After making the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleading team together in 2021, SJU Dance Team alums Cassie Boone ’17 and Lucia Petrongolo ’19 fulfilled a lifelong dream many dancers share: performing at...
In 1998, former SJU Cheerleading head coach Lisa Moroski ’85 took both the coed and women’s teams to Daytona Beach, Florida, to compete at the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) College Championship...
Each of the 21 members of the St. Joe’s cheer team received a national championship ring in a ceremony held in Michael J. Hagan Arena ’85 on Sunday Oct 6. The St. Joe’s team triumphed over 12 other...
The competition for the St. Joe’s cheerleading team began as soon as they settled into their hotel in Daytona, Florida on April 4. Cheerleading mats were sprawled across the hotel for practice, creating...
Cheer team ready for another year of competition
Standing in front of a packed house at Hagan Arena would be an anxiety--inducing experience for most students. With the lights shining down and all of their...
St. Joe's cheerleading team finishes third at nationals
The St. Joe’s cheerleading team finished third place in the National Cheerleaders Association Intermediate All-Girl Division I Championship...
Cheer team set for nationals
The St. Joe’s Cheer Team huddled together on a Sunday afternoon late last month before heading to a blue mat in the middle of the Hagan Arena gym.
Dressed in full uniform,...
Game day through the eyes of Hawk cheerleaders
At any given basketball game at St. Joe’s, two things are to be expected: the hawk mascot will flap its wings, and the cheerleaders will be sure get the...
A look at the lack of appreciation for cheerleading and women's sports
To our peers, cheerleaders seem to only exist as a stereotype: high ponytails clad in gaudy ribbon, crimson skirts, cumbersome pompoms...
Graduates of the cheer and dance teams reflect on their time at St. Joe’s
Every basketball game, St. Joe’s students come out to see the Hawks dominate the court. When fans come out to a game, there...
Cheerleading places second at nationals
After a full year of intense training and practice, the Saint Joseph’s University cheer squad took second place in their division at the 2017 Collegiate Nationals...
