Cheer places seventh at the NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship

Cheer places seventh at the NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship

NAIA RECAP

(Davenport, IA) The Concordia cheer team concluded their season at the NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship on Saturday. The Cardinals finished 7th overall at the championships event after posting a final overall score of 84.98.

The Cardinals were in 8th after the preliminary round with a score of 82.88. The Cardinals responded on Saturday with a stronger and cleaner performance. Judges scored the Cardinals nearly two points higher with a final round score of 86.43. A deduction of .75 brought the Cardinals final round to 85.68. The scoring system takes .25 of the preliminary round and .75 of the final performance. That calculation gave the Cardinals a final overall score of 84.98 moving them up a spot to 7th place overall.

 

Coach Edge was pleased with the team's effort and their response in the final round. "Their energy in finals will not soon be forgotten. With all the highs and lows of this season, and in a COVID year it was a true blessing to get to the championship. I am so proud of this team and how they have risen above so many setbacks to reach goals."

 

Oklahoma City took home the team championship (91.53) narrowly edging out the host St. Ambrose (91.1). Lourdes was the other WHAC team to compete in the championship and took 11th overall with a score of 80.07.

 

The Cardinals will serve as the championships host in 2022 in partnership with the Ann Arbor Sports Commission. The EMU Convocation Center will be the location for the NAIA Competitive Cheer Championship.