Jan. 15, 2016 UCA National Results |
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Missouri State University Cheer Squad and Sugar Bears dance team are both competing for national honors in their respective categories at the 2016 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship here, January 15-17. The national event is held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort.
On Saturday, the Sugar Bears will compete in the Division 1 Hip Hop semifinals at the Josten Center at ESPN Wide World of Sports with a scheduled 8:05 a.m. (Central) performance. The top six teams from the semifinal performances will advance to Sunday's Hip Hop national finals.
Two-time defending national champion Saint Joseph's will set the pace for Missouri State and the other Hip Hop division national qualifiers. The Sugar Bears finished in ninth place last year at the Hip Hop national championship.
The Sugar Bears will also compete in the Jazz division which begins with a semifinal performance at 3:00 p.m. (Central) on Saturday with 12 finalists from the field competing in Sunday's finals. Cal State Fullerton has won this division three straight years, and MSU has posted five straight top-10 national finishes, including seventh place last year.
Saturday evening, the MSU Cheerleaders will compete in the Division I national finals. Missouri State is scheduled for a 8:15 p.m. performance and will be looking for its 11th straight top-five national finish. Delaware has won the DI cheer title the last two years.
Video footage of the competition can be seen on www.varsity.com again this years. The top teams from nationals will be featured in the nationally-televised event highlight show which will air on ESPN later this spring.
The prestigious competition, which showcases the country's best college cheerleaders, dance team performers and mascots, is marking its 32nd year.
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Sugar Bears UDA Performance History Jazz 1999 - 3rd
2000 - 3rd
2001 - 6th
2002 - 6th
2003 - 7th
2004 - 4th
2005 - tie 6th
2006 - 6th
2007 - 9th
2008 - tie 8th
2009 - 4th
2010 - 11th
2011 - 3rd
2012 - 5th
2013 - 9th
2014 - tie 8th
2015 - 7th
Hip-Hop 2006 - Semifinals
2007 - Semifinals
2008 - Semifinals
2009 - tie 5th
2010 - 5th
2011 - 6th
2012 - 10th
2013 - 7th
2014 - Semifinals
2015 - Semifinals (9th)
MSU Cheerleaders UCA Performance History 2005 - 6th
2006 - 5th
2007 - 5th
2008 - 4th
2009 - 3rd
2010 - 3rd
2011 - 3rd
2012 - 3rd
2013 - 5th
2014 - 5th
2015 - 5th
