March 07, 2019 at 03:04AM
Two TRU WolfPack squads earned invitations to a major international event by faring well last weekend at the True North Cheerleading Competition in Edmonton.
Team Black earned a full-paid bid to the ICU University World Cheerleading Championships, scheduled for January 2020 in Orlando.
Team Orange was awarded an at-large bid, meaning it is invited but will not receive financial help to get there.
WolfPack cheerleading team co-head coaches Mikayla Levy and Meaghan Blakely told TRU Sports Information they are shocked, as both squads were just happy to be competing at the premier level, the top division in Canadian university cheerleading, at the qualifying event in Alberta.
Earning bids was a pleasant surprise, they said.
Team Black will likely receive somewhere in the range of $15,000, which will not fully cover travel and expenses. Team Orange will be starting from scratch.
The teams are planning to establish a worlds committee that will lead fundraising efforts.
Two TRU WolfPack squads earned invitations to a major international event by faring well last weekend at the True North Cheerleading Competition in Edmonton.
Team Black earned a full-paid bid to the ICU University World Cheerleading Championships, scheduled for January 2020 in Orlando.
Team Orange was awarded an at-large bid, meaning it is invited but will not receive financial help to get there.
WolfPack cheerleading team co-head coaches Mikayla Levy and Meaghan Blakely told TRU Sports Information they are shocked, as both squads were just happy to be competing at the premier level, the top division in Canadian university cheerleading, at the qualifying event in Alberta.
Earning bids was a pleasant surprise, they said.
Team Black will likely receive somewhere in the range of $15,000, which will not fully cover travel and expenses. Team Orange will be starting from scratch.
The teams are planning to establish a worlds committee that will lead fundraising efforts.