Morgan Everhart always dreamed of being a baton twirler at a big university. After being mesmerized as a kid by twirlers she saw in a parade, Everhart began baton-twirling when she was 7 years old.

“We didn’t have a twirler here for about 60 years,” he said. “And then we had two exceptional ones for about 10 years.” Diem said baton twirlers are a unique commodity and in high demand at ...