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2021 NAIA competitive cheerleading champion

Competitive Cheerleading

STARS SNARE NATIONAL TITLE

OCU finishes with overall score of 91.53 in NAIA competitive cheerleading championships

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Oklahoma City University wrapped up the NAIA competitive cheerleading championship Saturday at Lee Lohman Arena.
The Stars boasted of the top overall score of 91.53 in the two-day event. Oklahoma City collected its fourth NAIA competitive cheerleading title.
Oklahoma City has now won NAIA cheer crowns in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2021. Oklahoma City seized its 70th national championship in all sports. OCU continued its run of excellence by taking at least one national title for the 28th consecutive year dating back to 1993-94.
"I'm so excited to be bringing the title back to Oklahoma City," OCU coach Alicia Bailey said. "This has been a trying year, and these student-athletes haven't let any of the obstacles stop them from reaching their goal."
The Stars captured the national championship with a finals performance that garnered a score of 91.95. OCU held off St. Ambrose (Iowa), who finished with a 91.11 overall score. The Stars posted the best overall score since the NAIA began fully sponsoring its national cheerleading competition in 2017. OCU turned in a score of 92.67 to win the 2014 national title.
"We knew we didn't have our best performance yesterday, and that the scores were very close," Bailey said. "There was a lot of pressure on them to hit every skill perfectly today, but they handled it great and had an amazing performance."
Four teams finished with overall scores of 90 or better. Scores are tabulated by taking both the preliminary round score (25 percent of final total) and the final-round score (75 percent of final total).
"It was a great competition," Bailey said. "We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete and have the championship after it got canceled last year. Despite not having fans in the arena, there was still great energy given from all the teams to each other during performances."
OCU finished as national runner-up in 2018 and 2019. The Stars had traveled to Davenport, Iowa, for the 2020 NAIA Championships, but on the day before the scheduled start of the event, the NAIA called off its winter championships due to the onset of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 on March 12, 2020.
"This team has used the cancellation of last year's championship and all the trials they have been through this year to create a special bond with each other," Bailey said. "They are the definition of a great team and are always there for one another. I believe that has played a big role in their success this year."
The Stars own nine National Cheerleaders Association championships in addition to their four NAIA cheer titles.
 
NAIA Competitive Cheerleading Championships
At Davenport, Iowa
Rank Team Preliminary Score Finals Score Overall Score
1. Oklahoma City 90.25 91.95 91.53
2. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 90.13 91.43 91.11
3. Indiana Wesleyan 88.68 91.18 90.56
4. Missouri Valley 88.61 91.13 90.50
5. Xavier (La.) 83.83 86.53 85.86
6. Midland (Neb.) 84.90 86.10 85.80
7. Concordia (Mich.) 82.88 85.68 84.98
8. Life (Ga.) 83.21 83.76 83.62
9. Georgetown (Ky.) 81.05 82.58 82.20
10. Mobile (Ala.) 79.26 80.93 80.51
11. Lourdes (Ohio) 80.26 80.00 80.07
12. Bethel (Kan.) 67.06 68.18 67.90
 
 
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