| Q&A with Chelsea |
| Place of Residence: |
Maple Grove, MN |
| Year in School: |
Sophomore, 2012 |
| Major: |
Sociology |
| When did you first start cheerleading or dancing? |
I started cheerleading in 2002, when I was in 7th grade. |
| Why did you choose the school you currently attend? |
It is close to home, and I have always wanted to cheer at the University of Minnesota because I knew the head coach Sam Owens well from when he did camps for my high school team. |
| What is the biggest difference between cheer/dance in college versus high school/all-star? |
You can perform a lot harder skills and you get to travel to other states with your sport’s teams. |
| Most memorable moment in collegiate cheer/dance career? |
My most memorable moment was placing 7th last year with the University of Minnesota Co-Ed cheer team in Division 1A. It is the best that the University has ever done. |
| Most embarrassing moment in college career? |
I haven’t had many, thankfully, but probably being dropped on the ground from a stunt at a football game right in front of the student section. |
| My career ambition is: |
I want a career in the criminal justice field. |
| Favorite course in school and why? |
Criminology, because I find that field very interesting and would like a job in it in the future. |
| Least favorite course and why? |
Math! I have never been good at it and have always struggled to get through it. |
| Favorite tv show: |
I don’t watch much TV, but probably Friends. |
| Favorite hobbies: |
Going boating |
| Favorite sports team growing up: |
I always like the Timberwolves when Kevin Garnett played for them, & the Minnesota Gophers football and basketball teams. |
| Favorite actor and actress? |
Chace Crawford & Jennifer Aniston. |
| Favorite vacation spot: |
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |
| Favorite holiday and why? |
Christmas, because I love spending time with my family, making Christmas cookies, and all the decorations. |
| Best advice to give someone who wants to be a college cheerleader/dancer: |
Work hard while in high school, and contact coaches at high schools you are interested so you know what skills you need to be on the team and so you are known by the coaches. |
| No one knows this about me but… |
I was on the first cheerleading team from Minnesota to make it to the Cheerleading Worlds, it was my senior year in 2008. |
| Is cheerleading/dancing a sport, why or why not? |
Yes, we work just as hard as any other sports if not harder than some. |
