Welcome to the Belhaven University Cheerleading Website. Our program consists of all-girls and co-ed members. We support the athletic teams at Belhaven University and encourage our athletes throughout the year.Whether on the sideline cheering on the team, or serving as ambassadors of the University in other arenas, the Blazer Cheerleaders are important members of the Belhaven Athletics Team. You can find the Blazer Cheerleaders at all home football and basketball games as well as serving the Belhaven Baseball Team as Diamond Darlings.
Why it's great to be a Belhaven Cheer Squad member:
• The Belhaven Cheer Squad is part of Belhaven Athletics and provides Cheer Scholarships
• Cheering for Champions of Character
• All travel expenses paid
• All uniforms, accessories, shoes, warm ups, and practice attire are provided
• Access to our weight room with a certified trainer and personal workouts
• Opportunity to practice, perform, and grow in a nurturing Christian environment
• Pursuing a degree from a nationally known Christian University
Practices and Workouts
Belhaven Cheer practices an average of twice a week in the afternoons. Along with practice, each member is required to attend workouts with our Strength & Conditioning Coach twice a week. Workouts help to prevent injury while maintaining good physical health.
Tryouts
Tryouts are held in spring, usually mid-April and you need to contact Coach Marsalis to register. You can also tryout by scheduling a campus visit or sending in a tryout or highlight video. For video tryout, please include the following:
-General Intro (Name, hometown, cheer experience)
-Interview (Please state why you want to become a Belhaven University Cheerleader)
-Perform a cheer/sideline of your choice
-2 stunts (please state your position). Good examples to show are libs, stretch, full-downs
-Tumbling of your choice.
-Fight song optional
Please send video to:
Belhaven University
1500 Peachtree Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Box 171 Attn: Dana Marsalis/Cheerleading
Spring Tryouts will be open and will include the following:
-University Fight Song
-Stunts (if you do not have a partner(s) you will stunt with current University members)
-Open tumbling
-One University Cheer/Chant
-Interview
Please contact admissions and apply to the University prior to tryouts
Thank you for considering Belhaven University Cheerleading. Contact Coach Marsalis today to start your future here at Belhaven! Go Blazers
Head Coach Dana Marsalis
2009-10 Cheerleading Roster
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