My name is Allison Nicole Shanks and my hometown is Florence, Kentucky where I attended Grant County High School. As a freshman I made the varsity cheerleading team and I won multiple competitions. I cheered at Grant County all 4 years of my high school career and have been in gymnastics for 9 years total.

After graduating from Grant County I came to Union College to study Accounting, Business Administration, and Economics. I am currently a junior at Union and this is my third year as a member of the Union Bulldogs Cheerleading Team. In the past few years we have won three national titles competing at CANAM Nationals in Myrtle Beach.