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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 139
BY SENATOR WARD
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Louisiana Cheer Force Gold team for winning the gold medal at The
Cheerleading Worlds competition held on April 24, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.
WHEREAS, Louisiana Cheer Force is a competitive cheerleading gym located in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the gym offers seventeen competitive teams consisting of more than
three hundred fifty athletes ranging in age from three to twenty-two; and
WHEREAS, the athletes come from all over Louisiana including Baton Rouge, New
Orleans, Slidell, Houma, Hammond, Mandeville, and Covington; and
WHEREAS, the coaching staff at Louisiana Cheer Force places a high emphasis on
building self-confidence, determination, and team-supported skills and values with each and
every athlete they coach in the sport of competitive cheerleading; and
WHEREAS, the athletes work extremely hard for eleven months each year training
to compete at local, national, and international competitions; and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2022, the Louisiana Cheer Force Gold team took home top
honors after winning the gold medal in their category at The Cheerleading Worlds
competition in Orlando, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Cheer Force Gold team consists of athletes ranging in
ages thirteen to twenty-two; and
WHEREAS, competing at the highest level in the sport, the Gold team is a level six
coed team consisting of twenty-three athletes: nineteen girls and four boys; and
WHEREAS, this is a huge win and a first for the state of Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, Louisiana Cheer Force first put Louisiana on the map for cheerleading
at The Cheerleading Worlds in 2014 when they won a bronze medal, and again in 2019 when
the Gold team brought home the silver medal; and
WHEREAS, this year was the fifteenth year for Louisiana Cheer Force to attend The
Cheerleading Worlds; and
WHEREAS, approximately five hundred forty-four teams competed at this year's
prestigious international event; and
WHEREAS, only elite athletes and teams compete at this event after earning a bid
to attend and compete by scoring high enough at a national championship qualifying event
held earlier in the season; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Cheer Force Gold team competed against teams from the
USA, Mexico, Canada, Spain, England, and Germany; and
WHEREAS, while it is not uncommon for the final rankings at a competition event
to come down to tenths of a point separating the winners, the Louisiana Cheer Force Gold
team won the competition this year by a landslide, beating out all the other teams by more
than ten points; and
WHEREAS, to win such a mega competition as The Cheerleading Worlds, athletes
need to be extremely committed to the sport and dedicate many years to training to reach
level six competition; and
WHEREAS, the majority of the athletes on the Gold team have trained for many
years at Louisiana Cheer Force; and
WHEREAS, some team members started training at age six or seven and they are
now sixteen and seventeen year olds; and
WHEREAS, these athletes become a tight group of friends due to spending many
months together each year training for their competitions; and
WHEREAS, these athletes all have excellent time management skills as several of
the team members also compete in school sports and every athlete maintains excellent
academic grades; and
WHEREAS, the Gold team is coached by Rachael Pearson, Kay Schenk, Spencer
Day, Adam Eisler, and Ryan Barrow; and
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WHEREAS, the athletes on this outstanding cheerleading team are: Katelyn Meliet,
Josie Moore, MyKenzie Mitchell, Charli Huffine, Jada Wesley, Jacob Tate, Sophia Huffine,
Mickinzi Knight, Caleb Judice, Natalie Sharrer, Mallory Bercegeay, Ella Kate Falgoust,
Clay Boos, Stephanie Sharrer, Layla Benson, Josie Viator, Jourdan Ortiz, Camille Jackson,
Madeline Bryant, Camille Boudreaux, Cassidy Young, Bailey Day, and Stevie Bercegeay.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Louisiana Cheer Force Gold team for winning the gold medal at
The Cheerleading Worlds competition held on April 24, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Rachael Pearson, Kay Schenk, Spencer Day, Adam Eisler, and Ryan Barrow.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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