By Hayden Swope
Megan Evans of Andover has had quite the cheer career, and she’s hoping to finish out even stronger.
“This past football season I was most excited about stepping into my role as co-captain and continuing to grow as a leader for my team,” Evans said. “Being able to help guide my teammates, set the tone, and contribute both on and off the mat is something I really looked forward to. Finishing out this basketball season I’m excited to continue performing new routines, pushing ourselves as a team, and building off last season’s success.”
The offseason was spent training at an elite level to sharpen skills and overall performance.
“During the offseason, I’ve been training as a member of MAV6, a Level 6 Worlds team at ICT Cheer Legacy,” Evans said. “Training at a worlds level has helped me improve my strength, flexibility, endurance, and overall performance quality. I’ve been working on advanced skills, clean technique, and staying conditioned, which has prepared me to bring a higher level of focus, confidence, knowledge and leadership into my high school cheer season.”
As she focuses on precision and detail this season, applying lessons learned from high-level training has been important to Evans.
“One area I wanted to improve on this year is clean execution and attention to detail,” Evans said. “Training with a Worlds-level team in the offseason required precise technique, sharp motions, and consistent timing. That experience helped me apply corrections quickly and perform full routines with sharp motions, which I’m carrying into this season helping us place higher at state this year. It also came in handy when choreographing routines because I saw more of the little things.”
