UPDATE: The team advanced to Saturday’s final. Competition begins at 3 p.m. and Marist takes the floor at approximately 3:50 p.m.
Marist High School's varsity cheerleading team has advanced to this weekend's IHSA state competition.
The team took second at the highly competitive sectional at Niles West High School on February 1, which qualified them for state.
They will compete in the preliminary round on Friday, February 7. The doors open at 2:30 p.m. and competition begins at 3:30 p.m. Marist's floor time is approximately 4:50 p.m. The top ten teams from Friday will compete on Saturday, February 8.
The state competition is held at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Ill. Please note their clear bag policy. All tickets are $10 per person per day and are sold at the door and online.
For those who cannot make it downstate, the competition will be aired live on NFHS for a fee.
For more information, including online ticket sales, visit the IHSA's website.
Follow the team on Twitter.
Team members:
| Kelly Arvesen |
| Madison Bodin |
| Delaney Budewitz |
| Laila Dorsey |
| Alexis Gaichas |
| Myah Gillespie |
| Gianna Granat |
| Gianna Marie Ibrado |
| Caroline Kennedy |
| Catherine Kennedy |
| Mattingly Malczewski |
| Ella McGrath |
| Riley Misch |
| Natalie Mozdzen |
| Ashlin Palzkill |
| Nora Poole |
| Eva Quebbeman |
| Bridey Regan |
| Caitlin Richter |
| Delaney Ryan |
| Charlotte Sawicki |
| Sophia Sikorski |
| Caitlin Stokes |
| Brianna Wesselhoff |