Cheerleading: New Cheer Coaches Added to RedHawk’s Staff    

PULASKI, Tenn. - Martin Methodist College is excited to enhance our current cheer squad into an intercollegiate competition cheer/dance team beginning this fall. Leading this initiative will be a set of co-head coaches, a husband/wife team, Micah and Monica Hartsfield have been hired to shape this squad. Cheer competition teams are one the fastest growing intercollegiate sports across the nation.

 

“Micah and Monica have a perfect resume’ to build our competitive cheer squad. Both Hartsfield cheered competitively in college at Tennessee Tech and then five years with the Tennessee Titans. Currently, they reside in Columbia, TN where they own and operate C.A.T.S (Columbia Area Tumble and Stunt) club; in addition, they coach select, travel “all-star” youth cheer teams. Director of Athletics, Jeff Bain, concludes, “we are very honored to have the skills and personalities of Monica and Micah to lead this exciting team.”

 

To be successful in the near future, we will be seeking the elite high school senior cheerleaders and/or dancers throughout our southern region. Athletic scholarships will be awarded based on athletic abilities in dance, stunts, and cheer skills. The new coaches held a successful try-out this past Saturday and will have 20 members the 2009-2010 squad.