If You Ain’t Cheatin’, You Ain’t Tryin’
Last weekend at Jamfest Cheer Super Nationals (January 19-21), there were multiple allegations of teams cheating by using over aged athletes. So far at least some of the allegations appear to be true. Midwest Cheer Elite, after initially being awarded a 3rd place trophy, is now listed as finishing in last (7th) place without a score. Midwest owners, coaches, and athletes have been called all sorts of names over the incident, replying by stating they were not aware the athlete was overage. They aren’t the first team to face repercussions for cheating (think Cheer Athletics last season) or the only team to be accused of cheating in their division at JAMfest, but so far no evidence has been supplied to support the other claims.
Allegations of cheating in All*Star cheerleading date back as long as All*Star cheerleading has been around, but so far few of the allegations have been confirmed. There is no surprise most of the allegations have centered around some of the top teams, including Top Gun, Georgia, and Kentucky Elite. Some say the competition companies need to do a better job of verifying age, while others say the USASF needs to step in. Let us know what you think.
UCA College Nationals Division 1A Recap
Here is a quick recap of Division 1A at UCA College Nationals in order of appearance. This was written based on watching it live. I have yet to go back and watch any of the routines on tape.
- Memphis - Memphis hit a solid routine, but lacked difficulty. It was a very good way to get the competition started.
- Cincinnati - Cincinnati started with their cheer, which I’m not a fan of, and were kind of slow. They had a really high basket, but overall weren’t great.
- Oklahoma - Oklahoma was not energetic and a little shaky.
- Ohio State - The Buckeyes had a good pyramid, but a rough day. A couple drops and a no go took them out of the single digits.
- Alabama - Alabama looked good, but had a few bobbled stunts and one in a pyramid. More importantly they were one of few schools who held there own stunts.
- Kansas - Kansas was okay, highlighted by a tower double cupie. They lost a stunt and had a pyramid no go.
- Southern Miss - The Eagles lost an elite sequence and lacked difficulty, but had a visual routine.
- Louisiana State - LSU had a hot cheer which included 6 rewind to hands with signs so they could spell out TIGERS. They lost an elite, but did very well.
- New Mexico - New Mexico was another team that had a rough day. They lost a few stunts and a pyramid and bobbled some of the stuff they hit.
- Kentucky - Kentucky was a little rough around the edges then lost the ending pyramid. Overall they had the most difficulty, including holding there own stunts, but the pyramid cost them.
- Hawaii - Hawaii had a few drops and a few additional bobbles.
- Tennessee - The Vols lost a stunt and a pyramid in an otherwise solid routine. They were boring compared to the other top teams, but had a good routine.
- Minnesota - Minnesota had a couple drops and lacked energy.
- Central Florida - Central Florida was very good and visual, but had assisted stunts throughout the routine. They probably had the highest energy routine of the day.
- Mississippi State - The Dawgs had a rough day.
As far as the other divisions, Morehead State walked away with Division 1 Coed and All Girl while West Georgia did the same in Division 2. Orange Coast won Junior College and Hofstra and Northern Kentucky won Small Coed 1 and 2. A couple from Delaware won partner stunt. More information is available at Varsity.com.
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