Kollin Cockrell, known as “The Rhino,” set a Pro Cheer League record with 68 pop-overs in 45 seconds, earning him MVP honors. Now competing with Miami Metal and on the Utah Jazz Stunt Team, the Idaho native’s path to professional cheerleading was anything but traditional.
Cockrell specializes in partner stunting, where one athlete lifts and throws the “flyer.” During his record-breaking run, he said the moment took on a life of its own.
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“I started going, and then, honestly, my mind just went blank. I went to a zen, and I just kept on going, and I couldn’t hear the music, I couldn’t hear the crowd,” Cockrell said. “I was just gonna go until the buzzer ran out and broke my own record with 68, and nobody has come close since then.”…