Arizona State
Fox News is reporting the Arizona State University cheerleading program has been ended due to some racy pictures showing up on the internet.
UCA College Taping Results
Qualifying Results for 2008 UCA College Nationals have been posted on Varsity.com. Here’s a list of paid bids:
- Division 1A - Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio State, Hawaii, Central Florida, Alabama, Memphis, & Louisiana State
- Division 1 - Morehead State & Delaware
- Division 2 - West Georgia & Slippery Rock
- Junior College - Shelton State
- All Girl 1 - Morehead State, Indiana, & San Diego State
- All Girl 2 - West Georgia
- Small Coed 1 - George Mason & Hofstra
- Small Coed 2 - Northern Kentucky
- Mascot - “Smoky” (Tennessee), Aubie (Auburn), Bucky Badger (Wisconsin), & TC the Panther (Northern Iowa)
In addition, Tony & Brittany (Morehead State) won coed partner stunt & Heather, Lauren, Chelsey & Tara (Hawaii Pacific) won Girls 4.
On the dance side, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Cincinnati, & Memphis earned paid bids in Division 1A. Missouri State & Delaware earned the Division 1 bids, while St. Thomas & Orange Coast received the Open bids.
In My Cheer World…
The topic today is things I would change about cheerleading.
- Each company would only be able to host one event billed as a “National Championship”
- NCAA would host the College National Championship
- All*Star Division would have an age floor and ceiling
- Assisted Stunts would score lower than unassisted stunts
- College Rules would be less restrictive
- Cheerleaders and Cheerleading Parents would understand physical attributes are a part of athletics
- Divisions would be combined to ensure every team at every competition competed against someone
- Varsity Brands would count as one company per USASF
- AACCA and USASF would be and appear independent
- USASF would follow its own rules
- Companies could be members of multiple governing organizations (USASF, NLCC, etc.)
- High Schools would be allowed to compete on Spring Floors
- All states would allow teams to compete at Nationals
That’s it for now. I’ll expand on these in the future.
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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