Cheerleading Squads Finish in Top Five of Championship
4/13/2009 12:53:00 AM | General
STATESBORO, Ga. -- The All-Girl and Co-ed cheerleading squads of Georgia Southern University competed Thursday and Friday, April 9-10, in the 2009 National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Alliance (NCA/NDA) Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. More than 5,000 competitors in 11 divisions vied for a national title performing high-energy routines that include partner stunts, pyramids, tumbling, cheer and dance. The Eagle All-Girl cheerleading team won its first national championship last April.
The University of Maryland all-girl squad squeaked into first place with 8.445 points to prevent Georgia Southern's team from defending its title. Georgia Southern finished second in the competition with 8.268 points. Morgan State University took third place with 7.968 points, University of Northern Colorado placed fourth with 7.934 points and North Carolina State University rounded out the top five competitors with 7.907 points.
In the Co-ed squad competition, Georgia Southern rallied from an eighth-place position after the first day to place fourth overall with 8.532 points. The University of Central Oklahoma took the top spot in the co-ed event with 8.789 points with Virginia Commonwealth (8.595) and Georgia State University (8.532) battling for the next spot. Georgia Southern's point total was just .013 ahead of the University of Michigan, which finished in fifth.
Tryouts for the 2009-2010 All-Girl and Co-ed squads will be held May 15-17, 2009 at the Hanner Complex on the campus of Georgia Southern University. For more information, please contact Georgia Southern Cheerleading at GSUCheer@GeorgiaSouthern.edu.
