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Netflix fan-favorite Jenna Waller makes the cut as Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders announces 2025 rookie cheerleaders
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have announced their 2025-2026 team, featuring six new rookies including Jenna Waller (Image via IG)
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have revealed their 2025–2026 team, and it's already making headlines. With six new rookies officially earning their spots, the announcement not only thrilled fans of the iconic squad but also brought redemption, surprises, and a whole lot of heart.
From familiar faces seen on Netflix's America's Sweethearts to brand-new breakthroughs, this rookie class is turning heads — and rewriting stories.
Jenna Waller
's redemption arc finally becomes reality
Fans who followed America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders season 2 will instantly recognize Jenna Waller. The Oklahoma University grad and former OU Pom dancer was the final cut in training camp last season — a heart-wrenching moment captured on screen.
DCC director Kelli Finglass had told her at the time, 'You peaked at the right time for a strong impression for the next time,' but it came 'a little too late.
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In 2025, Waller returned stronger and secured her place on the team. 'Still in absolute shock!!!' she wrote on Instagram, while former rookie Charly Barby praised her comeback with a touching TikTok tribute, calling her, 'my comeback girl.'
Global, talented, and fiercely determined — meet the new rookies
The rookie class also includes Madeline 'Maddy' Unger, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduate and former Husker Scarlets dancer.
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Unger called her selection 'an honor' and expressed gratitude for those who supported her along the way.
Then there's Brenley Herrera, a Fort Worth native and Texas Tech Pom alum, who posted simply and joyfully, 'THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!' as she celebrated making the team.
Parker Kilpatrick, another Texas native, brings experience from the Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue dance crew and expressed her excitement by calling the team announcement 'THE MOST AMAZING SURPRISE!!!'
Meanwhile, international representation arrived with Faith Ward from New Zealand.
Ward had previously performed on Quantum of the Seas and is now the first New Zealander and third Australian ever to make the DCC. 'Will never recover from this moment,' she wrote, holding her uniform in a viral TikTok.
Rounding out the team is Morgan Perschy, a former Arizona State dancer who attended the DCC prep intensive in early 2025. She described her tailoring day as 'a dream.'
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From emotional second chances to first-time triumphs, this rookie class reminds fans exactly why the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders remain America's Sweethearts — one high kick at a time.
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