Long Beach City College’s cheer team ended their season in Daytona Beach Florida for the second year in a row from April 11-13th where they placed fourth in the Intermediate Large Coed Junior College group.
LBCC cheer prepared all season for one of the biggest competitions and utilizes practice and football games to be able to show off their skills and test their abilities.
Isabelle Montes is a flyer on the team, she is the main person going up in a stunt and getting put up in the air and this was her very first year competing at Daytona.
“Going into it we were all stressed about our routine, and we hadn’t seen other schools so we were just trying to make sure our best was good but it was also very exciting,” Montes said.
The team competed in a two minute and thirty second routine that consisted of stunting and dancing and it was their chance to show off their skills and what they have been working so hard on.
Leading up to Daytona all that was going through the minds of coaches and athletes was to go out there and give their absolute best.
“I honestly was really proud of our team cause we didn’t let anything fall and it was an accomplishment we were all pretty proud of,” Montes said.
Head Coach Monica Galias and Assistant Coach Ronaldo Vicenzio knew their squads potential and really pushed everyone to do their best.
“Honestly it was very emotional, I competed last year at Daytona Beach and then this year I felt like all the athletes were very motivated to perform,” Vicenzio said.
As LBCC Cheer returns from Daytona they are already gearing up for next season by adding new members to the team, going to summer camps as a squad to learn skills and routines, and being able to practice in full uniform and show off skills at football games.
Coming back, there are things they would like to improve and work on for next season and for future competitions including stunting and overall performance skills.
Next year the cheer team is looking to reach new heights and place top three in their bracket as the program continues to move onwards and upwards.