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Qj But Ther By T Win, lose, or draw, th haclrpthall Oqitid fhrni 1 ri vuuuvvvuil 5U1UV wu vug clean and crisp ; their sp more than two hours ea They are sometimes as! university community. The USC varsity cheer They come to Columb try. One of them could b be from a small town yi united in their suooort of All the cheerleaders background ? the gir gymnastics, the guys i course of the year at U5 part in some running 01 condition. For the cheerleader: campus of Virginia Tecl It was there that, from / schools as far away as 1 sponsored by the Ur (U.C.A.), a meeting terr as bringing together cheerleading group ther "We worked hard at < "six in the morning till Even when you ate, yoi table." At the end of every da combining their own roi the camp staff. At each blue ribbon for superior that one squad can wii among the winners each In the finals, competit sideline cheer, chant an B^jjl jra^^v oo e's More T< 1M GOCHNAUH Staff Writer ey are at every varsity football rVtAllf fhn tma r* TK/xit* r??-k?>r\rv?%r?r^ piiuui liiv jrcai . i iicu a^^fCdiain lirit never wanes. Practice is usi ich day, five or six days each w ted to appear at funtions outsidi leaders are a diverse bunch, ia from all over the state and c e your next-door neighbor, one c ou've never heard of before. AL ' Carolina athletics. also have some type of ath Is in high school cheerleadin n football or track. Throughou 5C, most members of the squad * supervised weight-lifting to sU s, school started this year or h University in Blacksburg, Vibg August 17-21, 70 cheering squads rlawaii gathered for a summer c liversal Cheerleading Associa nea oy cheerleader coach Joy CI "the most prominent collej e is." :amp," said cheerleader Bill B( eight at night ? cheer, cheer cl Li had to bounce up and down a y, each squad put on a perform; itines with things taught to ther level oi competition, a squad wi achievement in that category. I\ n a blue ribbon and Carolina day. ion took place in three categori< d fight song. USC was awarded * The U :coc: ACH I USC rhoorlAi ribbons ? the highest for final: victories in the sideline cheer a an(j The squads are evaluated on ,e js voice and spirit, climbing t |ajlv similar factors. Squad captain eek no written standard of what 'p< s the you on w'10 comes closest to the There's also competition mascots at camp. USC mike oun_ established himself as a leader ould was there as Cocky and won th are for his performances during the "Getting people interested i mike-man, is important," saic letic new ideas can help us to get eve I or - . .John Rnnth nhmit fho i . uic VIIV ' take much life, Cocky. iy/fn "We bought Cocky out at H said, "but the introduction did fans' reception wasn't too good the for football and men's baskett inia. we put eyelashes and lipstict xom Chick,'and it went over well." amp "Cocky was at the baseba tion, xaiKing vviin tans, cutting up b ifton took him to the College World s jiate lot of coverage. Cocky is now ou At summer camp, the most f ieer ^ie 4Most Collegiate Cup." It is and symbolizes what they think should be. There were 70 schoo for South Carolina. Several che mce return as staff members next si i oy Anne Roseborough and Kim ns a arm injuries recently suffered i lore an opinion about how difficult tl was "It's very easy to get hurt in Wiggs said, "pyramids, gym >s ? everything. If someone falls gold tinued, "you either catch them < . . imiMBBa |68M? ^JHUH^^^v: iC Cheerleaders XT" "T L\. ISM IEER -A***' IaL* UUCI a JVUA s competition ? for first place nd the chant. how well they work together, echnique on pyramids, and John Byrne added, "There's erfect' is, but the staff grades ideal they're looking for." among the mike-men and man Greg Peterson quickly in style and spirit. John Routh le Outstanding Mascot Award i week. in being a cheerleader, or a I Peterson. "New people and n better." character to whom he gives so omecoming last year," John In't come off quite right. The so we brought Big Spur back ?all. For the women's games, I on Cocky, called it 'Super II games," John continued, etween innings. Coach Raines eries and ESPN gave Cocky a ir official mascot." >restieious award is orobablv i voted on by the cheerleaders acollege cheerleading squad Is present ? 68 of them voted erleaders were also invited to immer. Morris are recovering from n cheerleading. Everyone has le stunts and routines are. any of the things we do," Bill inastics, lifts, double-stunts, off a Dvramid." Wiees con or they kill themselves" " |^||^^^||| | X VMM cTi fr\\%d I Kill VIM III Jiimiihiiivii* ^ * . H. ^ n V < raHP > ^ WIX x ll| If il !mHM$ t * , piifeasf ^ i feS#*K# ' jl if ft , :^'- :i ' ' / i'-1 . , ' * >>:< * Alicia Agardy (foregrour on the Gamecocks. "A lot of us have been wi years and you really trust th easier to try new things." "Nothing is difficult if you a team effort. Looking at fill them do things we don't do. 1 another." Last fall, a letter to the ed criticizing the dances and i being a little too overdone an "It upset some of us, t cheerleading," Dana Bowm; and kept doing it." Bill Wiggs sighed when rel worked real hard last year tc that letter came out, you cou all of us." When performing before tl have something to say about why you do it. "I'll guarantee you," Grej one guy in here who doesn't it feels to work with such pre You can't cheer at this lev* girls. It's all in a day's pract and sister ? a lot of us ha Dana Bowman. "Sometimes," Anne Host some off-color things to you about cheerleading. But we first, and not as cheerleader! If ~..~U ? ?l~: . li h?ji nuLii a tiling as a "There's a little against "Coming to college, it takes ; guys as cheerleaders. But wl take skill and strength and pear." Things are looking very bi terms of mnr#? '??wi coming their way, but more i "We need to get people in Hirshberg said. "A lot of peo national organization with a 1 hotbed of the country as far a "This is a close group,' friends." And this group of friends n what they do. " id) and Angel Theodore cheer l ?/ th our partners for one or two lem," Dana Bowman said. "It's I do it right," added Clifin. "It's ns of other squads, not many of [Difficulty is one thing, danger is itor appeared in the Gamecock, | UUHUC3 ui me tucci icauerb us d suggestive. They remember it. 0 >ut that dancing is a part of in said. "We just went out there J fleeting on the letter: "The girls ) get everything just right. When Id sense some disappointment in ) tie public each week, people will what you do, how you do it, and # | I Breed said firmly, "there's not get asked every week about how tty girls. We don't think about it. a 2l without getting close to these fj ice." "We're almost like brother ve Deen together so long," said i 'borough said, "people will say i. Other people just want to talk want to he thought of as people cneerieader stigma"? ^ ' I the guys," Hill Wiggs said. while for some people to accept ) len they see that the things we do ) agility, that feeling will disap ^ 3) "ight for COlW'ff rhPPrli>r?rW<; in ?=?- ' recognition. A lot of publicity is s needed, they suggest. terested in what we do," Mack I pie don't realize that this is a big I lot of good people in it. We're in a 0 ' s cheerleading goes." Bill Hoggs said. "We're all j nay be the best in the country at