Photos: Grand Champs of Cheer
Guilderland’s varsity team started the competitive cheer season with a victory. The four-time Section 2 champions competed on Sunday at the University at Albany for the annual UAlbany Showdown against nine other schools. The Dutch team won the Co-ed Division and was named Grand Champion with a score of 78.45 out of 100.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Let's go Dutchmen! Guilderland cheerleaders Kaiya Wells, Gabriella Bryceland, and Ashlyn Lather, and Riley Sanderson, at top, hold up letters to help spell “Dutchmen”as the crowd cheers and yells “Dutchmen.”
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
And kick! Dutch cheerleaders Gianna Scuzzarella, Elijah Conrad, Liliana DiCarlo, and Ashleigh Francis with the rest of their team, all 29, show off their aerobatic skills as they perform splits in mid-air.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flying down: Guilderland's Isabella Audino comes down after an aerial stunt and lands into the waiting arms of her teammates
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big pyramid: Guilderland's Lilianna DiCarlo, center, is held aloft by Juliyana Le and Madeline Margiotta while the two bases — made up of Eve Gerke, Amarra Conrad, Lauren Kinley and Gabriella Bryceland — support Le and Margiotta, and Life Nieves holds DiCarlo during aerial stunts.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Let's dance: Guilderland's Life Nieves and Lilianna DiCarlo spin around while DiCarlo smiles for the judges.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Finishing touches: Guilderland’s Angela Peceri applies mascara for teammate Isabella Audino before the start of the 2020 UAlbany Showdown at the University of Albany on Sunday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting the crowd involved: Guilderland cheerleader Lily Osher throws up the letter D — the first step in spelling Dutchmen — during their start of the Guilderland’s routine.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Upper body strength: Guilderland’s Life Nieves, Amelia Torres, and Lauren Kinley hold up Lilianna DiCarlo during a portion of their routine on Sunday morning at UAlbany.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Smiles and a flip: Guilderland’s Amelia Torres performs a backflip as her teammates, Caleb Buchanan, Elijah Conrad, and Raven Lacy, at back, smile and shout cheers.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ecstatic: Members of the Guilderland cheer team, Amelia Torres, Shawn Grant, Jadyn Le, Liliana DiCarlo, Juliyanna Le and Madeline Margiotta, rise to their feet after hearing their school’s name announced as winners of the Co-ed Division and grand champions of the event.