Buck Headlines Record Haul of All-CL Honors for Taylor Cheer

Crossroads League Release | TU Honors Page

UPLAND, Ind. – The Crossroads League announced its 2025 Competitive Cheer All-League honors on Monday, with Taylor collecting a program-record 11 all-league awards from nine student-athletes.

Kenzie Buck headlined the group, being named the Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year and joining David Musser as First-Team All-CL selections. Buck and Musser's honors marked the first time that Taylor had received multiple First-Team nods in the same season in the five-year history of the program.

Madeline Jarratt, Jackson Martin, Ryan Kalopisis, Emma Barile and Brey Knavel were each recognized as Second-Team All-Crossroads League standouts, while Isabel Knoll was named Honorable Mention All-CL as a base and a tumbler and Owen Gerig also garnered Honorable Mention honors.

The All-CL honors for Musser, Martin, Kalopisis and Barile were their second all-league awards, while Buck, Jarratt, Knavel, Knoll and Gerig all earned all-league attention for the first time.

Those nine student-athletes headlined a record-setting season for the Trojans on the mats, as TU posted the best five scores in program history.

The program figures to continue its climb up the NAIA ranks in its sixth season, returning 21-of-23 athletes from its roster for 2025-2026, including eight of its nine All-CL standouts.