-27 team, it held video auditions, emailed to the head coach. This guide follows UH’s official UH Cheer Tryout / Auditions page and the 2026-27 video audition packet. As of September 29, 2026, UH hadn’t posted details for the […]

Fresno State’s cheerleaders are part of the Fresno State Spirit Program, along with the dance team and TimeOut the mascot. They perform at home football games at Bulldog Stadium, at volleyball and basketball at the Save Mart Center, and at select away football and postseason basketball events. Fresno State Athletics joined the Pac-12 on July […]

San Diego State fields two competitive cheer teams, an All-Girl team and a Small Co-Ed team. Tryouts are by invitation only: you send a skills video first, and the coaches invite selected candidates to an in-person tryout. This guide follows the official SDSU Cheerleading tryout page. The dates below are from the 2026 cycle (tryouts […]

The University of New Mexico’s cheerleaders are part of the Lobo Spirit Program, with the Dance Team and the mascots Lobo Louie and Lucy. Tryouts combine an online application, a video round, Zoom interviews and in-person finals. For the 2026-27 season, applications were due April 14, 2026, and in-person tryouts ran May 1–3. This guide […]

Trying out for cheer at the U.S. Air Force Academy works differently from other colleges. Every cheerleader is a cadet, and the cheer program can’t help you get into the Academy. You earn an appointment through USAFA admissions first, and try out after that. This guide follows the Air Force Spirit program page and the […]

The University of Nevada, Reno picks its cheer, stunt, pom and mascot teams at one spring tryout weekend. For the 2026-27 season, applications were due April 30, 2026, and tryouts ran May 8–10 in Reno. This guide follows the Nevada Spirit Program’s 2026-2027 Tryouts page, the site Nevada Athletics sends tryout and clinic questions to. […]