Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The junior varsity wows the crowd at the wom- en ' s basketball game versus St. Joseph ' s, pho- to by J. Altman The 1994-95 Varsity Cheerleaders . . . FRONT ROW: Michelle Pace, Dani Klein, Corey Hudak, Kim Hoffert, Lisa Rios, Kristyn Laganella. Keisha Poindexter BACK ROW: Mark McTague, David Robinson. Chris Pittman, Glenn Kingsbury, Pat Lippo, Rene Perez. Senior Corey Hudak is thrown up in the basket toss, photo by C Shipley 219

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Our Cheerleaders Give a HO OT! w vT jJ ' TiaS»rTP i Keisha Poindexter stands tall in a liberty, one ot the toughest stunts to perfect photo by A. Smyers • • • • • • • • • Kim Hoffert sits pretty with her partner, Marc McTague, in a stunt called the chair photo by J Altman The Varsity Cheeileadiny squad was led by captains Marc McTague and Kim Hoffert The cheerleaders perloimed stunts like the pyramid, flips, and basket tosses thai ically gave the ciowd something to cheer about To peilect their technique, the cheerleaders practiced approximately 12 hours a week During the football and basketball seasons, the cheerleaders had periect attendance records at each home game. In addition, the varsity squad travelled with the men ' s basketball team lo the Atlantic 10 Tournament In the summer, the varsity and junior varsity squads went to the University Cheeileadmy Association Camp at Rutgers to hone their cheerleading skills. I he cheerleaders also hosted a clinic and a competition lor local middle schools and high schools. -Nakia Howell The varsity squad psychs up the tootball fans at Veterans Stadium photo by A. S myers 218

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PRACTICE Vf j k £ s Temple ' s dance team, the Dia- mond Gems, made some major changes this year. As in previous years, the dancers performed at each and every men ' s basketball game in McGonigle Hall. But instead of last year ' s basketball uniforms with knee pads and baseball caps, the uniform now consists of a bodysuit with a short skirt. Another change for 1995 was that the enthusiastic dancers were active throughout each game. They performed with the cheerleaders during timeouts and at halftime. Their dance routines brought out the spirit in the games . . . making the games more exciting. — Nakia Howell The Diamond Gems start practicing when the school year begins Practice makes perfect for those who dedicate their time and energy, photos by R. Lego p e: i f £ FRONT ROW Rochelle Patterson. Erica Levandoski, Jennifer Corl, Laura Nelson BACK ROW: Jennifer Griffith, Lynne Caffee. Julie Mikaehan, Jennifer Abies. Felicia Castagna, Trisha Garrett, (missing from photo: Anika Profit ) Laura Nelson and Felicia Castagna perform during halftime photo by J. Altman 220