The ICE® Legacy!

Upon becoming a part of the ICE® Family you will have inherited the responsibility of continuing the great tradition of excellence and integrity established by Darlene Fanning on day one.  You will have entered into a community of tremendous people dedicated to their children's happiness and betterment.  You will have also discovered a wonderful opportunity to become part of something truly special.  
Below you will find a brief history of ICE® followed by a list of the athletes who went on to make college cheerleading squads after ICE®.

Our Story

      Darlene Fanning created the ICE® All Stars cheerleading program in 1998 with about 30 athletes. She rented a some space in a small corner of a local gymnastics facility; basically a small carpeted area right next to the gymnastics floor. ICE® quickly outgrew this space however, so we moved into our  first official ICE® facility: a 12,000 sq. ft. building in Elkhart, IN.  Originally the only coach in the program, Darlene Fanning single handedly laid the groundwork for one of the most successful All Star Cheerleading Programs in the country.  What started as 30 kids in the corner of a gymnastics gym has grown into a program serving over 250 athletes in both competitive cheer and dance and in tumbling classes!  ICE® athletes now have two state-of-the-art gyms to call home, a 50,000 sq. ft. facility in Mishawaka, IN and a 15,000 sq. ft. facility in Fort Wayne, IN.  ICE® teams consistently place in the top at local and national competitions and our premier senior team consistently places in the illustrious Top Ten at the USASF Cheerleading World Championships.  ICE® has made appearances on/in Cheerleader Magazine, ESPN, Good Morning America, Fox Sports, and numerous local newspapers, radio, and television stations.

Our Alumni

Purdue University

Tarah Bender
Michelle Gross
Samantha Weinman
Kristen Fanning
Dan Kobyra
Jay Dieringer
Austin Bontrager
Josh Stone
Casey Toombs

Indiana University

Kellly Miller
Mikki Sanders
Nicole Chamness
Katrina Craver
Matt Miller

University of Notre Dame

Steve Rzepka
Laela Tahmassehi

Ball State University

Amy Adleman
Aly Holm

University of Kentucky

Olivia Rink

Hawaii Pacific University

Nicole Latham
Amanda Diaz

University of Louisville

Laura Hewitt
Katie Hewitt
Ali Schneider 

Valparaiso University

Laura Yoder
Tom Stafford

Indiana State University

Holly Kaminski

Moorhead University

Gavin Mack

Butler University

Sawyer Phillips

Trinity Valley Community College

Jessica Thornton