About The Team
The College Misericordia cheerleading team is currently an all-girl  team. The cheerleading season begins in early September and continues until late March or early April. The team practices four to five times a week for 2- 3 hours per night. They cheer at all home men’s basketball games and select away games.  In addition, the cheerleaders travel to all tournaments and playoff games with the men’s team. Cheerleaders also participate in homecoming events and community service events.
The team also competes several times a year. Please see competition results for the results and standings of previous years.  In addition to competing, the cheerleaders host an annual competition, The Cougar Cheer Challenge.  The competition is a large event that is held during the month of November.
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Coaching Staff

Tara Sinclair
Tara Coletti-Sinclair is a graduate of College Misericordia and she is a former Cougar cheerleader.  Tara currently teaches English at Pocono Mountain West Jr. High School. 

Tara began cheering when she was in Jr. High and continued through college.  She is a former instructor for Eastern Cheer and Dance Association, ECDA.  While working on ECA staff, Tara also served on curriculum staff where she choreographed summer material for the company.  Currently, Coach Sinclair is active in providing choreography for competitive teams.  She has choreographed routines for numerous nationally ranked All-Star programs and competitive high school teams.  She is also heavily involved with a local non-profit all-star cheerleading organization where she serves as a director and coach.

Coach Sinclair is well qualified to serve as Misericordia University's Head Cheerleading Coach.  She holds a master level certification from the NCSSE, the National Council for Spirit Safety and Education.  She is also certified by the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators, AACCA, in cheerleading safety, as well as by the USASF in all levels of all-star cheerleading safety. Finally, Tara attends many conferences and workshops to develop her coaching techniques and update her safety certifications. 

Courtney Coletti
Danny Evans


       2009 - 2010 Team Roster           
Seniors:
Tiffany Painter
Kristina Paddock
Danielle Furnari
Colleen Kuchar
Brittany McCauley
Katie Sokolas
Juniors:
Katie Lawlor
Stephanie May
Sophomores:
Jessica Pavlikowski
Denise Nerozzi
Jordan Marzani
Brittany Vetrini
Ann Neary
Krystle Novak
Audra Wehner
Freshmen:
Amber Schmidt
Erin Bomboy
Alyssa McEntee
Bethany Rutkowski
Misericordia University
CHEERLEADING
"Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress."
~Loyd Alexander
- Tara Sinclair, Courtney Coletti and Danny Evans
This year the Cougar Cheerleaders are led by senior captain Brittany McCauley and junior captain Stephanie May.