America’s Heartland will be the locale for Lehman Lobo Cheerleader Tanija Byrd next fall as she recently signed on to continue her athletic and academic career at the collegiate level. On Feb. 25, Tanija signed to join the Cheerleading team at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. Friends University competes in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Tanija joined cheer her senior year and will be attending Friends University this fall to study Zoo Science. She was part of the successes the Lehman Cheer team experienced at UCA camp this past summer, where the team won multiple awards for spirit and performances. Her most memorable part of being on the cheer team was UCA cheer camp because "the bonding I experienced with the team and other teams was unforgettable,” Tanija said.We are so excited for Tanija to continue her cheer career into the collegiate level and we know she will represent Lobo nation well.
