North Carolina State University Athletics
Trammel Named Head Cheerleading Coach
7/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Pack Athletics
July 30, 2002
Harold Trammel, a former two-time NCA All-American cheerleader at NC State, has been named head cheerleading coach at NC State University.
Trammel has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the NC State Red, or varsity, Cheerleading Squad. Some of his responsibilities included leading portions of practice, teaching skills, and running tryouts. Trammel was part of the coaching staff that helped NC State win the Grand National Cheerleading Championship in 2001 finish fifth nationally this past spring.
He has also served for a year and a half as head coach of the white squad, junior varsity squad. With that team, he helped athletes progress to the varsity level by running practices and choreographing routines.
While a member of the NC State cheerleading squad, Trammel was named a two-time team MVP, named most dedicated, was rookie of the year, and served as team captain his final two seasons. Along with being named an All-American by the NCA, Trammel was also a two-time NCA top-20 partner stunt finalist.
Trammel has also served as the head instructor and coach at Champion Cheerleading Camps Inc. in Raleigh from 1997-2000.
Trammel earned his B.S. in textile engineering from NC State in 2000. He graduated with a GPA of 3.3, and appeared on the Dean's List a total of six semesters. Among the scholastic awards won by Trammel were the NC Textile Prestige Scholarship and the NC State Dean Merit Scholarship for both engineering and textiles.
