Meredith Oden

* x

* [“Where are they now?” segment] She was a DCC from 2007 to 2011. It was amazing experience coming in as a legacy cheerleader. It was even more special for her and her mother, since they got to celebrate together. Her favorite training camp memory was the morning they went skydiving with the Golden Knights. It was exhilarating, and something she’ll never forget. She learned many life lessons being a DCC, but the biggest is being truly proud to be an American. She was lucky enough to go on three U.S.O. tours. She’s been married to her husband for seven years, and they have two children. They work with the United States diplomatic corps, and are currently stationed in Argentina. Something she’s learned working overseas is that the DCC are known worldwide. Technology allows her to follow the show and the Cowboys.

## **Confessionals**

Total: x

Season 3: 1

Season 4: 2

Season 5: 3

Season 13: 1

### **Season 3**

**(3.3)**

* The board was actually a ranking of what the judges thought about us during auditions.

### **Season 4**

**(4.6)**

* We’re here today at Valley Ranch to do our jump split clinic with some of the training camp candidates.
* If you start to pull on someone in the kick-line, yes, it can be very dangerous because that is what can cause injuries.

### **Season 5**

**(5.2)**

* We’re all really nervous because we know what it is that we have to lose if we don’t make it back later today.

**(5.6)**

* [About being called into the office] Theoretically, I think anybody’s on the chopping block tonight. It doesn’t matter if you’re a group leader or a training camp candidate.

**(5.7)**

* I’m glad I don’t have Kelli and Judy’s decision to make, because right now, I wouldn’t know who to pick.

### **Season 13**

**(13.12)**

* [*Where are they now?*]

## **Commentary**

### **Season 5**

**(5.6)**

* I have a hard time cutting Liz because of her weight right now, because I think there’s some veterans that shouldn’t have made it back because they didn’t keep their weight off. Meredith, she is photographing heavy. – J

## **Office Visits**

### **Season 5**

**(5.6)**

* [First of four office visits, with Jordan Baum, Kaitlin Ilseng, Meagan Sharp, and Stephanie Heymann] Kelli tells them they had a hard time photographing them. She tells Kaitlin and Jordan they’ve gained weight. They had to put Meagan in three pairs of shorts yesterday. They don’t have that liberty to gain. They are all going on weight probation until they get this extra stuff off. She points to Stephanie and tells her she’s not on the squad yet, so the others have the benefit of having experience with them and trust with them. Stephanie doesn’t have that with them. They all know what they’ve got to do. She then tells them they’ve got worse conversations to have later that night with the other candidates in the office.

## **End of Journey**

### **MTT 2-hr special**

* Makes it to finals but isn’t chosen for the 2005 training camp

## **Other**

### **MTT 2-hr special**

* Shown in a prayer circle with other finalists

### **Season 4**

**(4.6)**

* Leads the jump split clinic for the rookies (along with Kristen Gauthier)

### **Season 5**

**(5.4)**

* Discusses the makeup/styling process with the Good Morning America “candidate”

**(5.5)**

* Is shown making show group

## **Misc.**

* **Veteran of the Year** in Season 5
* **Group Leader** in Season 5