Anaheim, Calif. - The Centenary Cheer and Dance teams recorded three top-five finishes to highlight an outstanding overall weekend in the USA Collegiate Championships at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Centenary competed in the College Game Day Division. The teams put out three one-minute performances in the fight song, band chant, and situational categories. The team finished fourth in band chant out of 11 teams competing, fourth in situational out of nine, and fifth out of 12 teams in fight song.
The team sported three hit zero routines and received their highest scores of the season. Centenary was the only DIII school competing in the game day category that was comprised of two- and four-year colleges of all divisions.
The "Leading Ladies" Dance Team also took the floor in their hip-hop routine on Saturday for prelims and Sunday for finals. The team put out two solid performances and boasted some of their highest scores after making key adjustments between prelims and finals.
The four-year college hip-hop division boasted schools from all divisions including a team from Tokyo, Japan and the current USA Nationals Champions - NAU.
Final event standings:
Band Chant - 4th place of 11
1st Portland State University: D1
2nd California Baptist University: D1
3rd Western Washington University: D1
4th Centenary College: D3
5th University of Idaho: D1
6th Fresno Pacific University: D2
7th Western Oregon University: D2
8th College of The Sequoias: Junior College
9th College of Southern Idaho: Junior College
10th Southern Oregon University: NAIA
11th California State Poly Univ Pomona: D2
Fight song - 5th place of 12 teams
1st California Baptist University: D1
2nd Washington State University: D1
3rd University of California-San Diego: D1
4th College of The Sequoias: Junior College
5th Centenary College: D3
6th University of Idaho: D1
7th Western Washington University: D1
8th California State Poly Univ Pomona: D2
9th Western Oregon University: D2
10th Portland State University: D1
11th Sonoma State University: D2
12th Menlo College: D2
Situational - 4th place of 9 teams
1st Western Washington: D1
2nd Portland State University: D1
3rd University of Idaho: D1
4th Centenary College: D3
5th College of the Sequoias: Juco
6th College of Southern Idaho: Juco
7th Fresno Pacific: D2
8th California State Poly Univ Pomona: D2
9th Southern Oregon University: NAIA
The cheer team has completed its season, but The Leading Ladies will be back in action at the ADTS Collegiate Championships on Saturday, March 25 in Denton, Texas.
See the complete Cheer season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/cheer/2022-23/schedule
See the complete Leading Ladies' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/dance/2022-23/schedule
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