Summers finds ‘home’, extends cheer career at WJC
When Richmond High School alumni Layne Cavanah, Hayden Happy and Travis Cardwell suit up for football this fall at William Jewell College, they’ll have another Richmond grad cheering for them on the sidelines.
As the Richmond News recently reported, Lily Summers has signed a letter of intent to join the cheerleading squad at William Jewell, where she’ll perform during football and basketball games. Based in Liberty, William Jewell is a private NCAA Division II school. Its graduates include current Richmond varsity football coach Nick Persell.
Summers, who graduated this month from Richmond and was a cheerleader for much of her time there, acknowledged William Jewell wasn’t her initial choice. Accepted by six colleges, she first considered attending and cheering at Missouri Valley College, an NAIA school in Marshall, she recalled moments after her April 29 signing ceremony in the Richmond High School gym.
“But it just didn’t feel right,” Summers said. “I didn’t feel like it was…