Nija White Class: Junior Hometown: Charles County, Md. High School: Coral Reef Senior (Miami, Fla.) Position: Base All Star Team: Top Gun

At Maryland: Member of 2010 NCA National Grand Championship team and Cheersport runner-up team.

Before Maryland: Cheered for Top Gun All-Stars in Miami, Fla. for three years ... won Best Tumbler award ... was a setter for the volleyball team in 2007 ... earned Outstanding Participant award in 2009 National Achievement Scholarship Program.

Personal: Nija Monet White ... mother is Kay White of Miami, Fla. ... nickname is Kawasaki ... came to Maryland for the cheer team and the academics ... enjoys reading ... intends to be a surgeon ... biochemistry major.