Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Education: Senior at the University of Minnesota (English Literature, May 2002)
Career: Planning on attending law school in the fall
Cheerleading/Dance Background: 15 years of studio training in Minnesota, Eden Prairie Pom Squad 4 years, U of M Dance Team, Extreme Team 2 years
Proudest Cheerleading/Dance Achievement: Becoming a national champion at the Universal Dance Association National Championships
Favorite quote: "Those who dance are thought to be mad by those who cannot hear the music"
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: When the game gets intense and We Will Rock You plays with the Godzilla video

Hometown: St.Cloud, MN
Education: Pursuing an elementary education licensure
Cheerleading/Dance Background: U of M 3 years, Vikings 1 year, Timberwolves 2 years
Proudest Cheerleading/Dance Achievement: 1994 NCA nationals competition
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Quick passing for open buckets (by the Wolves)
Most looking forward to this season: The playoffs

Hometown: Eden Prairie
Education: Student at U of M (Advertising, December 2001)
Career: High school cheerleading coach
Cheerleading/dance background: 12 years studio dance, 8 years cheer
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Being selected for a professional cheer team
Favorite saying/quote: The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, but are felt in the heart
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Starting lineup, with the lights dimmed, the spotlights, and the crowd all pumped up

Hometown: Prairie du Chien, WI
Education: B.S. Animal Science, M.S. Animal Science - Ruminant Nutrition (U of M)
Career: analytical chemist
Cheer background: Timberwolves 2 years, U of M 3 years, Michigan State 1 year, Vikings 1 year
Proudest cheer achievement: Being a captain for this year's team
Favorite quote: "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." (Vince Lombardi)
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Cheering in the upper deck

Hometown: Crystal
Education: St. Cloud State
Career: Carpenter
Cheerleading/dance background: SCSU 3 years, Vikings 1 year, Lynx 1 year
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Being selected captain of the SCSU competition squad -- helped lead them to the Grand National Championship
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Starting lineup -- I love when everyone is on their feet cheering along. Also, when the game is really close and it could go either way. The crowd is going nuts as we start cheering "Defense! Defense!" and then the next thing you know the Target Center is filled with a boom of voices following our lead...the next thing you know, you've screamed yourself horse and can't even hear yourself think.

Hometown: Eau Claire, WI
Education: Bachelor's in Elementary Education (UW-Eau Claire)
Career: Institutional Sales Assistant for a brokerage firm
Cheerleading/dance background: Ballet and tap classes starting in first grade, member of the Pom Pon squad in high school, member of dance team, Timberwolves 2 years. Also coached varsity high school dance during college
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: When the team that I coached took first place at the WI state competition for the first time ever
Favorite saying/quote: "The person who wants to do something finds a way; the person who doesn't finds an excuse" (Harvey McKay)
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Hot time outs are the best because Target Center is crazy, the players are pumped, the fans are pumped and we're pumped. There is such a rush through the crowd; the energy in the arena is amazing.

Hometown: Coon Rapids, MN
Education: B.A. in Studio Arts (U of M)
Career: Teaching at a dance studio
Cheerleading/dance background: Danced for 14 years at Stage Door of Performing Arts, competing regionally and nationally for 9 years; U of M dance team 4 years
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Receiving a third-place paid bid to NDA Nationals in Daytona Beach
Favorite saying: One can only really see with the heart because the most important things are invisible to the eyes
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: The last few minutes of a close game when the crowd is really pumped and all of Target Center is standing up and cheering

Hometown: Eden Prairie
Education: Student at the U of M
Cheerleading/dance background: cheerleader at Eden Prairie H.S. 4 years, member of high school all-star team, football/basketball cheerleader and on the Nationals team at the U of M, Vikings 3 years
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Being ranked first in the state for cheerleading my senior year in high school
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Being a part of the crowd in the upper deck during the first half. It's really fun to be in the stands interacting with people. Being so close to the fans, it makes the game more exciting because you feed off of their reactions and enthusiasm.

Hometown: Wayzata
Education: B.S. in P.E. with a concentration in Exercise Science and Health Promotion (U of Louisville)
Career: personal trainer, dance studio owner, instructor
Cheerleading/dance background: 24 years of dance experience (tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, etc.)
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Two-time UDA College National Dance Team Champion as part of the U of L Ladybirds dance team

Hometown: Edina
Education: Senior at the U of M (speech and hearing science), planning to go to grad school to get a master's in speech and language pathology
Cheerleading/dance background: High school, U of M football and basketball
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: It feels great to go from high school cheerleading to college, but even better to go from college cheer to cheering pro in the NBA. My proudest achievement is cheering pro for the best NBA team in the nation.
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: During the fourth quarter of a close game. The fans really get into the game and make it very exciting. I also love to run onto the court after that fourth quarter to celebrate our victory.

