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Southern Virginia University

The Southern Virginia Football athletes come into the photo studio for athletic headshots on the campus of Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Virginia on September 5, 2024. (Erik Flores, Marketing).

Neely Pendleton

Neely Pendleton enters her sixth year as Head Cheer Coach with the Southern Virginia University Spirit Squad in addition to 13 years of coaching experience.

Pendleton graduated from Southern Virginia with a BA in Spanish. While attending Southern Virginia University she was a member of the Varsity Cheer team for four years and served as co-captain before graduating in 2011.  

After graduating she served as the Head Cheer Coach before accompanying her husband to graduate school at Virginia Tech. Pendleton worked as a Spanish teacher, and Head Cheerleading Coach, in Blacksburg, Virginia. 

From 2007-09 Coach Pendleton served a Spanish-speaking mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tempe, Arizona.

Neely and her husband, Bryce, the Vice President of Branding at Southern Virginia, currently reside in Lexington, Virginia with their son.