New Rangerettes Named

KILGORE – Three dozen young women are the newest members of the world-famous Kilgore College Rangerettes dance and drill team. The announcement, made in a closed ceremony in Dodson Auditorium on the Kilgore campus, culminates a week-long tryout process that saw 107 hopefuls vying for a coveted position on the 71st Rangerette line. The new Rangerettes will join 35 sophomores to make a line of 71.

The Rangerettes were the first of their kind when they began in 1940 as a vision of the late Gussie Nell Davis. The organization created a unique combination of dance moves and precision drills that quickly earned them the reputation not only as the originators of dance/drill teams, but as the best in the world. Known for their high kicks and the jump splits, the organization has traveled around the world and entertained millions.

The new freshman members of the 2010-11 Rangerettes, listed by hometown:
Austin – Kimberly Hookanson, Alyssa Hutcheson and Kayla Kopp
Beaumont – Katie Canant
Buda – Amanda Bailey
Dallas – Bethany Ford and Malia Freitas
Friendswood – Jacquelyn Garza, Ashley Cupples and Amanda Nobles
Frisco – Cara Rzucidlo
Garland – Hope Boyd and Elise Smith
Grand Prairie – Jennifer Aguinaga
Houston – Rachel Bruno, Ellen Dutton, Ivette Armenta and Angela Lozzi
Keller – Lindsay Early
Kingwood – Jessica Pike
Longview – Carson Latus
Orange – Katelyn Norman
Pasadena – Rachel Keller
Plano – Kimberly Hackler
Richmond – Alli Schneider and Erica Trull
Rowlett – Gina Cross and Logan Roesle
San Juan – Ariana Salazar
The Woodlands – Mary Pennington and Kirstie Tullis
Tyler – McKenzie Robinson
Victoria – Lauren Chapman
Waco – Sydne Miller
Waxahachie – Kate Basinger
Whitehouse – Sarah Leonard