Episode 9: Kristen Gardner & Jeremy Hawkins

Join me as I talk with TWO guests this week! Kristen Gardner is a former UAB cheerleader from 2013-2017 and also worked in the UAB football office from 2017-2018. Jeremy Hawkins is the former UAB Director of Player Personnel and Defensive Analyst for the Blazers from 2015-2018. They are now both working in their respective fields at Eastern Kentucky University. Kristen is the assistant cheer coach, while Jeremy is the defensive line coach. Hear their stories about what means to them, how they have progressed in their career, and find out more about their life now! Due to a technical difficulty, one question was omitted, but I wanted to share her answer. When asked about what it was like as a cheerleader during the UAB football program, Kristen talked about how they were active to get the program back, but they were also active cheering at sports that normally didn't have cheer involved. Sports like baseball and soccer suddenly had cheerleaders and helped spread the Blazer spirit without the presence of the football team. Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsdenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!