Gannon University Athletics

Shirey is expected to compete at the back position in 2014 … has been a three-year captain for the Gannon Gameday Cheer team.

High School: Cheered for head coach Amanda Heckel at Derry Area (Pa.) High School … was a four-time Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) All-American … won the UCA jump championship as a sophomore and senior … lettered three years in the marching band and cheerleading … was part of a Derry Area squad that recorded the highest team grade point average at the tri-county competition during the 2008 and 2009 campaigns … helped Derry Area win the Team Leadership Award en route to UCA camp championships in 2007 and 2008 … was part of a first-place team finish at the 2009 West Mifflin Cheerleading Competition … received the William and Mary Student Leadership and Excellence Scholarship … named the Latrobe Rotary Student of the Quarter … landed a spot on the Distinguished Honor Roll all four years.

Personal: Occupational Therapy major … has one sister … is the daughter of Cindy and David … named to the Gannon Dean’s List every semester … listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges … named to the Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society … is a member of the Gannon Spirit Committee and Gannon University Team Spirit (G.U.T.S) … selected to the Pi Theta Epsilon Occupational Therapy and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies … is a member of the Gannon honors program and Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) … serves as the treasurer for the Gannon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).