Get to Know the Members of the Mason Comets Varsity Cheer Team

Molly Benham

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 12 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Creating memories with my friends 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Cheering along with the student section 

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Going to nationals for the first time my sophomore year.

Mia Centofanti

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 13 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? All of the memories I get to make with my team!

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? The adrenaline you feel cheering on an exciting game!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Winning grand champs at GMC in 8th grade!

Lori Wright

Grade: 10th

How long have you been cheering? 10 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Making memories with my teammates 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games?  My favorite part of fnl is showing off the hard work we’ve been putting in outside of games

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Making it to finals last year

Liv Dean

Grade:11th

How long have you been cheering? 1 year

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? My favorite part is all the friendships and memories that are made!

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Pregame, when everyone is so excited for the game to start!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? UCA camp

Lilly Cote: 

Grade: 10th

How long have you been cheering? 10 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Making new friends and memories 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Getting to showcase our skills that we’ve been working so hard to master

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Making it to finals my freshman year at nationals

Leah Rogge 

Grade: 11th

How long have you been cheering? 8 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Making memories with my teammates

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? My favorite part about FNL is showing the school how we shaped our program and also just all the fun and memorable moments.

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? My favorite cheer memory is making it to finals my freshman year

Lauren Krueckeberg

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 11 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? The friendships you make over the years.

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Pregame traditions!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Making finals our first year in Florida for both teams.

Kate Davies

Grade: 10th 

How long have you been cheering? This is my 1st season cheering

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Tumbling and getting to do my full before the football team runs out

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Team dinners and getting to be on the sidelines for games

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Making varsity as a sophomore

Hailey DeGroff

Grade: 11th

How long have you been cheering? 8 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? My favorite part of cheerleading is the family bond our team has! We have a very talented group of girls and everyone puts 110% effort on and off the field!

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? My favorite parts of Friday Nights is feeling the energy of the black hole and football team!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? My favorite Mason cheer memory is going to nationals and placing 5th back to back years!

Gabby Sell

Grade: 12th 

How long have you been cheering? 12 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? My favorite part about cheering is all of the different cool skills we get to show off. Whether it’s tumbling, stunting, or just chants, I love performing what we can do!

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? My favorite part about FNL games is the atmosphere. There is no better place to be on a Friday night than a football game. The opportunity I have to help build up energy within the black hole from the sidelines is so cool.

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? My favorite cheer memory is competing at nationals my sophomore year!

Emma Garrett

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 10 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? My favorite part about cheer is getting to have fun with all my friends!!

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? My favorite part about Fridays is getting to do what I love

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? My favorite mason cheer memory is 8th grade GMCS

Carrie Patrick

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 11 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Tumbling

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? The atmosphere 

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Making varsity my sophomore year

Brooklyn Howard

Grade: 11th

How long have you been cheering? 9 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Stunting and creating bonds with my teammates 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? The atmosphere and the feeling it gives you

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Nationals and jumping on the bed when we made finals

Bri Hermansen

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 7 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Getting to stunt and trying new skills

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? The energy 

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Moving onto finals at nationals

Ayla Dandrea

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 2 years 

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Stunting

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? The energy 

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Building strong friendships

Ava Engen

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 11 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Doing fun stunts 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? The atmosphere 

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Nationals

Arielle Pope

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 10 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Tumbling

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Walk and talk

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Winning GMC grand champions in 8th grade

Rachel Wilburn

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 11 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? The friendships and bonds you build with your teammates! 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Doing cool stunts and tricks to get everyone excited and build the energy!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Our first nationals when we placed in the top 5!

Norah McDonald 

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 11 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? The bond I have with my teammates and my coaches. Micaela has been our coach since the end of 7th grade; I’ve also known Big Dog since I moved to Ohio in 2019. While being best friends with your teammates is a common thing across many teams, it’s not on every team that the coaches are part of that family too.

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? Getting to tumble on the field. I love tumbling and it means it’s an exciting moment: either the beginning of a game when the football team is running out, or they just scored a touchdown!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? The Middletown football game in 2024, when we beat them in the very last seconds at their homecoming. The energy was electrifying!

Abby Conyers 

Grade: 12th

How long have you been cheering? 13 years

What’s your favorite part of cheerleading? Making endless memories with my best friends 

What’s your favorite part about Friday night games? When we score a touchdown, and all of us, the Mason fans, football players, and coaches, get so excited! The atmosphere is the best!

What’s your favorite Mason cheer memory? Placing so well our first year at nationals, my sophomore year