2025-26 TU Cheer Tryout

2025-2026 CHEER TRYOUT INFORMATION

Read thoroughly, then click the appropriate link below to register.
If you will be UNDER 18 on April, 12^th 2025 – CLICK HERE
If you will be 18 or OVER on April, 12^th 2025 – CLICK HERE
PURPOSE
Tulsa Spirit members are ambassadors of The University of Tulsa. Spirit members support Tulsa athletics by engaging with the crowd to help lead our teams to victory. Spirit members also attend campus and community events to engage with supporters of The University of Tulsa, TU Athletics, and TU Spirit.

SQUAD FUNCTIONS
TU Cheer typically consists of 16-25 members; however, the number of team members may vary from year to year. Whether the team is coed or all-girl, may also vary by the year.

All members of the cheerleading team will cheer all home football and men's and women's basketball games. Select members will be placed on a travel team and will travel to away football games and men's and women's basketball conference games.

IMPORTANT TRYOUT/SUMMER DATES
March 30^th         2:00 PM             Spring Prep Clinic
March 30^th         4:00 PM             Tryout/season information meeting (4PM)
*Following spring clinic. If you cannot make the spring clinic you can join the meeting virtually.
April 12^th           2:00 PM             Tryouts
April 13^th           2:00 PM             Tryouts (Meeting in TU Spirit Room following team selection)
June 18th-21^st                               *Work week – tentative dates
July 20^th – 23^rd                              *Work week – tentative dates
August 1^st-August 3^rd                  *Home Camp – tentative dates

*Subject to change

TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS

All incoming freshmen are eligible to tryout
Current and transfers students must hold a minimum of a 2.0 to be eligible
Current TU students must be enrolled full-time
Current and transfer students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing with The University of Tulsa

SKILL REQUIREMENTS
TUMBLING- Level 3 or higher tumbling
STANDING:

Back handspring & Back tuck or standing full
BHS/series to tuck/layout/full
Jump (any) to bhs series (3) and/or back tuck

RUNNING:

Roundoff back tuck OR BHS/series to back tuck/layout/full
Any additional specialty passes to back tuck/layout/full
- Front walkover
- Front punch
- Arabian
- Whip
- Etc.

STUNTING-
GROUP:

Quick toss target
2-3 gameday skills (EX. Full up to target or immediate, single-leg stunts, BHS up)

COED:

Toss hands, push to extension, pop off
2-3 gameday skills that do not flip (EX. Awesome, lib, extended toss stunts)

TRYOUT ATTIRE

Black sports bra or tank top (NO logos or graphics *small adidas logo is fine)
Black spanks or shorts
Gameday hair/makeup (ex. Hair half up, makeup with red lip)
White bow/ribbon
NO JEWELRY
TATTOOS COVERED

TRYOUT CHECKLIST

Register
Submit release waiver
Submit copy of insurance card
Submit current 2025 sports physical form
Submit headshot
Submit copy of admissions letter or class schedule (CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY)
Submit letter of recommendation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tryouts are not judged solely based on a point system. Team selection is ultimately made by the TU Spirit coaching staff. Coaches reserve the right to hold a walk on tryout as they see necessary.

All spirit members MUST attend both 2024 summer work weeks and summer camp – no exceptions will be made.

Please submit all documents in .PDF format.

For further assistance questions or video submission information, please contact Kellee Cooper at ksc6199@utulsa.edu.

2025-26 TU Cheer Tryout

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