Clarion Athletics

Cheryl Perozzi was an outstanding women's gymnast at Clarion from 1971 to 1975 and helped elevate the sport at Clarion to the elite level of Division I. An EAIA W Regional Balance Beam Champion in 1973, Cheryl became Clarion's first Division I National Champion in gymnastics, winning the balance beam national title in 1973 as a sophomore. She helped the Golden Eagles to a third place finish at regionals and a fifth place finish at nationals in 1973, as well as a fifth place finish at regionals and a tenth place ending at nationals as a senior in 197 5. A native of Monongahela, Pa., and a 1971 graduate of Monessen High, Cheryl graduated from Clarion in 1975 with a degree in special education and a year later became a teacher's aide at Westmoreland I.U.#7. The following year she became a teacher at Westmoreland I.U.#7 and has been there ever since (16 years). She also coached gymnastics at the BG School in Monessen for 10 years and was an accredited USGF judge.