On the finals mat, the team hit a very clean routine with no falls or tumbling touches. We had a bobble in the pyramid and one of the stunts in the second sequence, but not any actual falls. When the score was announced, we took over being leaders in the division. We watched as the next teams ahead of us in the standings performed.
Each to come was more and more talented, but each kept making major mistakes. As the scores kept being announced, we kept hearing those sweet words........"the leader in All Girl Div. I remains The Ohio State University." Finally, the two time defending champs Univ. of Maryland edged us out by three hundredths of a point. Only the first place team from preliminaries, Univ. of Louisville-former 5-time champ, was left to perform. They made mistakes and opened the door that the Buckeyes jumped right through to 2nd place.
In addition to moving up to 2nd place from 6th(prelims), the team won the Div. I All Girl "Innovative Choreography" award. Coach Joey Delaney was the creative mind behind the routine along with help from James Warner (former OSU cheerleader) who choreographed the majority of the dance.
Congratulations once again to team and everyone who was a part of making everything happen. It was a challenge to get here with loosing our tickets on Skybus, but we made it down and made lemonade from lemons!
Congratulations also to the Ohio State Dance team who also had their program's highest finish at Nationals in 3rd place! Go Bucks!
Watch NCA College nationals at:
www.varsitywired.com Look for the link to the NCA Collegiate competition
Ohio State All Girl Div. I. See the complete RESULTS from our division.
CONGRATULATIONS also to other teams around Ohio that competed at the Championship.
Univ of Akron, Div IA, 8th place
Bowling Green
Cheer, Div IA, 5th Challenge Cup, 12th overall
Wright State Cheer, Small Coed
II, 6th place Challenge Cup, 16th overall
Bowling Green All Girl, Div I All Girl, 8th Challenge Cup, 16th overall
Wright State Dance Team, Div.
I Dance, 9th place
Xavier University Dance Team, Div. IA Dance, 7th Challenge
Cup, 16th overall
Miami of Ohio Dance Team, Div. IA Dance, 2nd Challenge Cup,
13th overall
Bowling Green Dance Team, Open Dance I, 8th Challenge Cup, 16th
overall