CARBONDALE 鈥� The Ultimate Cheer team in Carbondale will be competing聽at the D2 summit at Disney World next month. The D2 summit is one of the most prestigious cheer competitions in the country.
Maggie聽Elson, a cheerleader on the team, says her routine isn鈥檛 very easy to learn,聽"It takes a lot to learn that stuff so it鈥檚 not just couple dance moves and stuff."聽
The聽Ultimate Cheer team head coach, Jen Melton,聽has been training the girls. She says she鈥檚 very proud for getting the invitation.聽
"This is the first season that they were open to accepting bids were really excited that they won a bid," said Melton.
She credits their dedication and hard work,聽"I鈥檝e been encouraging them that they can do it if they work really really hard they could attained whatever they wanted to attain and so for me I just feel very proud it was the work ethic that got them there."
Madi Herzog, another cheerleader on the team, says winning the bid was a dream come true and they鈥檙e doing to try their best to take home the winning prize.
"I kinda wanted to go to summit鈥� the competition at Disney鈥� my whole time cheering. So four years of working up to it, and then finally getting to go is really awesome," said Herzog.
That summit takes place May 10-12 at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
