The University of Idaho cheer team has a season that lasts 10 months, practices that occur six days a week and one reason team members are dedicated to the sport.
“They do it because they love it,” said senior Michael Ruby.
Ruby is in his fourth year of cheer at Idaho and has been a captain of the squad for two years. He joined the program as a walk-on during the winter of his freshman year and immediately joined in the tumbling and stunts.
“You can blow people’s minds with stunting,” Ruby said. “We’re literally stacking human beings for people to watch.