Thursday March 11, 2021 Director of Athletics at West Texas A&M University Michael McBroom took away WT Cheer. With no consultation with anyone but themselves, they took away a program that many athletes have worked for our entire lives. Collegiate cheerleading brings a different dynamic, the stunting and tumbling is what makes it what it is!! What makes cheerleading, cheerleading!!! McBroom decided he would take away cheerleading and instead make a big dance team that we are “encouraged” to tryout for..

With this petition WT Cheer wants to be heard. We want to spread the word that we have a voice and we will be heard. Since the beginning Michael McBroom has not once supported WT Cheer. But that won’t stop us. We want the squad that was ripped right out of our hands, taken away without even asking us how it would make us feel. He has continuously stabbed WT Cheerleading in the back and pushed to make sure we don’t succeed as athletes. This petition is to bring awareness to how many people love WT Cheer, how many people support us, and want to see us represent WT for years to come!!