Hayden Johnston didn’t really have a choice. Playing collegiate sports was in his blood. Both his father and older brother played football in college, so when Johnston decided to come to Ohio University to play baseball about four years ago, he was not exactly moving through uncharted waters.
Like typical college girls, we made a New Year’s resolution to get in shape. We tried to stay true to our promises by dragging each others’ butts to Ping as often as possible, but we grew tired of the monotonous routine of elliptical machines and weights, treadmills and barbells.
You know you picture a blonde girl with pom-poms and a ponytail belting out a “rah, rah, rah!” cheer when you think of a cheerleader. The first cheerleader who belted out this cheer was a man. And so is Ohio University cheerleader Anthony Diglia.
At the basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 24, the guys on the floor sweating to beat Bowling Green weren’t the only talented athletes present. Ohio University’s co-ed cheerleading squad could be seen displaying its athletic abilities, including flipping, jumping, bending and, of course, cheering.