PULLMAN, Wash. – After two days of tryouts and over 60 participants, the 2017-18 Washington State cheer roster has been announced, head cheer coach and spirit squad coordinator, Chis Opheim, announced Saturday.
Participants from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona, Montana, Utah, Alaska and Illinois vied for a spot on next season's Washington State cheer squad, Friday-Saturday, March 31-April 1 on the WSU campus. Sideline cheering, fight song, tumbling, coed stunting and interviews were all part of the tryout.
"I am very excited about this team," Opheim said. "We have great leadership returning to the team, and enthusiastic, talented newcomers joining us. I think Coug fans are going to notice the talent and energy from these young men and women, and be wowed by what we will bring to the sidelines this fall."
"We want to thank everyone who went through the tryout process." Opheim added. There was a large pool of talent to choose from this year. These are some amazing athletes who should feel very proud of their efforts to make this team. Go Cougs!"
Participants from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona, Montana, Utah, Alaska and Illinois vied for a spot on next season's Washington State cheer squad, Friday-Saturday, March 31-April 1 on the WSU campus. Sideline cheering, fight song, tumbling, coed stunting and interviews were all part of the tryout.
"I am very excited about this team," Opheim said. "We have great leadership returning to the team, and enthusiastic, talented newcomers joining us. I think Coug fans are going to notice the talent and energy from these young men and women, and be wowed by what we will bring to the sidelines this fall."
"We want to thank everyone who went through the tryout process." Opheim added. There was a large pool of talent to choose from this year. These are some amazing athletes who should feel very proud of their efforts to make this team. Go Cougs!"
| Name | Yr. (2017-18) | Hometown |
| Women | ||
| Shanelle Briggs | Sr. | Olympia, Wash. |
| Erica Buell | Fr. | Puyallup, Wash. |
| McKinzie Carter | So. | Liberty Lake, Wash. |
| Ashley Delligatti | Fr. | Blaine, Wash. |
| Hannah Dollar | Sr. | Vancouver, Wash. |
| Elizabeth Garcia | So. | Poulsbo, Wash. |
| Kara Kroontje | So. | Seattle, Wash. |
| Julie Lindquist | Fr. | Hayden, Idaho |
| Kiera Lucas | So. | Richland, Wash. |
| Raven Marti | So. | Hillsboro, Ore. |
| Emily Peterson | Fr. | Hillsboro, Ore |
| Alyssa Railing-Plantinga | Jr. | Camas, Wash. |
| Sydney Rigg | Fr. | Naperville, Ill. |
| Mikaela Thomas | Jr. | Mount Vernon, Wash. |
| Amanda Valdez | Fr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| Men | ||
| Rudy Adams | Fr. | Olympia, Wash. |
| Austin Anderson | Sr. | Spokane, Wash. |
| Tucker Anderson | So. | Brush Prairie, Wash. |
| Chase Barnes | Fr. | Vancouver, Wash. |
| Colton Bonnett | So. | Orting, Wash. |
| Chris Cisneros | Fr. | Everett, Wash. |
| Mitch Cotton | Jr. | Brush Prairie, Wash. |
| John Dagorret | Fr. | Moses Lake, Wash. |
| Tristan Fry | So. | Buckley, Wash. |
| Anthony Gassman-Sandoval | Sr. | Spokane, Wash. |
| Niko Kritsonis | So. | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Manny Mathews | Fr. | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Rivers McFadden | So. | San Tan Valley, Ariz. |
| Isaac Mitz | Sr. | Eltopia, Wash. |
| Adam Rhodes | So. | Enumclaw, Wash. |
| Chris Richards | Sr. | Mercer Island, Wash. |
| Anthony Rybalkin | Fr. | Lacey, Wash. |
| Ryan Yakubek | Jr. | Duvall, Wash. |