A record 12 men and women from Blinn College’s successful cheer and dance programs were selected to transfer to large universities or represent a professional sports team in 2011.

Blinn sophomore dancer Stephanie Farrer (Crosby High School) was selected to join the Houston Texans Cheerleaders. She was one of hundreds of dancers who auditioned for only 33 spots on the 2011 squad. Along with her cheerleading duties, Farrer will attend the University of Houston in the fall, working towards a career in dentistry. Farrer is the first Blinn dancer to make the Texans’ squad. Blinn has had four dancers/cheerleaders become Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and one make it onto the Houston Rockets’ dance team.

Selected for the Sam Houston State University dance team were: Sarah Drews (Robert E. Lee High School, Baytown ISD), Shannon Heath (Dulles High School, Sugarland ISD), Danielle Moffett (Spring High School), Mary Lou Munguia (Robert E. Lee High School, Baytown ISD) and Hailey Wade (Klein Collins High School, Spring ISD)..

Stephen F. Austin State University selected Dylin Loder (Salina Central High School, Salina, Kan.) and Muindria White (Brenham High School).

Kylie Farrell (Tomball High School) and Tracy Rosas (Moody High School, Corpus Christi ISD) were chosen by Texas State University’s cheer squad.

Shari Pendergrast (Alvin High School) was selected for the dance team at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Lizelle Lauron (Sachse High School, Garland ISD) made the University of Louisville’s Lady Bird dance team.

Blinn’s cheerleaders and Treasure dancers are involved with activities and spirit programs designed to encourage school spirit and pride, to foster leadership and to promote active, community participation.

This year, the college’s cheerleaders placed fifth and the dance team won fourth place honors at the 2011 National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Association Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. More than 240 teams from the across the country competed in the April competition

March 31, 2011

Blinn Cheer and Dance Teams prepare for national competition

The Blinn College cheer and dance teams will host their last local performance of the year April 3 before heading to the national competition. The “show offs” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the PE gym on the Brenham campus. The public is invited to attend.
The NCA/NDA College Cheer and Dance Nationals will be held April 6-10 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Blinn cheerleaders placed third and the dance team won fourth place honors at last year’s competition.

Dec. 3, 2010

Blinn cheerleader signs with Baylor University

Blinn sophomore cheerleader and Victoria native Anna Pearce was selected to join the Baylor University 2011-12 Competitive Cheer Team.

A 2009 All-American, Pearce was part of the 2010 Blinn Cheer Team that finished third at the NCA/NDA College Cheer and Dance Nationals, as well as the 2009 team that finished second. She originally trained at the Manning Gymnastics Centerplex in Victoria, where she won numerous titles in gymnastics and cheer. She plans to study kinesiology at Baylor.

“Anna is an amazing tumbler and base for us here at Blinn,” said Blinn College Cheer/Dance Coach Sarah Barland. “With these strengths, she will do a great job for Baylor University.”

The Baylor Bears are coached by former Blinn Dance and Cheer Coach Karry Forsyth.

April 15, 2010

The Blinn College Cheerleaders recently attended the National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate Nationals in Daytona Beach. FL. The trip was extremely successful! Everyone worked very hard and conquered the season well. With a score of 8.436 the team placed 3rd in the nation in the COED Intermediate division among 12 other very talented teams. Coming out in the top 3 was a great accomplishment. With lots of heart and hard work the team added difficulty to the routine the day of finals, which helped them move up 2 places beating out the University of Michigan and Florida International University. GO BUCS!

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April 12, 2010

Blinn cheer and dance teams place in national competition

The Blinn College cheerleaders placed third and the dance team won fourth place honors at the national competition April 7-11 in Daytona Beach, FL. More than 225 teams from the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, and Japan competed in the National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Association Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship.

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As a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Buccaneers compete in the Region XIV Athletic Conference and the Southwest Junior College Football Conference. The Buccaneers compete in football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball. Complementing the athletic teams are the Blinn Cheerleaders, the Buccaneer Treasures Dance Team and the Blinn College Marching Band. All athletic teams are located on the Brenham campus.