Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, competes in the Southern Conference (SoCon) as the Terriers. Wofford Cheerleading is one of the college’s spirit squads, with the dance team, the WOCO Band and Boss the Terrier. The team cheers at home and away football games, men’s and women’s basketball, and the SoCon Tournament, and leads the Terrier Walk at home football games. This guide follows Wofford Athletics’ Cheerleading Forms page and its 2026-27 Tryout Information Packet.

Where the cycle stands (September 30, 2026): tryouts for the 2026-27 team were held April 18–19, 2026. Wofford hasn’t posted a 2027-28 packet yet. The 2026-27 details below show how the most recent tryout worked.

Requirements and Expectations

• Full-time enrollment (at least 12 credit hours per semester) and a 2.5 GPA. Athletes with academic concerns may be placed on probation.
• Follow college rules, NCAA and SoCon rules, and athletic training requirements.
• Show a positive attitude, coachability and accountability, and represent Wofford well in and out of uniform.

How the 2026-27 Tryout Worked

• Deadlines: the tryout application was due April 1, 2026 and the reference letter April 3, both by 5 p.m. The coaching staff reviews forms for completeness and content.
• Forms: a tryout application, a recommendation letter (submitted through an online form) and the Wofford Cheer participation release form.
• Tryout weekend: practice on Saturday, April 18 (noon–4 p.m.), and tryouts on Sunday, April 19 (9–11 a.m.).
• Material: emailed before tryouts. Judged on knowledge of the material, cleanliness, sharpness, voice projection, cadence and tempo, and energy.

Skills Evaluated

• Chant and fight song: call the chant twice and perform it three times.
• Jumps: a single toe touch plus a specialty jump combination. Levels run from two connected jumps up to two or more connected jumps into a standing tuck.
• Tumbling: not required, but it’s on the score sheet and may affect selection. Preferred skills include a standing back handspring, a back handspring series, a standing tuck, a standing back handspring to tuck, and running passes of round-off, back handspring to tuck, full or layout.
• Required stunts: J-up to lib and J-down; switch up and pop; one spinning skill (a full up or a spinning dismount).
• Specialty stunt: original counts with an entrance, two transitions and a dismount, judged on execution, technique and difficulty. Flyers must show flexibility and at least two body positions.

Video Tryouts

Wofford accepts video tryouts, but they’re not preferred. To request one, email cheer@wofford.edu with your name, current school and classification (for example, high school senior, transfer or current Wofford student). Videos must be filmed continuously with no editing, with you visible and identifiable the whole time, in Wofford colors (black, old gold or white). The order is: name and stunt position, jumps, standing and running tumbling, chant, fight song, then the required and specialty stunts.

Time Commitment and Costs

• Summer: required workouts and material submissions, UCA camp preparation in mid-July, UCA Team Camp (listed in the 2026-27 packet for July 23–26 at ETSU), and Wofford home camp in late August.
• Fall practices: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6–8 p.m., in Ben Johnson Arena, plus off-campus tumbling practices and strength and conditioning twice a week. Attendance is mandatory unless excused.
• Travel: all athletes cheer at home games; a travel team of 12 is selected for away football games and SoCon tournaments.
• Costs: Wofford Athletics covers most expenses. Athletes pay for private tumbling lessons, game-day makeup, extra gear, some meals and team expenses, and take part in fundraising.
• De-commitment fee: an athlete who resigns or is dismissed owes $300 pre-season (May–June) or $600 in-season (July–March), plus $150 if it happens within 30 days of a scheduled competition.

Coaches and Contact

The 2026-27 packet lists Talicia Murphy-Dawson as head cheerleading coach and Tytajha Robinson as assistant coach. For tryout questions, email cheer@wofford.edu. The team is on Instagram at @woffordcheerleading.

Frequently Asked Questions

What GPA do I need for Wofford cheer?

A 2.5 GPA, with full-time enrollment of at least 12 credit hours a semester.

Is tumbling required?

No, but tumbling is on the score sheet and may affect final selection.

Can I try out by video?

Yes, by request to cheer@wofford.edu, though Wofford prefers in-person tryouts.

Are there fees?

Most costs are covered by Wofford Athletics, but athletes pay some personal costs, fundraise, and owe a de-commitment fee if they leave or are dismissed during the year.

When are the next Wofford cheer tryouts?

Wofford hadn’t posted 2027-28 dates as of September 30, 2026. The 2026-27 packet was posted in March 2026 for an April tryout.

Related Resources

• How to Improve Cheerleading Jump Height
• How to Base in Cheerleading
• How to Film a Cheer Tryout Video
• College Cheerleading Tryout Guides Directory

Sources: Wofford Athletics, Cheerleading Forms, 2026-2027 Tryout Information Packet and Wofford Spirit Squads. Last checked September 30, 2026.