East Central University cheerleaders pose at the recent National Cheerleader Association Collegiate Nationals competition in Daytona Beach, Fla. The squad advanced from the first round straight to finals, with a final ninth place standing in its division. Members of the squad are Yakira Essix (foreground) of Commerce, Texas, surrounded by (front row, from left) Jamie Tigert of Sulphur, Mercy Anderson of Sulphur, Cheyenne Overturf of Little Axe, adviser Jill Clark and (middle row) Myron Euwins of Chickasha, Isaias Lopez of Pauls Valley, Isaac Ramirez of Victorville, Calif., Dustin Hawkins of Little Axe, Shane Anderson of Konawa, Kelvin Wood of Tipton and (back row) Alicia Shakelford of Savanna, Jessi Miller of Pauls Valley, Jaylea Thompson of Davis, Amanda Rember of Muskogee, Kaile Radford of Ada and Brandi Ivey of Purcell.
