MUSTANG SPORTS Cheerleadering
First-year head coach Jenna Robert has only been at the steering wheel of Clifton cheerleading since June, but the Mustangs have already given her a lot to be excited about. Clifton is fresh off a successful four-day camp that saw the cheerleaders win a slew of awards. At Pine Forest (Greeley, Pa.), the Mustangs earned top-five finishes in then Dance, Sideline Cheers and Gameday Performance categories, and first place in Varsity Cheer. Both the JV and varsity were both Leadership Award winners, and the program as a whole took home the “Top Banana” honors—particularly special recognition in Robert’s opinion. “This is my eighth year with Clifton, and I have told our team I not only want them to become great cheerleaders, but I want them to be good people,” she said. “I told them when we got back from camp, this is a great start to the season, but I want to see them keep it up.” This fall, the Mustangs will be led by seniors Brittany Calderon, Donna Garzon, Ashley Oliveros, Kimberly Unsihuay and Chelsie Vargas. Junior Jeani Perez and sophomore Gianna Casillas, both AllAmerican Cheerleader qualifiers, will be key members of the squad, as well. 44 September 2016 • Cliftonmagazine.com