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1. WHITE & BLUE SQUAD
There are two cheerleading teams, White
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squad and Blue squad. Both teams
cheer at all home football games, and
Blue squad travels to away football
games. White squad cheers at women’s
home basketball games, as well as all
tournaments the women’s team plays
in. Additionally, Blue squad cheers at all
men’s basketball home matchups and
tournament games. Blue squad will also
ELITE FACTS
be traveling this season to the Duke versus
Gonzaga game played in New York City at
Madison Square Garden!
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2. IT REQUIRES A TRYOUT
The members of the squad are not
recruited to cheer at Duke, and are not
provided with academic scholarships.
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Each year, tryouts are held for both teams;
Blue squad tryouts are in April, and White
squad tryouts are in August in order to
ABOUT DUKE
accommodate incoming freshman. At
tryouts, judges with cheer, dance, and
tumbling backgrounds evaluate each girl
based on their skills in those three areas.
CHEERLEADING
3. SEASON IS TWO IN ONE
Cheerleading is a year-round commitment,
and starts with our summer camp in mid-
August. During camp, the Blue squad
learns our routines and prepares for
By Maren Hardin
football season. Beginning in November,
football and basketball seasons overlap,
(Maren is a Duke junior on the cheer team and
and we are responsible for being at both
also works in our office several days each week)
sports’ games. We have even cheered a
football game and basketball game in one
day!
4. OUR WEEKS ARE BUSY!
As a team, we spend four hours per
week practicing our routines in Wilson
gym. We also have mandatory cardio
and strength training workouts designed
by our coach (who is also a strength
coach for numerous other Duke sports
teams.) Once a week, we go to a nearby
gymnastics facility to work specifically on
tumbling.
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