The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebelette Advances To Finals Of National Spirit Contest
10/15/2009 | Athletics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ole Miss Rebelette Anna Taylor was selected as the winner in round two of the 2009 Athlon national spirit contest.
Taylor received over 90,000 votes during the three week period, which opened Sept. 19 and ended Oct. 9. She defeated contestants from West Virginia, Penn State, Oregon State, Wyoming, North Texas and Wake Forest.
Taylor advances to the final round of the Athlon contest where she will compete to win a spread in the 2010 Athlon Sports College Football magazine, plus $2,000 in cash and prizes for her squad.
Final round voting will run Nov. 28 through Dec. 11 at www.athlonsports.com/spirit or find Athlon on Facebook.
Those wishing to vote must have an Athlon Sports account. Voting is limited to 20 times per day per account. Fans can also vote up to 10 times per day with a valid Facebook account through the Sideline Spirit Facebook application.
The Athlon Sports Sideline Spirit Contest is entering its seventh year and has proven to be one of the media outlet's most popular programs. At least 32 spirit contestants from across the country will be chosen to participate in this contest, which runs from the beginning of the college football season in September until the bowl season starts in December.
The program is broken into four rounds, featuring seven cheerleaders or dancers in each round (one from each BCS conference and one non-BCS representative). At the conclusion of the regular season, spirit contestants will advance to our championship round. Finalists advance to the championship round by either obtaining the most votes in her round OR securing the most votes in her conference. The winner of the championship round is titled the overall winner of the contest.
