Support Randi Bishop and the UK Dance Team in Online Poll

Knoxville, Tenn., Native One of 28 Dance Team Members Nationally in Sideline Spirit Contest

UK senior dance team members, Andolyn Johnson (Left) and Randi Bishop

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Senior dance team member Randi Bishop, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., is in the running for the Athlon Sports Sideline Spirit Contest, with online voting running through Oct. 31.

Bishop, a four-year member of the Wildcat Dance Team, is involved in the online competition, involving 28 dance team members throughout the nation. The competition is split up into four rounds, with each round involving a different set of seven girls, voted on over a three-week period. Bishop's round is currently available for voting, up to 20 times per day, on www.athlonsports.com/spirit.

Fans need to log on and create a free user id in order to support Bishop throughout the competition. After logging on to www.athllonsports.com/spirit, click on "voter sign-up". Once given a screen name and password fans can click on round three, the round where Bishop is currently available for votes.

Bishop, who has helped lead the UK dance team to back-to-back third-place finishes at the Dance Nationals, is representing the Southeastern Conference and the University of Kentucky throughout the competition. One of two seniors on the Wildcat varsity dance team, Bishop joins fellow senior Andolyn Johnson as the leaders of the squad.

Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Oct. 31 and the dance team member with the most votes in each round is placed in the final round, also bases on fan voting. As of Wednesday, Oct. 15, Bishop holds a commanding lead in the voting with a total of 11,979 votes, with the second place girl checking in with 7,277 votes.