(Photo submitted) first-time ever Red Deer cheer team qualifies for world championships Jan 28, 2020 5:14 PM

Premier Academy Cheerleading and Tumbling will be sending their Senior Level 6 team, Ivy League, to the 2020 Cheerleading World Championships.

They will be the first ever Red Deer cheer team to go to the world competition. The 17-member, all-girl team will be travelling to Orlando, Florida for the competition from April 24-26.

The athletes range in age from 12 to 18 and travel from all across central Alberta to meet their teammates in Red Deer for practice three times weekly.

Coached by Matt Wiggins and Riana Luck, the team has only been practicing together since September.