Anderson springs into action
Photo courtesy of Kaela Shiigi
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Akari Hatanaka
October 3, 2009
Filed under Sports
Football fans were in for a surprise during the past few football games not only by well-earned victories, but by a new addition to the cheerleading team: Senior Devin Anderson.
When asked why he chose the sport, Anderson said, “I’ve taken a few gymnastics lessons over the summer…and cheerleading was on my mind.”
He later met a classmate of his who was putting a cheerleading uniform on, and she encouraged him to try out for the team.
“SHe helped me through the process of trying out,” Anderson said. “(At the first game I cheer at) it felt a little strange…because I didn’t memorize all the cheers yet, but then my teammates made me feel pretty good during the whole game. Hopefully it will get better from there.”
Anderson is also a vital member of the boys’ varsity tennis team.
“I think it’s kind of cool that we have a guy cheerleader,” tennis teammate Andrea Baysa ’11 said. ”It takes a lot of confidence for a guy to try out for cheerleading.”
“If the guy is good at what he does, it doesn’t matter,” adds junior Daniel Tamaru. ”I give him props for having the guts to do it.”
“I think that’s impressive,” said senior Jason Preble. “Devin’s my favorite cheerleader. He’s a cool guy. I wish I could do half the stuff that he can do. His backflips are probably the best part of watching cheerleading. Devin is my hero. He also seems to be very supportive of others.”
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