Hometown standout cheerleaders Dedman, Lomack sign National Letters of Intent to cheer on the college level
“I AM SUPER EXCITED TO CONTINUE MY CHEER CAREER AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL AT ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. I’M VERY THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COACHES WHO HAVE PUSHED ME TO REACH THIS GOAL OF MINE AND I CAN’T WAIT TO BEGIN MY JOURNEY IN JONESBORO. WOLVES UP!...”
—CASSIE DEDMAN
MALVERN — Ready to showcase their talented spirits on the collegiate level next fall, two top-notch hometown Malvern Leopard cheerleaders Cassie Dedman and Aubriel Lomack signed a National Letter of Intent to cheer at prestigious universities Friday at the Leopard Center.
Dedman inked her NLI at Arkansas State University to join the Red Wolves college athletic program in Jonesboro. Lomack signed at Henderson State University and will be a part of the Reddies collegiate athletic program in Arkadelphia.
Malvern High School head cheer coach Tina Sanders has had the pleasure to coach Dedman and Lomack throughout their cheerleading careers.
Sanders introduced both Dedman and Lomack before their signings took place and mentioned how proud she was of them. She appreciated their hard work and dedication to the Malvern cheer program and was grateful for the opportunity to continue cheering on the next level as collegiate student-athletes.
Sanders emphasized Dedman and Lomack, saying, “As Leopards, we are extremely proud of their accomplishments. It has been an honor to watch them excel to the collegiate level. Thank you for your commitment to the Malvern Cheer Team—once a Leopard...always a Leopard...but Go Reddies and Red Wolves—we will surely miss you.”
Dedman and Lomack leave remarkable legacies in the cheer program at MHS. Now signees, they join a historic list of standout student-athletes from the Leopard athletic program who made a difference to represent the proud school colors of the orange and black— from Leopard Country.
THE EXTRAORDINARY CHEERLEADING CHAPTER OF THE SIGNEES THE CHEERLEADING JOURNEY OF CASSIE DEDMAN
Cassie Dedman is a senior at Malvern High School who was selected to the 2022-2023 Arkansas State University Cheer team during tryouts held in Jonesboro April 15 and 16. She is the daughter of Scott and Brooke Dedman.
She began to cheer at the age of three-years-old for a local gym, and went on to cheer competitively at Leah’s Gymnastics and Cheerleading in Benton, and then Cheer City United in Little Rock. She competed on teams that won numerous local and national titles, and also competed at the Cheerleading Worlds. She cheered for the Malvern School District for six years, serving as Co-captain her junior year and Captain during her senior year. While at Malvern, Cassie earned numerous awards at National Cheerleaders Association camps, including being named a six- time All American, and a two-time Top All American. She was also recently chosen as a staff member for the National Cheerleaders Association, and will be working at summer camps this year, sharing her love and knowledge of cheer with junior high and high school cheerleaders from all over Arkansas as well as surrounding states.
THE CHEERLEADING JOURNEY OF AUBRIEL LOMACK
She is a senior at Malvern
High School and selected to join the 2022-2023 Henderson State University cheer team during tryouts in April held in Arkadelphia. She is the daughter of Patrick and Lakeisha Lomack. Aubriel cheered for Malvern School District for four years as a student-athlete.
While cheering for the Leopards, she won numerous awards at the National Cheerleading Association Camp including being named a threetime All-american.
She also received the Pin-itForward award for great leadership displayed to other teams at camp, and many excellence ribbons for mat performances while participating at camp.