It's been a fun season for Wyoming basketball fans. The Cowboys set a school record for wins on their home court and kept fans on the edge of their seats with several dramatic, come from behind victories.

As good as our basketball team has been, there's another group of powerful, hard working and disciplined student athletes that deserve recognition...the male cheerleaders on the Wyoming Spirit Squad.

While some would consider the 8 men on Wyoming's Spirit Squad to be the luckiest dudes in Laramie, they are actually unsung heroes.  Hoisting, tossing, throwing and catching cheerleaders all day isn't easy, especially when you're a full time student.

Members of the Wyoming Spirit Squad undertake a huge commitment.  Just like other student athletes, they are required to attend practices, meetings, strength and conditioning training, tumbling classes, fundraisers, community appearances. events, and games. They do all this while traveling across the country, attending classes and maintaining a minimum G.P.A.

Next time you're at a game in Laramie and you see four cheerleaders being hurled into mid air, put your hands together for the hard working guys on the Spirit Squad.

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