Gallaudet Hosts CAC Cheer Competition

Washington, DC.- Gallaudet University hosted CAC Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, February 21st.  The competition was open to all nine schools in the CAC and provided the opportunity for everyone to see all the CAC cheerleading teams compete.   The teams that competed in the competition were Gallaudet, York (Pa.), Mary Washington, Stevenson and Marymount (Va.) Stevenson came in first, York finished second with Mary Washington placing third.

Special recognition goes to sophomore Stephanie Durand (South Windsor, Connecticut/Model Secondary School for the Deaf) who placed third in the Triple Jump Off competition against nine other competitors.  

The last CAC cheer competition was held at Gallaudet in 2004.  The 5 teams that participated in the competition agreed to be sure that this competition is held annually at a different site each year.

Although Gallaudet didn't place in the competition coach Wendy Wiatrowski said she was "very proud of my squad for doing very well.  Gallaudet has not competed since 2004 so this is a good start for us to get into the competition mode.  We have a goal of participating in two competitions next year"!

The future looks bright for our cheerleading team!