Captain
Name: Lauren Smith
Hometown: Malvern, Ala.
High School: Rehobeth High School
Major: Print Journalism/ Public Relations
Classification Senior
Fourth Year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 17 years
Best twirling moment: When I got chills and teared up during the first time I twirled to ‘Fanfare’. Also, twirling on the 50-yard line in the Super Dome at the 2006 New Orleans Bowl. 

Co-Captain
Name: Rachel Flournoy  
Hometown: Alexander City, Ala.
High School:  Benjamin Russell High School 
Major: Psychology/Criminal Justice  
Classification: Senior  
Fourth year on TROY majorette line 
Number of years twirling: 18 years  
Best twirling moment: The first time I twirled to ‘Fanfare’ with the “Sound of the South” playing behind me. 

Name: April Watson
Hometown: Flomaton, Ala.
High School: Flomaton High School
Major: Art Education
Classification: Senior
Fourth year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 8 years
Best twirling moment: Twirling in the 2006 New Orleans Bowl and watching the high school majorette line I teach get ‘Best in Class’ at competition. 

Name: Kayla Patterson
Hometown: Reeltown, Ala.
High School: Reeltown High School
Major: Information Systems
Classification: Junior
Third year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 18 years
Best twirling moment: Twirling in the 2005 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl with my dance school. 
 
 
Name: Ashley Bearden
Hometown: Cairo, GA.
High School: Cairo High School
Major: Special Education
Classification: Junior
Second year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 17 years
Best twirling moment: Making the “Sound of the South” majorette line. 

 

Name: Ashley Dansby
Hometown: Malvern, Ala.
High School: Slocomb High School
Major: Elementary Education
Classification: Junior
Second year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 9 years
Best twirling moment: Making the “Sound of the South” majorette line. 

Name: Tabitha Hiers
Hometown: Bay Minette, Ala.
High School: Baldwin County High School
Major: Nursing
Classification: Sophomore
Second year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 8 years
Best twirling moment: Making the “Sound of the South” majorette line. 

 

Name: Dallas Jordan
Hometown: Frisco City, Ala.
High School: Excel High School
Major: Accounting
Classification: Sophomore
Second year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 7 years
Best twirling moment: Twirling in front of 92,420 people in the “Swamp” as my first performance with the “Sound of the South”. 

Name: Allison Brock
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
High School: Hoover High School
Major: Undeclared
Classification: Freshman
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 9 years
Best twirling moment: Marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade in high school. 

Name: Lauren Carter
Hometown: Dothan, Ala.
High School: Rehobeth High School
Major: Pre-Physical Therapy
Classification: Freshman
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 6 years
Best twirling moment: Making the “Sound of the South” majorette line and twirling with my best friends in high school. 

Name: Maggie Davis
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
High School: Hillcrest High School
Major: Undeclared
Classification: Freshman
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 3 years
Best twirling moment: Making the “Sound of the South” majorette line. 

Name: Cassi Dunaway
Hometown: Pelham, Ala.
High School:  Pelham High School
Major: Business
Classification: Freshman
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 8 years
Best twirling moment: Being Captain during football season my senior year of high school 

Name: Amy Griffin
Hometown: Dothan, Ala.
High School: Northview High School
Major: Psychology
Classification: Freshman
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 3 years
Best twirling moment: My last half-time show as a senior in high school against out rivals. 
 
 
Name: Kayla McGough
Hometown: Honoraville, Alabama
High School: Highland Home High School
Classification: Freshman
Major: Biology
First year on TROY majorette line
Twirling Experience: 3 years
Best Twirling Memory: First time attending TROY Band Day and getting to twirl at half-time with the “Sound of the South”. 

Name: Sharilyn Pettus
Hometown: Lincoln, Ala.
High School: Lincoln High School
Major: Broadcast Journalism
Classification: Freshman
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 5 years
Best twirling moment: Twirling at the 2007 Capital One Bowl half-time show in Orlando, FL., while in high school.

Name: Lisa Starling
Hometown: Whigham, GA.
High School: Cairo High School
Major: Elementary Education
Classification: Junior
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 8 years
Best twirling moment: Twirling Friday nights during football season with the Cairo majorettes when I was in high school and taking the competition floor with some of the best twirlers I know. 

Name: Kimberly Stewart
Hometown: Alexander City, Ala.
High School: Benjamin Russell High School
Major: Elementary Education
Classification: Junior
First year on TROY majorette line
Number of years twirling: 15 years
Best twirling moment: Making the “Sound of the South” majorette line. 
 
 
Coach
Name: Bronda Barron
Hometown: Troy, Ala.
Fourth year as TROY majorette coach
Background: As an alumna herself, Bronda serves as current majorette coach, past dance team coach and the Director of Annual Giving in the Department of Development at TROY. She also holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University. Ms. Barron has over twenty years of twirling experience, including four years marching with the “Sound of the South”. She designed and taught choreography for dancers and twirlers for talent competitions, beauty pageants and marching competitions. She also has judged many high schools and college majorette auditions. She teaches baton lessons to girls ranging from age six to thirteen; teaching fundamentals and group routines for local performances. Bronda resides in Troy with her husband Lavonne and their two daughters, Carrley and Cailyn.