(Ann Arbor, MI) The Concordia Dance Team (CDT) will compete this Friday at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Championship. The rotational host this season will be Aquinas College. Concordia has been setting program record scores all season, and are looking to secure a spot for NAIA nationals while also make a run at the WHAC Championship.
WHAC Championship Info
Friday, March 7th | 11:00 AM
Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center | Aquinas College | Grand Rapids, MI
Prelims Order of Competition (All performance times are approximate)
11:00 AM – Marian
11:10 AM – Indiana Tech
11:20 AM – Siena Heights
11:30 AM – Lourdes
11:40 AM – Aquinas
11:50 AM – Madonna
12:00 PM – Concordia
Final round set to begin at 1:20 PM
Teams will compete for the WHAC Championship with each team performing two routines. The first routine will be the preliminary round which will count toward 25% of the overall score. The Final round score will make up 75% of the overall score. In the event of a tie, the score from the finals will be used to break the tie. The championship event also serves as the direct qualifier for the NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship.
2024 Results
Aquinas took first place at the event, winning their fifth-straight title with a score of 90.0975. Concordia landed in fourth place with a score of 73.0325 just behind third-place Madonna at 73.18. Siena Heights took second with 82.8325.
2025 Season in Review
The Cardinals have taken to the floor six times this season, counting the Concordia Invitational Tournament, which did not count as an NAIA competition. Within those five NAIA competitions, CDT has been consistently been improving their scores, peaking at their home competition when they set a program record performance score of 88.83. The Cardinals have take first place in three separate events this season and also hold the seventh best average score in the NAIA, currently sitting at 82.47.
WHAC Team Averages (Ranks are within the NAIA)
#5 Aquinas – 84.68
#7 Concordia – 82.47
#13 Lourdes – 78.56
#14 Siena Heights – 78.10
#16 Marian – 77.47
#20 Madonna – 76.37
#45 Indiana Tech – 49.82
WHAC Awards
All-Conference Team Awards are determined by the officiating panel during the tryout period after the team competition. Participants must perform the following advanced skills with superior technique: leaps, triple pirouette, turn combination, and an audition combination which consists of four 8-counts of Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop choreography.
The WHAC will honor participating members that have achieved success in the classroom, on the mat, and in the community. The all-conference selections voted on by the WHAC coaches will be selected as well as all-academic for those that are of junior status and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.25. Each school has nominated a student-athlete that has embodied the five core values of the NAIA which are respect, integrity, servant leadership, responsibility, and sportsmanship. A coach will also be named the WHAC Champion of Character which is voted on by coaches of other participating WHAC member institutions.
