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Training went off the charts when Jannealyn Aquino decided to compete in The College Combine in New Jersey last August. She traveled with three Radford teammates and coach Bo Frank. The preparation was there thanks to year-round training with the All-Stars club team, but the combine included a 50-yard dash, vertical leap and push-ups. She trained with her father, Robert Lau, putting in many quiet, grueling hours. “I live on a mountain, so we would run up a hill,” Aquino […]

It was a classic scenario and Saxoni Frank figured the new challenge wouldn’t be overly tough. Then he realized that his dreams about the future might be impacted. When Frank, his father and coach, Bo Frank, and three Radford teammates journeyed to New Jersey last August, it was a new adventure in competitive cheer. The College Combine, hosted by Nfinity, wasn’t just a competition. “I heard that a former coach from Purdue was going to be there,” Frank said. The […]

The opportunity was there, so Taejah Ray Telles-Kuwahara decided to go full force. The Radford junior was one of four members of the cheer squad who traveled to New Jersey in August for The College Combine hosted by Nfinity. Telles-Kuwahara, senior Jannealyn Aquino and freshman Saxoni Frank each ranked No. 1 in the nation in their respective grade levels. Makenna Ching placed second in her grade. It wasn’t easy, but the drive in Telles-Kuwahara was simple and relentless. She and […]