{"id":47314,"date":"2026-03-02T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/?p=47314"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:23:23","slug":"solo-twirlers-twirling-team-selected-for-2026-2027-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/solo-twirlers-twirling-team-selected-for-2026-2027-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo Twirlers, Twirling Team Selected for 2026-2027 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band has selected twirlers for the upcoming school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n                    <div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"tagged-header-container  tagged-header-container--gold\">\n                                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Golden Girl<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n                        <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-12-desktop is-full-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GG-Ireland-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name\">Ireland Jones<\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Rising Senior<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Media and Mass Communications<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-address\">Carmel, Indiana<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden Girl Ireland Jones is a rising senior from Carmel, Indiana and is Majoring in Media and Mass Communications. Ireland started twirling with the &#8220;All- American&#8221; Marching Band as a freshman. She was recognized as Miss Boilerette her sophomore year and will twirl her last season at Purdue in her second year as the Golden Girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n                    <div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"tagged-header-container  tagged-header-container--gold\">\n                                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Girl-In-Black<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n                        <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-12-desktop is-full-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GiB-Audrey-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name\">Audrey Circle<\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Rising Junior<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Communications<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-address\">West Lafayette, Indiana<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Girl-in-Black Audrey Circle is a rising junior from West Lafayette, Indiana and is majoring in Communications. This is Audrey\u2019s third season with the \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band. She joined the ranks as a Silver Twin her freshman year, and will now be performing her second season as the Girl-in-Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n                    <div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"tagged-header-container  tagged-header-container--gold\">\n                                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Miss Boilerette<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n                        <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-12-desktop is-full-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MB-Lindsay-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name\">Lindsay Mack<\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Rising Sophomore<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Integrated Business and Engineering<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-address\">Renfrew, Pennsylvania<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss Boilerette Lindsay Mack is a rising sophomore from Renfrew Pennsylvania and is majoring in Integrated Business and Engineering. She joined the \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band last year as a freshman and will continue in her role for a second season as Miss Boilerette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n                    <div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"tagged-header-container  tagged-header-container--gold\">\n                                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Silver Twins<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n                        <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-6-desktop is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MaizieSilverTwin.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name\">Mazie Zepda<\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Rising Sophomore<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Psychology<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-address\">Perrysburg, Ohio<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-6-desktop is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AverySilverTwin_2026.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name\">Avery Ladd<\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Incoming Freshman<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Marketing and Management<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-address\">Commerce Township, Michigan<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Narrative: Silver Twin Mazie Zepeda is a rising sophomore majoring in Psychology from Perrysburg, Ohio. This will be her second year twirling with the \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining her fellow Silver Twin this season is incoming freshman, Avery Ladd. Avery is from Commerce Township, Michigan and is planning to major in Marketing and Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven additional positions were offered with the All-American Twirling Team. Incoming freshman offers are pending acceptance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising seniors &#8211; Meghan Zoll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising juniors &#8211; Allie Nitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising sophomore &#8211; Hannah VanDeventer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incoming freshman &#8211; Madison Anderson, Caroline Gardner, Abigail Marquissee, Morgan Schweizer<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap \">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\">Learn more about the &#8220;All-American&#8221; Marching Band Auxiliaries<\/p>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap--wrap\">\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"\/bands\/aamb\/auxiliaries\" target=\"_self\" >Learn More<\/a>\n                  \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band has selected twirlers for the upcoming school year. 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