University of Tennessee Athletics
2026-27 Cheer, Dance & Mascots Roster
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Dyersburg, TNLast School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Pre-Med, Kinesiology
Position Smokey Handler Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Springfield, TNLast School Springfield High SchoolMajor Food and Agricultural Business
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackman High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Tennessee Tech UniversityMajor Kinesiology
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Liberty, Mo.Last School Liberty High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Nashville, TNLast School Ravenwood High SchoolMajor Business Marketing
Position Mascots Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Franklin, Tenn.Last School Page High SchoolMajor Journalism and Sports Media
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackman High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Mascots Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, TNLast School Halls High SchoolMajor Biological Sciences
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Cleveland, TNLast School Cleveland High SchoolMajor Nursing
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Dyersburg, TNLast School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Education
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Frankfort, ILLast School Lincoln-Way East High SchoolMajor Psychology
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Springdale, Ark.Last School Har-Ber High SchoolMajor Communications
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Yorba Linda, CALast School Yorba Linda High SchoolMajor Human and Family Development
Position Mascots Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Franklin, Tenn.Last School Franklin High SchoolMajor Business Management/ Entrepreneurship
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Anaheim Hills, CALast School Canyon High SchoolMajor Advertising
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.Last School South Fayette High SchoolMajor Computer Science
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Ashburn, Va.Last School Briar Woods High SchoolMajor Elementary Education
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Cleveland, OhioLast School Kenston High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Blacklick, OHLast School Gahanna Lincoln High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Franklin, TNLast School Independence High SchoolMajor Construction Science and Management
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Huntley, Ill.Last School Huntley High SchoolMajor Psychology
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Bartow, Fla.Last School Bartow High SchoolMajor Business Management
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Mount Prospect Ill.Last School Prospect High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Ohio StateMajor Exercise Science
Position Mascots Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Sioux Falls, S.D.Last School Washington High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Meadowbrook, Penn.Last School Abington High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Webb School of KnoxvilleMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Strawberry Plains, TennesseeLast School Jefferson County High SchoolMajor Biology
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Eden Prairie High SchoolMajor Business
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Bearden High SchoolMajor Business Finance
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Hardin Valley AcademyMajor Kinesiology
Position Smokey Handler Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Linden, CALast School Saint Mary's High SchoolMajor Food and Agricultural Business
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Brentwood, TNLast School Christ Presbyterian AcademyMajor Business
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, TNLast School Blackman High SchoolMajor Chemical Engineering
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Lafayette, La.Last School Lafayette High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: University of Louisiana at LafayetteMajor Sport Management
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Minnetrista, Minn.Last School Mound Westonka High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Rosemound, Minn.Last School Rosemound High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Athens, TNLast School McMinn County High SchoolMajor Business
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Athens, TNLast School McMinn County High SchoolMajor Construction Management
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Athens, TNLast School McMinn County High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Brentwood, TNLast School Ravenwood High SchoolMajor Business Analytics
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Anderson County High SchoolMajor Communications
Position Mascots Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Lenexa, Kan.Last School Olathe Northwest High School
Position Cheer Academic Year Gr.
Hometown New York City, NYLast School University of DelawareMajor Masters in Cyber Security
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Smyrna, TNLast School Stewarts Creek High SchoolMajor Pre Med
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Stewarts Creek High SchoolLast School Murfreesboro, Tenn.Major Business Management
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Barrington, ILLast School Barrington High SchoolMajor Finance
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackman High SchoolMajor Finance
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Clemson, SCLast School D.W Daniel High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Tustin, Calif.Last School Foothill High SchoolMajor Finance
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Clarksville, Tenn.Last School Clarksville AcademyPrevious School Previous School: University of NebraskaMajor Fisheries Management
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Fort Worth, TexasLast School St. Paul’s Preparatory AcademyMajor Human Sciences
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Gulfport, Miss.Last School Hancock High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.Last School York High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Shelby Township, Mich.Last School Eisenhower High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Nashville, Tenn.Last School Coppell High SchoolMajor Pre-Med
Position Smokey Handler Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Springfield, Tenn.Last School Springfield High SchoolMajor Food and Agricultural Business
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Bearden High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Owasso, Okla.Last School Owasso High SchoolMajor Psychology
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Big Boy Junction, Tenn.Last School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Dyer County, Tenn.Last School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Murfeesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackmon High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Ohio StateMajor Music Business
Position Mascots Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Morristown, Tenn.Last School Morristown High SchoolMajor Wildlife and Fisheries
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Webb School of KnoxvilleMajor Advertising
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Pikeville, Ky.Last School Pikeville High SchoolMajor Elementary Education
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Oviedo, Fla.Last School Hagerty High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Park Ridge, ILLast School Maine South High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.Last School Desert Mountain High SchoolMajor Business Management
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Coto De Caza, CALast School Santa Margarita Catholic High SchoolMajor Psychology
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chattanooga,TNLast School Bradley Central High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaMajor Kinesiology
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Kansas City, Mo.Last School St. Pius High SchoolMajor Biomedical Engineering
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Charlotte, Tenn.Last School Creek Wood High SchoolMajor Marketing
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Eagan, MNLast School Eastview High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Position Mascot Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Crestview Hills, KYLast School Villa Madonna AcademyMajor Architecture
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Fayetteville, Ark.Last School Fayetteville High SchoolMajor Pre-Health
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Grace Christian AcademyMajor Marketing
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chandler, Ariz.Last School Hamilton High SchoolMajor Communications
Position Mascots Academic Year Fr.
Coaching Staff
Spirit Program Director and Dance Coach
Spirit Program Operations Coordinator
Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach
Volunteer Assistant Mascot Coach
Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach
Volunteer Assistant Cheer Coach
Strength Coach
Assistant Coach of Mental Training
Monday, November 28
