Cheer Brings Home Pair of National Championships

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Davenport University cheer team brought home its eighth and ninth NCA National Championships last weekend (April 12-13). It was the third straight national championship for the All Girl squad, while the Coed team won its first title in its inaugural season.

How it Happened
Friday 4/12 - Prelims
Coed - 92.6 with a zero deduction routine
All Girl - 97.1 with a zero deduction routine

Prelims counts as 25% of overall score and Finals counts as 75% of overall score.

Saturday 4/13 - Finals
Coed - 91.55; Overall: 91.812
All Girl - 96.28; Overall: 96.475

Saturday 4/13
Coed and All Girl took home National Championships! Because of that, the Panthers participated in the Grand National Championships. This is where all of the Advanced Divisions compete in their category. For example, all All Girl Advanced teams ranging from NAIA to D1A competed against one another.

Saturday 4/13
We also competed in Group Stunt (Tenley Brown, Emily Ball, Saylor Martin, Ashley Evans) - this competition was a qualifying competition where this group had to submit a video prior to the nationals to qualify. They hit a beautiful zero deduction routine and ended up 10th in the nation.

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Players Mentioned

Emily Ball: Main Base; 5' 1"; Sophomore

Tenley Brown: Flyer; 5' 1"; Junior

Ashley Evans: Backspot; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Saylor Martin: Base; 5' 6"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Emily Ball
: 5' 1"; Sophomore
: Main Base

Tenley Brown
: 5' 1"; Junior
: Flyer

Ashley Evans
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Backspot

Saylor Martin
: 5' 6"; Senior
: Base