2011-2012 Cheer Team
Head Coach: Georgia Prince
Assistant Coach: Karissa Etzkorn
Who is the Maryville University Cheer Team?
The Maryville University Cheer Team is comprised of 10-15 students, currently enrolled at Maryville University. The Cheer Team is dedicated to raising school spirit on campus and in the community.
For the latest information on the Cheer Team activities and events, please visit our Facebook Page
When does the team perform?
The Cheer Team can be seen at all men's and women's conference home basketball games, as well as selected volleyball games, soccer games, and various campus and community events.
What is the Cheer Team practice schedule?
Cheer Team practice schedule for Fall 2011:
Mondays
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesdays
5:30pm – 8:30pm
The Cheer Team also attends mandatory workouts four times a week. Fall 2011 workouts are Monday – Thursday mornings from 6:30am – 7:30am.
When are Tryouts?
For information on joining the 2011 - 2012 Cheer Team, contact Georgia Prince to arrange a personal audition time.
Please check back for 2012 - 2013 Cheer Team Tryout information. Tryouts will be held in May or by video submission.
Final selection of all team members will be made by the coaching staff. Participation scholarships are available to all incoming students. Scholarships will be awarded at the discretion of the coaching staff and based on your overall ability and skill.
Coaching Staff:
Georgia Rupp-Prince
Head Cheer and Dance Coach-Spirit Program Director
Head Coach Georgia Rupp-Prince joins us for her second year as the Maryville Athletics department transitions to a Division II program. Prince competed nationally for Barton County Cheer team and the University of Kansas, earning third place NCA National titles with both teams. As an instructor for the Universal Cheerleaders Association, she spent 10 years teaching and instructing with some of the best former cheerleaders and coaches in the nation. Prince served as the Head Cheer and Dance coach for Kansas Wesleyan University from 1999-2004. By her second year both teams had competed at the state level receiving first place in cheer and second place in dance. In her fourth year, Prince led both teams to the national NCA Collegiate Competition in Daytona Beach, FL. During this time Prince also created and coached a cheer and dance team for a semi-professional basketball organization, the Kansas Cagerz.
Competitively driven, Coach Prince took the Maryville Dance Team to their first competition last March at the University of North Texas, Denton. The team walked away with a first runner-up title. Both teams are gearing up to qualify for NCA/NDA Collegiate competition this spring and are working diligently to become a competitive program in the Division II arena.
For more information, contact Georgia Rupp-Prince at gprince@maryville.edu.
Karissa Etzkorn
Assistant Cheer Coach
Karissa is a recent graduate of Maryville University. She graduated from Mt. Carmel High School (Mt. Carmel, IL) in 2007 where she cheered for four years. Searching for a university with a close knit community atmosphere, she chose to attend Maryville University, majoring in Actuarial Science. Once there she cheered for four years until graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Math Modeling for Business. Over the course of her collegiate cheerleading career, Maryville Athletics have transitioned from NCAA Division III to Division II. She is excited about the positive changes that have occurred during transition and is excited for the future of the program.
For more information, contact Karissa Etzkorn at ketzkorn@live.maryville.edu
Questions?
Please contact Georgia Prince, Head Coach, at gprince@maryville.edu.
