Alexis Suter is returning to the competitive cheer team as volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater for her seventh season. Gilliam was a four-year member of Maryland's all-girl cheer team, along with head coach Jarnell Bonds and assistant coach Angela Fisher. In 2005, her dance choreography helped the competitive cheer team earn "Innovative Choreography" honors at 2005 NCA Nationals. Suter was a member of the 1999 cheer team that brought a national title home to Maryland and was led by competitive cheer assistant coach, Lura Fleece and former Spirit Squad coaches Tina [Simijoski] Galdieri and Tracy Ricker. She notes her biggest athletic thrill as winning two NCA College National titles, one as a cheerleader and one as a coach. Cheering on the Maryland men's basketball team to their 2002 National Championship is a close second. Suter also cheered for the Baltimore Ravens during their 2002-2003 season. While at Maryland, Suter worked as a student assistant in the men's basketball office under head coach Gary Williams. She graduated in 2002 with a B.A. in communications and is currently the Chief Operating Officer at McNamee Hosea, a law firm in Greenbelt, Maryland. She received her master's in management from University of Maryland-University College in 2007. Before attending Maryland, Suter toured the United States and Canada for nine years with Dance Caravan, a professional dance company. She trained at Madame Halina's School of Ballet and Filippetti's Dance Academy in upstate New York. Suter also judges competitions and choreographs cheer and dance routines for several teams throughout the DC metropolitan area. Suter currently resides in Columbia, Md. with her husband, former Maryland football player Steve Suter. |
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