Future Cheerleaders
2024-2025
UTEP Cheerleading Tryouts
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Program Requirements
The UTEP Cheer Team consists of a large coed partner stunt team and an all-girl/small coed group stunt team.
Game Day and Practice/Apperance Teams are distinguished by level of skills and operate similar to a varsity and junior varsity team.
Game Day (large coed partner-stunt team). **
- Females must have a minimum standing tuck and standing back- handspring back tuck. Running tumbling -back handspring into tuck or above.
- Males need no tumbling or stunting experience but will be evaluated based on progress within a specified time range.
Practice/Performance Team (multi-base stunt team/tumbling team).
- Females: must have a minimum standing 2 back handsprings and light spot or no spot attempted standing tucks and a running roundoff back handspring back tuck.
- Males: must have a minimum back handspring/tuck and/or learn to partner stunt within a specified time range.
Collegiate partner stunting technique will be taught to males interested in continuing as a student athlete at the collegiate level.
- Incoming freshman must have already applied to UTEP.
- Good Academic Standing (minimum 2.5 GPA).
- Undergraduates must be enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester hours.
- Graduate students must be enrolled in at least nine (9) semester hours.
- Must provide proof of medical insurance.
- Must provide proof of current physical.
- Must provide proof of sickle cell results.
Resources
- Training Room Facilities
- Team Student Trainers
- Larry K. Durham Iron Mine (weight room)
- Team Strength Coaches
- MAAC (Miner Athletic Academic Center)
- Support by Department of Student Affairs
Program Benefits
Cheerleading Academic Scholarship Award- Up to $1000 per semester (limited availability)
Book Scholarship - Up to $300 per semester (limited availability)
- Priority Registration
- Study Hall with Tutors
- Athletic Academic Advisor
- Organized Workouts
- Travel Opportunities with Various Sport Teams
- Community Engagement
- Student Engagement
- Campus Involvement
