Category: Cheerleading

Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020

NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents 2018-19

WLPFPA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish121408237
Army Black Knights112426230
Brigham Young Cougars76354278
Liberty Flames66399442
Massachusetts Minutemen48394515
New Mexico State Aggies39303496
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Standings 2018-19 [Ref: 2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Cotton Bowl
29.12.2018Clemson Tigers30Notre Dame Fighting Irish3
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Bowl Games 2018-19 [Ref: 3]

NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents 2019-20

WLPFPA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish112478233
Liberty Flames85427365
Brigham Young Cougars76370331
Army Black Knights58370299
New Mexico State Aggies210260492
Massachusetts Minutemen111237632
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Standings 2019-20 [Ref: 4]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Camping World Bowl
28.12.2019Notre Dame Fighting Irish33Iowa State Cyclones9
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Bowl Games 2019-20 [Ref: 5]

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Conal Fagan was born in Derry, and excelled at soccer. Two teenagers from his school, st. Columb’s in Derry had gone to study in the USA before him, so he was inspired by them to look into it, and got a scholarship from the Sutton Trust, which helps young people from low and middle income families to apply to colleges in America.

Conal chose Notre Dame, the famous Irish Catholic College in South Bend, Indiana, near Chicago, where he started studying Political Science and Peace Studies. His College roommates thought it would hilarious if a real Irishman was a Notre Dame Fighting Irish Leprechaun, the mascot of the College Football team. He tried out and got on the cheerleading squad.

After playing Soccer in his first year he then concentrated on the Cheerleading Leprechaun Mascot Role as well as his studies, training four times a week and lifting weights twice a week. He learned backflips and his role would have been as part of a team whose job is to get the fans to cheer on the team. He will be continuing the role in the 2020-21 season.

Notre Dame finished with a 12-1 Wins-Losses record in 2018-19, only losing to Clemson Tigers in the prestigious Cotton Bowl, and in 2019-20, they went 11-2, triumphing 33-9 in the Camping World Bowl against Iowa State Cyclones, so the Cheerleading squad can’t have let the team down.

Conal Fagan in the Notre Dame Dressing Room with the other Fighting Irish Leprechauns. [Ref: 6]

References

Websites

[1] English, Jimmy (2019) The Fighting Irishman [Internet] Available from: https://gaelicgridiron.com/2019/04/29/the-fighting-irishman/ [Accessed 19 June 2020]

[2] NCAA (2019) Sandings FBS [All Conferences] [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 12 February 2019][Year no Longer Available at Address – Available at the wayback Machine Internet] Archive at: Accessed 11 July 2020]

[3] NCAA (2019) 2018-19 College football bowl schedule, scores, TV listings, matchup information [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-01-07/2018-19-college-football-bowl-schedule-scores-tv-listings-matchup [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[4] NCAA (2020) Sandings FBS [All Conferences] [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[5] NCAA (2019) 2019-20 College football bowl schedule, scores, TV listings, matchup information [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2020-01-14/2019-20-college-football-bowl-schedule-dates-times-tv-channels [Accessed 12 February 2019]

Images

[6] English, Jimmy (2019) cfagan4 [Internet] Available from: https://gaelicgridironcom.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/cfagan4.jpg [Accessed 11 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Patrick Fagan, Jimmy English, Todd Zboyan, and Tim Leadingham

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 July 2020

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Cork Admirals Irish American Football Team Cheerleaders 2010

Cork Admirals Logo [Ref: 3]

Cork Admirals Cheerleaders 2010

NameName
Grace CroninAoife Hosford
Samantha DeasySarah Hosford
Clodagh DowneyKadie Linehan
Cork Admirals Cheerleaders 2010 [Ref: 1-2]

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Cork Admirals Cheerleaders were there in support of the team at the Blarney Bowl 2010 pictured below with the Game Officials.

Cork Admirals Cheerleaders at the Blarney Bowl 2010 – Pictured with Game Officials [Ref: 4]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (2010) Star-spangled Blarney while Carrigtwohill goes Medieval Evening Echo. Monday, July 5, 2010 [Available Online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service. Accessed 3 June 2020]

[2] Anon. (2010) Crowds touchdown in Cork for fourth of July celebrations Evening Echo. Wednesday, July 7, 2010 [Available Online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service. Accessed 3 June 2020]

Images

[3] Irish American Football Association (2017) Admirals Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Admirals-PNG-1.png [Accessed 30 November 2018]

[4] Blarney Bowl | Wayback Machine (2011) Slide 01 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110207221513im_/http://www.blarneybowl.com/sites/default/files/slide01.jpg [Accessed 7 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Orla Connolly-Mulcahy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 June 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

International Cheer Union World Cheerleading Championship Coed Elite 2015

International Cheer Union Logo [Ref: 2]

Coed Elite Rankings

RankNation
1Mexico
2Chile
3Philippines
4New Zealand
5England
6Ecuador
7South Africa
8Belgium
9Wales
10France
11Peru
12Ireland
13Brazil
14Guatemala
15Argentina
16South Korea
17Trinidad and Tobago
International Cheer Union World Cheerleading Championship Coed Elite 2015 [Ref: 1]

Report

Ireland finished in 12th position in the Coed Elite Category in the World Cheerleading Championships in 2015.

References

Websites

[1] International Cheer Union (2015) 2015 World Cheerleading Championship Results Coed Elite [Internet] Available from: http://cheerunion.org/championships/results/2015results/?category_id=17 [Accessed 21 October 2017]

Internet

[2] International Cheer Union (2015) ICU Logo [Internet] Available from: http://cheerunion.org/images/icu_logo.jpg [Accessed 6 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Orla Connolly-Mulcahy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 April 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

International Cheer Union World Cheerleading Championship All Girl Elite 2015

International Cheer union Logo [Ref: 2]

All Girl Elite Ranking

RankNation
1New Zealand
2Philippines
3Australia
4Chile
5 =England
5 =Ecuador
6Costa Rica
7Mexico
8Puerto Rico
9Japan
10Belgium
11Netherlands
12Ireland
13Scotland
International Cheer Union World Cheerleading Championship All Girl Elite 2015 [Ref: 1]

Report

Ireland finished in 12th position in the All Girl Elite Category in the World Cheerleading Championships in 2015.

References

Websites

[1] International Cheer Union (2015) 2015 World Cheerleading Championship Results [Internet] Available from: http://cheerunion.org/championships/results/2015results/?category_id=18 [Accessed 21 October 2017]

Internet

[2] International Cheer Union (2015) ICU Logo [Internet] Available from: http://cheerunion.org/images/icu_logo.jpg [Accessed 6 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Orla Connolly-Mulcahy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 April 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.