Episode Notes A thrilling ride from Friday to Sunday, like always! Join us as we recap the 2022 UCA College Cheerleading National Championship in all its glory- covering our pick successes (or lack thereof), exciting wins from across College Nationals, and a closer look at the innovation that is always brought to the event and sport. Episode Sponso…

Episode Notes Finally!! Blake comes to Colorado like 3-4x a year and we finally got some time where we could sit down and talk. The man is a legend and we can't wait for you to hear his cheer story. Join along with us as we talk to Blake about his experiences across Alabama High School Cheer, ACE All Stars, Kentucky Cheer, Choreo and so much more! …

Episode Notes TWO College National Championships in the same month?! Yes, please! -- Jump in as we recap two of the biggest events in cheerleading after such an epic drought of cheer action. Covering the highs and lows of the 2021 NCA Collegiate Championship after the 2020 championship was canceled and also the 2021 UCA College National Championshi…

Episode Notes One year later after the coronavirus ravaged the cheerleading seasons for so many, cheer is making a triumphant return into all our hearts and minds. Competitions are getting into full swing, and without a doubt there is controversy to discuss. Jump back in with us on another great episode of The Mark Thru. Episode Sponsor: ABC Cheer …

Things have been busy and we finally give an update on what has taken so long for the next episode to come out. Sneaky sneaky!! Plus we deep dive into the cultural masterpiece that is Bring It On...talking box office, how it has stood the test of time, the potential for a good sequel. So much to discuss! Enjoy Episode 13!Time to go re-watch Bring I…

Part 2 of an up close and personal look at the injustices and inequity that exist in America for black people as well as within our sport for black athletes. Long time friend of ours through our time together on UCA Staff, Amber McKellar joins us discussing her personal experiences in dealing with racism in and out of cheerleading. Once again we go…

Joining us for Episode 11, we have DQ & GG (some in the cheer world and beyond may know them as DeQuane and Alicia though)! In our Black Lives Matter Part 1 episode, we wanted to dive right into being comfortable with the uncomfortable for the purpose of using this platform to inform and educate about racism in and out of cheerleading, the fears an…

Hello Markers! It's time for your quarantine dose of the Mark Thru to help you get through these weird lockdown times of shelter in place for the Rona! We caught up on the status the sport and industry after the chaos of March and April all went down, plus some coverage of how we are all coping in quarantine, and not to mention some snack rating fu…

Welcome back to another episode of the Mark Thru, cheerleading's best talk show. Episode 9 is an interview with Carrie Brunt, Gym Director for Planet Cheer, and a friend of ours from back in the day on UCA Staff. We caught up with Carrie right after she got back from NCA All-Star Nationals in Dallas so we of course had questions about that, plus we…

Welcome back, glad you could join us! We were hype to chat about the 2020 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship since it just wrapped a week or so ago. So much to digest from the biggest school cheerleading competition of the year! We also touched on Cheersport, NCA Dallas, and the Nfinity Unified Championship. Lot's to enjoy, dive rig…

Another thrilling National Championship down in Orlando! The 2020 College Nationals crowned many champions and we were excited to share our thoughts on the weekend. Lots to digest from hits to deductions to scoresheets.. not to mention we go over how our predictions fared from Episode 6! A must listen if you are preparing for High School Nationals!…

Episode Notes All the buzz is about CHEER on Netflix, so of course we had to dive right in because we binged it immediately upon release! Jump into a College Cheer filled Episode 6, perfect to get you hype for UCA College Nationals happening ASAP (listen in Early January for best results). Visit the gym in Corsicana with us as we discuss our favori…

Episode Notes Episode 5 is HERE! Talking cheerleading memes and cheer TikToks, Game Day traditions (like Indiana's William Tell aka the Greatest Timeout in College Basketball), and of course discussed competition with Kelly being that she has won at nearly every level of cheerleading possible. A true blessing to have her in town to visit and on the…

Episode Notes Episode 4 is all about cheerleading music: songs, mixes, nuances, plus some cheer nerd stuff too. We were fortunate enough to get to sit down with the duo behind Clarke Specialties (ClarkeSpecialties.com), one of the top cheer music production companies in the industry, Leighton and Sandy Clarke. Together they've coached and competed …

Episode Notes Diving right into some news for End of Summer 2019 on the Mark Thru Podcast Episode 3: ICU Worlds & All Star Worlds date changes for 2020, Cheer in the Olympics, UCA's Stunt Progression Sheet, and the grassroots movement to fix all star cheerleading in the US called Allstars United. Thanks for listening & subscribing! Be sure you foll…

Episode Notes Our buddy Rob Ellery came to town to do some cheer choreography work for a team's traditional competition routine and their game day routine for UCA. We sat down and talked how our friendship spawned from a bizarro College Cheerleading Special Event that Kansas and Kentucky crossed paths at.. plus discussions about the choreo process,…

Episode Notes Friends of the show and friends of ours, Tanner Lyday and Kaitlyn Sexton, are the first guests on the Mark Thru Podcast in Episode 1. Recorded in early June 2019, we sat down and talked sportsmanship (via the HP Field House hole), College Cheerleading News, and rule changes for High School Cheer across the United States. -- MarkThru.c…