Hometown: St. Cloud
Education: U of M
Career: Medical student
Cheerleading/dance background: High school gymnastics, U of M football and basketball 2 years
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Making the Extreme Team, competing with U of M at two National Collegiate Cheerleading Championships
Favorite saying/quote: As an aspiring physician, I like to keep the following quote in mind: "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

Hometown: Albert Lea
School: U of M
Career: Youth counselor
Cheer background: U of M 3 years, Vikings 3 years, Universal Cheerleaders Association 9 years
Proudest cheer achievement: Competing at nationals
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Performing in front of the crowd

Hometown: Blaine
Education: U of M working toward a food science major
Cheerleading/dance background: 11 years of studio dance, high school dance team 4 years, gymnastics and summer dance camp instructor 6 years
Proudest dance achievement: All-conference dancer
Favorite saying/quote: Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: The crowd -- there is nothing better than having loud and excited fans

Hometown: Woodbury
Education: U. of St. Thomas
Career: student
Cheerleading/dance background: 16 years of dance
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Being chosen for the Timberwolves Extreme Team

Hometown: New Brighton
Education: Degree in therapeutic recreation (Winona State University)
Career: Work with children with emotional behavior disorder in an elementary school setting
Cheerleading/dance background: 17 years -- studio dance 12 years, high school dance team 1 year, high school cheerleading 3 years, college dance team 3 years
Proudest dance achievement: When my dance group from my studio received first place at a competition. We were all inexperienced and didn't know much about other studios. But to our surprise, we got first. At that point I knew I was hooked on dance.
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: During the last quarter when the score is extremely close. When a timeout is called, we run onto the court and get the crowd even more pumped up.

Hometown: Minnetonka
Education: Student at U of M's Carlson School of Management
Cheerleading/dance background: studio dance 13 years, gymnastics 5 years, high school football 4 years, U of M football, basketball and competitive cheerleading 2 years
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Placing in the top 10 at UCA Nationals in both high school and college. I was a member of the team that placed the best ever for both Minnetonka H.S. and the U of M
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: The opportunity for one-on-one interaction with the crowd as I sit in the stands during the basketball games, especially involving kids, because it means so much to them. There is nothing better than a child sitting next to me in the stands, holding one of my poms and joining in on the cheers with us.

Hometown: A suburb south of Milwaukee, WI
Education: U of M
Career: Human resources
Cheerleading/dance background: high school cheerleading for football, basketball and competition 4 years, U of M football, basketball and competition 1 year, Vikings 1year
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Qualifying for semifinals my senior year of high school at the Universal Cheerleaders Association National Championship in Orlando. It was the highest placement in my high school's history.

Hometown: Prescott, WI
Education: B.A. in Journalism (U of M)
Career: Merchandising coordinator
Cheerleading/dance background: 12 years of studio training in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and pointe, U of M dance team 3 years, high school dance 3 years, teacher/choreographer 10 years, music video, movie, UDA instructor, judge, choreographer
Proudest dance achievement: taking classes at Broadway Dance Center, dancing with the U of M at nationals, dancing at two football bowl games, and competing with the Helmer Dance Studio
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: The goosebumps I get when the crowd goes wild, the faces of the players and fans

Hometown: Circle Pines
Education: M.B.A., B.S. in physics, chemistry, earth aciences and math
Career: consultant in IS, mainly a project manager
Cheerleading/dance background: Cheered at Montana State University, a head instructor for Universal Cheerleaders Association
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Being part of the Timberwolves organization. That is something that I will someday be telling my grandkids.
Favorite quote: "We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams." (Willie Wonka)
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Watching the best basketball in the world

Hometown: Blaine
Education: AR Community College
Career: Assistant coach of the Blaine dance team, student
Cheerleading/dance background: Studio trained 11 years, high school dance team 3 years
Proudest cheerleading/dance achievement: Receiving all-conference in 1999, and being a part of the Timberwolves Extreme Team
Favorite saying/quote: Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
Favorite part of a Timberwolves game: Everything about the fourth quarter, when all the fans are off their seats and the whole Target Center. It's so much fun to flood the court during a hot time out and dance in front of an explosive audience