Lauren Shannon Class: Senior Hometown: Silver Spring, Md. High School: James Hubert Blake Height: 5-1 Position: Flyer All Star Team: Maryland Twisters F5

At Maryland: Member of 2009 Cheersport championship team and NCA second place team...also on 2010 NCA National Grand Championship team and Cheersport runner-up team...named to ACC's Academic Honor Roll in 2010.

Before Maryland: Cheered for Twisters F5 ... team won NCA Nationals and Cheersport Nationals in 2006 ... team was third at World Championships in 2006 and 2007 and was fourth in 2007 ... was a Maryland Distinguished Scholar (Honorable Mention) and member of National Honors Society.

Personal: Lauren Christine Shannon ... parents are William and Valerie Shannon ... has one sister, Kelly, and one brother, Max ... was a competitive gymnast before cheering ... chose Maryland to be on the competitive team and the academics ... kinesiology major.