{"id":27539,"date":"2019-07-16T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27539"},"modified":"2019-07-16T00:12:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T05:12:42","slug":"apsu-twirler-melvin-to-compete-at-national-collegiate-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/07\/16\/apsu-twirler-melvin-to-compete-at-national-collegiate-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU twirler Melvin to compete at National Collegiate Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – On July 23rd-27th, 2019, Izzy Melvin, Austin Peay State University featured twirler, will represent the state of Tennessee at the National Collegiate Championships at the University of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

Melvin earned the right by winning Miss College Majorette of Tennessee at the Tennessee State Twirling Championships in April.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University featured twirler Izzy Melvin. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The national championships are a week long event and part of the larger America\u2019s Youth on Parade event. Last year, about 2,500 twirlers participated in more than 40 competitions at the international event.<\/p>\n

The collegiate championships are the highlight of the competition. More than 100 universities were represented last year.<\/p>\n

You might know Melvin. She\u2019s the one who twirls fire during halftime at Austin Peay home football games. She is featured twirler for APSU\u2019s Governors\u2019 Own Marching Band.<\/p>\n

Melvin, 18, won the national and world open three-baton championships in 2016 and the advanced three-baton Twirl Mania International Championships at Disney World the same year.<\/p>\n

And, yes, that\u2019s twirling three batons simultaneously (albeit not while they\u2019re on fire).<\/p>\n

Melvin studies graphic design and animation and is entering her sophomore year.<\/p>\n

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