2024 WHAC Competitive Cheer Honors Released

ADRIAN, Mich. - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) has announced 2024 conference honors for Competitive Cheer following the conference championships hosted by Siena Heights on Sunday, March 10. 

Honors include: Honors include: First Team All-Conference (10 members), Second Team All-Conference (10 members), Cheerleader of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Coach of the Year, Champion of Character Coach and All-Academic. First and Second team All-Conference, Cheerleader of the Year and Newcomer of the Year are selected by a four-member officiating panel at the event. 

The 2024 Cheerleader of the Year is Celina Hinojosa from Concordia. The Newcomer of the Year is Arija Grana of Lourdes. The Coach of the Year, as voted by the conference head coaches, was Elizabeth Teague of Siena Heights and the Champions of Character Coach was Lauren Byrd of Lawrence Tech. 

In addition to All-Conference awards, the WHAC also released its All-Academic and Champions of Character honors. The All-Academic Team consists of sophomores or above in academic standing with a cumulative 3.25 GPA who have been in attendance at their school for one full year. The Champions of Character Team is comprised of one player from each school who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.