Patriots Cheerleaders Announce 2013 Squad

After a six-week audition process, the New England Patriots Cheerleaders have chosen their squad for the 2013 season.

But Foxborough resident Lauren Morahan won’t be one of them. . Morahan graduated from Foxborough High School in 2005 and has worked as a Boston Bruins Ice Girl.

Morahan made it through the preliminary auditions in March .

Morahan was one of 57 candidates who were invited back for final auditions on March 16 and made the cut down to 36. Morahan and the 35 other contestants just completed the annual boot camp portion of the audition on March 30, which consisted of four sessions.

After the completion of the final boot camp session, the squad chose the following 25 women from the field of 36 finalists to comprise the 2013 team.

2013 Patriots Cheerleaders

• Kelly Bennion
• Zoe Bucuvalas
• Alyssa Caddle
• Erica Cadigan
• Melissa DeMello
• Brittany Dickie
• Leigha Marie Hervey
• Lasondra Greene
• Kathryn Hamilton
• LisaMarie Ianuzzi
• Camille Kostek
• Angela Lavoie
• Hannah LeBeau
• Kikco McMahon
• Shea Murphy-Bradlee
• Stephanie Petronelli
• Jodi Ricci
• Jensine Rich
• Stephanie Sanchez
• Heather Santoro
• Amber Smith
• Allison Smedley
• Alexandria Stavropoulos
• Casey Sullivan
• Rachel Swanson

The team includes 12 rookies and 13 returning veteran cheerleaders. Squad rehearsals will begin immediately to prepare for the upcoming Junior Patriots Cheerleader clinics scheduled in May. All 25 cheerleaders will travel to St. Lucia in June to shoot the squad’s annual swimsuit calendar and behind the scenes video; “Sideline to Shoreline.”