Statesmen Battle Twice in Kansas

Olathe, Kan. / Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn cheerleading team continued its campaign Friday and Saturday with a pair of competitions in the Jayhawk State.

On Friday at the MidAmerica Nazarene Invitational, the navy and gold finished third out of four teams with 80.53 points, while Baker took the title.

The following day at the Baker Classic, the Statesmen placed fifth out of nine squads with a score of 81.47. St. Ambrose earned the win in Saturday’s meet.

Competing team members included Omar Anderson (Jr., Lawrenceville, Ga., Business Management), Jaden Creech (Jr., Bloomfield, Iowa, Exercise Science), Lexie Current (Sr., Gilman, Iowa, Nursing), Avree Ebelsheiser (Fr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Nursing), Addison Hanners (So., Stillman Valley, Ill., Nursing), Caleb Hunter (Jr., Davenport, Iowa, New Media), Emma Hynick (Sr., Monticello, Iowa, Human Services and Sociology), Madi Langenfeld (So., Oswego, Ill., Education), Bryar Lish (Fr., Glenpool, Okla., Education and English), Grace McCumber (Jr., Manitou Springs, Colo., Nursing), Olivia Muir (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology), Katie Newberry (Fr., West Burlington, Iowa, Biology), and Jennie Robison (So., Moravia, Iowa, Exercise Science).

“This weekend really tested our strength as a team,” Head Coach Abby Reynolds said. “We had some judging inconsistencies on Friday, but instead of letting it bring us down, we came out the next day with another strong performance to keep building on our comp season. This team has grit and is going to keep our momentum going to show everyone who WPU Cheer is.”

Next Up: William Penn travels to Davenport next Sunday to compete in the St. Ambrose Fighting Bee Classic.