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Brandon Buckner's unexpected road to cheerleading

Brandon Buckner, or Bucky as he is known by his coaches and teammates on the cheer team, has shown plenty of Cougar pride this last year.
By Caleb Hatch
April 07, 2022 12:00 AM
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BYU Spirit Squad celebrates send off to nationals

BYU's Spirit Squad had a send-off to nationals from several thousand fans on April 4.
By Mckell Park
April 05, 2022 12:00 AM
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'Your illness is not your identity' — A life of cheer and cystic fibrosis

'Your illness is not your identity' — A life of cheer and cystic fibrosis
By Makenzie Easton
April 03, 2022 12:00 AM
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BYU Cheer & STUNT — More than just pompoms

BYU Cheer & STUNT — More than just pompoms
By Makenzie Easton
January 26, 2022 12:00 AM
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BYU Cheer interacts with fans despite limited events and performances

The BYU cheer team poses at Rock Canyon in 2019. The team has been limited in its live performances due to COVID-19, but has still found ways to connect with fans. (Nate Edwards/BYU Photo)
October 23, 2020 12:00 AM
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More than the players — BYU football, family, staff and cheerleaders head to SoFi Hawaii Bowl

December 20, 2019 12:00 AM
A chartered jet left Provo for Hawaii on Friday, Dec. 20, carrying around 75 BYU football players, 11 full-time coaches, family members and other football personnel on their way to attend the SoFi Hawaii Bowl game on Dec. 24.
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Game Day Preparation — BYU cheer and stunt

October 31, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU cheer and stunt is a major face of BYU. They are there cheering on the Cougars for football, women’s volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, not to mention the countless appearances they make throughout the year on the university's errand. This week the Universe looked into what the BYU cheer and stunt team does to prepare for game day.
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BYU Cheer busy schedules

October 25, 2019 12:00 AM
The average college student does not have enough hours in the week to finish everything required of them. The BYU cheer team has even more expected of them during the week. The team practices four times a week from 7-10 in the morning. Our reporter Sierra Phipps caught up with them during one of their practices.
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BYU Cougarettes share their light through team unity

May 08, 2019 12:00 AM
The Cougarettes begin a performance of their national championship-winning hip hop number. The women donned jerseys with the number 19 for the performance. The number 19 is special to the Cougarettes: it represents the year 2019, the number of dancers on the team and the team’s aspirations to win its 18th and 19th national championships. (Ty Mullen)
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BYU Cheer and STUNT

November 09, 2018 12:00 AM
STUNT is the fastest growing female sport in the country. It's derived from traditional cheer, but takes away the crowd-pleasing elements and focuses only on the technical and athletic parts of cheer.
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BYU cheer and STUNT team ranked nationally after late start

October 09, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU cheer and STUNT team members, accompanied by Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator, pose after their first STUNT tournament in Sacramento, California. They finished their first season ranked fifth for Division I schools. (Dahl Photography)
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Senior cheerleader honors late father at international cheer competition

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
For BYU cheerleader Anna Richey, rooting for the Cougars is simply a part of her DNA; her family ties to Brigham Young University go back to before she was even born.
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Athletes of different backgrounds find fulfillment in collegiate cheer

November 18, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU cheerleaders practice before the Boise game. Freshman Byrson Haynie originally had his sights set on football before joining the Cheer squad. (Ari Davis)
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Rise and shout, the cheerleaders are out

March 07, 2015 12:00 AM
The four senior BYU cheerleaders Jessica Walker, Sam Lund, Anna Richey and Cameron Larsen have been leading fans through athletic greatness for four years. They have developed into true leaders on and off the field, representing Brigham Young University in the most peppy way possible.
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BYU cheerleader goes to world stage for the second time

March 05, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU cheerleader Anna Richey has been selected to represent the United States in the 2015 Cheerleading Worlds Championship in Orlando, Florida, for the second time.
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Is cheerleading a sport? BYU cheer chimes in

November 18, 2014 12:00 AM
The BYU cheerleaders sat on the playing floor of the Smith Fieldhouse at 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning and stretched to prepare for practice.
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Not just ROTC but Cheer too

October 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Becoming an officer in the United States Air Force is what ROTC cadets Kyle Petitt and Jordan Mitchell are preparing to do. They just decided that adding a new passion to their lives was something they were going to do.
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