Recruiting
Joining the Stunts & Tumbling Team | Joining the Spirit Squad
It’s never too early to begin your college search, and to find out about being part of one of our squads!
“Joining cheer at APU gave me the opportunity to meet an amazing
group of girls who soon became my family away from home.”
Avery Bell ’07
Joining the Stunts & Tumbling Team
If you are interested in being an APU cheerleader, please start by completing our recruitment form so that we can get to know you a little bit.
College Prep Days
We host two College Prep Days (CPD) each year for high school students who are considering college cheer. This is a day to have fun, ask questions, get to know the current team, meet those you may be cheering with in the future, and allow the coaches to get to know you!
Our next CPD is scheduled for March 13, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You must register online, and complete and bring with you the College Prep Day Release Form* to participate. Parents are welcome to attend, and we will follow our time with an optional lunch, campus tours, and a chance for you to sit down and talk with the coaches one-on-one.
Read more about activities, times, locations, etc. for CPD!
If you cannot join us for a College Prep Day, then the next best way to get to know Azusa Pacific’s Stunts & Tumbling Team is to attend a practice or see us in action at a competition. Check out our Stunts & Tumbling Team's schedule, or to watch a practice, please contact Coach Colleen Kausrud at ckausrud@apu.edu for more information.
Tryouts
Spring tryouts will take place April 17 and 18, 2010! If you plan to attend, please email John Blake, recruiting coach, at coachjohn@apucheer.com.
All students interested in the Stunts & Tumbling Team should complete the recruitment form. Please note that you must also apply for undergraduate admission before you will be considered.
Please bring the following with you to tryouts:
- A photo of yourself
- Two recommendation letters from previous coaches or teachers
Scholarships
If you are interested in a cheerleading scholarship, we encourage you to submit a video during the fall semester, well in advance of spring tryouts, for best consideration. You may mail in your video or upload it to a website (e.g., YouTube) and email us the link.
When submitting a video, please include:
- All stunting abilities
- All tumbling skills (standing and running)
- Two jumps (one must be a toe-touch, and jumps to standing tumbling are encouraged)
- One sideline cheer, incorporating a variety of cheer motions
Be sure to also mail or email us your two recommendation letters and photo.
Mailing address:
Athletics Department
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000
Azusa, CA 91702-7000
ckausrud@apu.edu
Read about other scholarship opportunities at APU.
Joining the Spirit Squad
If you are interested in being an APU cheerleader, please start by completing our recruitment form so that we can get to know you a little bit.
Plan a Visit
The best way to get to know Azusa Pacific’s Spirit Squad is to attend a practice or see us in action at a game. To watch a practice or game, please contact Coach Colleen Kausrud at ckausrud@apu.edu for more information.
Tryouts
Spring tryouts will take place April 17 and 18, 2010! If you plan to attend, please email John Blake, recruiting coach, at coachjohn@apucheer.com.
All students interested in the Spirit Squad, including returning veterans, should first complete the recruitment form. Please note that you must also apply for undergraduate admission before you will be considered.
Please bring the following with you to tryouts:
- A photo of yourself
- Two recommendation letters from previous coaches or teachers
Students unable to attend tryouts may submit a video. You may mail in your video or upload it to a website (e.g., YouTube) and email us the link.
For video tryouts, please include:
- Two dances of at least four 8-counts (i.e., cheer or hip-hop; please no ballet, tap, or jazz)
- One crowd-involvement cheer. We want to see you get your crowd cheering!
- Any jumps, stunting, or tumbling skills you have
Be sure to also mail or email us your two recommendation letters and photo.
Mailing address:
Athletics Department
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000
Azusa, CA 91702-7000
ckausrud@apu.edu
“We are excited that you are considering being a part of our program! We will push you to excellence, keeping Christ as the focus of all we do. Come ready to work hard and be a part of our family. Go Cougars!”
Colleen Kausrud, head coach
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