Spring Hill College Cheer and Dance 2017-18

CHEER AND DANCE 2017-18

CHEER AND DANCE PREVIEW 2017-18

The Spring Hill College (SHC) cheer and dance teams begin a new era in 2017-18 as Alyssa Paesano has assumed the mantle of head coach for both programs. Paesano joined the Badgers in the summer of 2017 from the Marist College Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., after spending her cheer career at the University of Connecticut.

Paesano is pleased with the dedication and hard work of her Badger squads since her arrival on campus. “Our student-athletes have been putting in a lot of time and effort to get ready for the season this year,” she said. “The teams have a great attitude and are really looking forward to get out on the court and in front of the crowds again.”

The cheer team is a relatively young squad with only two seniors on the roster, but it also has several experienced veterans. Seniors Emma Gross from Orange, Calif., and Summer Soltis from Cleveland, Ohio, have been with the team since it was advanced from club status four years ago and their experience will be a vital component in the upcoming campaign. The junior class welcomes back Randi Evans of Semmes, Ala., Sumyr Thames of Saraland, Ala., and Courtney Hutchinson from Birmingham, Ala., along with newcomer Caroline Cusick from Cincinnati, Ohio. Sophomore Badgers include returners Sydney Caudill of Madison, Ala., Branna Hokanson from Semmes, Eden Marble from St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Dalaney Naremore of Covington,

La., and Essence Williams from New Orleans, La. The team added to its strengths with the addition of freshmen Annie Bojan and Jacee Brija from Chicago, Ill., as well as Jasmine Huynh from Faith Academy in Mobile and Gloria Utterback of Ocean Springs, Miss.

Assisting the ladies with the lifts and power moves this year will be freshmen Nolan Buzbee out of Mobile Christian School and Robert Vought of Spanish Fort, Ala.

Paesano has high expectations for the 2017-18 SHC dance team. Helping her reach those goals will be four returning team members including senior Allie May from Eureka, Mo., and junior Camryn Nethken from Prairieville, La., along with sophomores Emily Alexis of Hattiesburg, Miss., and Alicia Cleveland of Dayton, Ohio. The Badgers welcome two dynamic newcomers in sophomore Carlie Graham of Ocean Springs and freshman Hannah Gordon from Semmes.

Overall, Paesano looks for both her teams to enjoy excellent years in 2017-8 and says she is most excited about seeing the teams perform at basketball games.

“They’ve gone to camp and love to compete, but basketball is their true element and where they really get to perform, she says. The teams will get their first opportunity to shine on Thursday, November 16, when the Badger women’s basketball opens the season at home versus Delta State University and the men host Pensacola Christian College in the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.

COACHING STAFF

Alyssa Paesano - Head Coach - 1st year

Alyssa Paesano was named the Spring Hill College head coach for Cheer and Dance in April 2017. Paesano coached with the Marist College Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 2016 and has coached at the youth levels with the North Salem Youth Rec Team in 2006-11 and Take One Cheerleading Academy in 2007-10.

An American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) Certified coach, Paesano holds a degree in Design and Technical Theater with a minor in Business Fundamentals from the University of Connecticut.

GENERAL FACTS

Name of School: Spring Hill College

City/State/Zip: Mobile, AL 36608

Founded: 1830

Enrollment: 1,500

Nickname: Badgers

School Colors: Purple, white

Home Facility:

Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center

Capacity: 1,500

Affiliation: NCAA Division II

Conference:

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic

President: Christopher Puto, Ph.D.

Athletic Director: Jim Hall

Alma Mater: Grinnell College, 1995

Compliance: Chad LeBlanc

Senior Woman Administrator: Courtnay Foster

Faculty Athletic Representative: Steve Almquist, Ph.D.

Athletic Department Phone: 251-380-3485

Athletic Department Fax: 251-460-2196

Sports Information Director: Jim Stennett

Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1990

SID Phone: (251) 380-4468

SID Email: jstennett@shc.edu

Athletics Web Site: www.shcbadgers.com

Facebook: SHCBADGERS

Twitter: SHCBADGERS

Instagram: SHCBADGERS

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Alyssa Paesano (1st year) Alma Mater: Connecticut, 2015 Office Phone: (251) 380-4008

Email: apaesano@shc.edu

Athletic Trainer: Dani Ellis, ATC

Email: athletictrainer@shc.edu Office Phone: 251-380-3493

CHEER 2017-18 ROSTER

Name Class Hometown High School

Annie Bojan Fr. Chicago, Ill. Marist HS

Jacee Brija Fr. Chicago, Ill. Mother McAuley Liberal Arts HS

Nolan Buzbee Fr. Mobile, Ala. Mobile Christian School

Sydney Caudill So. Madison, Ala. James Clemens HS

Caroline Cusick Jr Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Notre Dame

Randi Evans Jr. Semmes, Ala. Mary G. Montgomery HS

Emma Gross Sr Orange, Calif. Blessed Trinity Catholic HS

Branna Hokanson So. Semmes, Ala. Mary G. Montgomery HS

Courtney Hutchinson Jr Birmingham, Ala. Briarwood Christian

Jasmine Huynh R-Fr. Mobile, Ala. Faith Academy

Eden Marble So Mobile, Ala. St. Luke’s Episcopal School

Delaney Naremore So. Covington, La. Mount Carmel Academy

Summer Soltis Sr Cleveland, Ohio Saint Martin de Porres

Sumyr Thames Jr. Saraland, Ala. Saraland HS

Robert Vaught Fr. Spanish Fort, Ala. Spanish Fort HS

CHEER 2017-18 ROSTER

DANCE 2017-18 ROSTER

Name Class Hometown High School

Emily Alexis So Hattiesburg, Miss. Sacred Heart Catholic HS

Alicia Cleveland So. Dayton, Ohio Stivers School for the Arts

Hanna Gordon Fr. Semmes, Ala. Mary G. Montgomery

Carlie Graham So. Ocean Springs, Miss. Ocean Springs HS

Allie May Sr Eureka, Mo. Nerinx Hall HS

Camryn Nethken Jr Prairieville, La. St. Amant HS

2017-18 SCHEDULE

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