Cheerleading | 11/5/2015 11:34:00 AM

Virginia Union University's Lavinia Batten and Janessa Hendricks have been named All-CIAA Cheerleaders, it was announced on Thursday, November 5.

Batten is a junior from Newport News, Va. and is majoring in Business/Secondary Education.

Hendricks, a senior from Mechanicsville, Va., is majoring in Accounting.

The two  cheerleaders, along with the other All-CIAA selections, will be introduced during the "Super Saturday" festivities on February 27th at Time Warner Cable Arena during the 2016 CIAA Basketball Tournament.

The All-CIAA Cheerleading Squad consists of two superlative student-athletes from each institution in the conference chosen for their leadership and athletic abilities contributing success of the team.