The Allen Park High School cheerleading team won its second consecutive Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 competitive cheer championship at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant March 1. The title was the school’s fifth in six years and seventh overall.
By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
ALLEN PARK – The Allen Park High School cheerleading team was honored during the April 22 City Council meeting for winning the
2025 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 competitive cheer championship.
The team won the championship last year, as well as five times in the last six years, and seven times overall, placing them fifth in state history.
Head Coach Julie Goodwin was also honored.
She leads the team with assistant coaches Meghan Megill, Carolyn Morris, Jessica Tremonti , Tera Waddell, Faith Ridolfi, Tina Johnson and Lyric Spears.
The students on the team are: Daryn Bailey, Julianna Barrett, Claire Barry, Serenity Batiste, Ella Brown, Liliana Carmona, Deliah Cotton, Makenna Cox, Angela Gonzalez, Leslie Hernandez, Peyton Keys, Mariana Leija-Khalil, Lilyana Munoz, Kate O’Riley, Abigail Obrycki, Ella Peschke, Sophia Ramey, Ava Rice, Isabella Robinet, Annelyse Trevino, Makenna Truran, Samantha Unger and Peyton Will.
Goodwin has led 21 cheer teams to consecutive appearances at the state finals, winning seven state championships, 10 regional titles, eight district titles and six league titles.
She was named the Michigan High School Athletic Association D2 Coach of the Year in 2025 by her peers, the fifth time she has received the honor.
Goodwin was inducted into the Competitive Cheer Hall of Fame in 2021, and was named coach of the year simultaneously.
Allen Park Mayor Gail McLeod (left) recognizes the Allen Park High School 2025 Division 2 State Championship cheerleading team during the April 22 City Council meeting.