Kilgore College Rangerettes select 36 freshmen for 83rd line

Surrounded by hopes, dreams and years of tradition, 36 young women became the newest members of the world-famous Kilgore College Rangerettes dance and drill team this morning.

The announcement, made in a closed ceremony in Dodson Auditorium on the Kilgore campus, culminated “tryout week.”

Eighty-four “Hopefuls” applied this year for a coveted position on the 83rd Rangerette line.

The new Rangerettes will join 32 sophomores to make a team of 68.

The Rangerettes were the first of their kind when they began in 1940 as a vision of the late Gussie Nell Davis.

The organization created a unique combination of dance moves and precision drills that quickly earned them the reputation not only as the originators of dance/drill teams, but also as the best in the world.

Known for their high kicks and the jump splits, the organization has traveled around the world, entertained millions and spurred a multi-billion-dollar dance/drill team industry worldwide.

The Rangerettes are under the direction of Dana Blair, director; Shelley Wayne, assistant director; and Angela Aulds, assistant choreographer and dance technician.

For more information, visit www.rangerette.com.

New freshman members of the 2022-24 Rangerettes, listed by hometown:

• Austin, TX: Eleanor Geeslin
• Austin, TX: Caroline Hanley
• Austin, TX: Emma Sheneman
• Brownsville, TX: Samantha Rodriguez
• Buda, TX: Sophie Dodson
• Bullard, TX: Emma Nunn
• College Station, TX: Darci Wielenga
• Colleyville, TX: Madelyn Oley
• Cypress, TX: Keira Newsom
• Dallas, TX: Audrey Stone
• Deer Park, TX: Hayley Triplett
• Denham Springs, LA: Emily Dozier
• Donna, TX: Marlen Zamora
• Flower Mound, TX: Vanessa Pueskens
• Flower Mound, TX: Holly Stewart
• Galveston, TX: Tyler Garza
• Hallsville, TX: Abby Cox
• Keller, TX: Bailey Ruiz
• Kilgore, TX: Tessa Audas
• Kilgore, TX: Abby Hattaway
• Kilgore, TX: Madison Weaver
• Klein, TX: Kennedy Landor
• Lake Dallas, TX: Jordan Ray
• Lufkin, TX: Mia Sandoval
• McKinney, TX: Diana Dutze
• Midlothian, TX: Sarah Miller
• Mount Pleasant, TX: Madyson Arzate
• Nederland, TX: Emily Tran
• New Braunfels, TX: Payton Gibson
• Plano, TX: Lauren Nix
• Round Rock, TX: Ella Byrd
• Tomball, TX: Avery Dickerson
• Tyler, TX: Kaela Peavy
• Tyler, TX: Truleigh Trosclair
• Whitehouse, TX: Kymbree Jeter
• Whitehouse, TX: Ashley Singley