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Concordia and Lourdes Conclude Season at NAIA Competitive Cheer Nationals
Posted: Mar 31, 2025

Concordia and Lourdes Conclude Season at NAIA Competitive Cheer Nationals

YPSILANTI, Mich. - (NAIA Release) Concordia University-Ann Arbor and Lourdes represented the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) at the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship last weekend. The event, hosted by Concordia-Ann Arbor, took place inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Concordia led all WHAC team with an 11th place overall finish. The Cardinals, who have qualified for the event every year of its existence, rallied back on day two to finish with a score of 85.23.  Concordia was the WHAC regular season champion. Lourdes, who won the WHAC conference championship event, was competing in the event for the fifth time. The Gray Wolves posted a score of 80.23 on day one and followed it up with a 78.43 on day two for a final score of 78.43 and a 15th place finish. 

Finals Performance Highlights

  • St. Ambrose (Iowa) shattered the previous point total, setting the new record of 97.95.
  • Runners-up Xavier (La.) also bested the previous mark and recorded the second-best result in event history at 97.39.
  • In total, five teams were above the 90-point threshold.
  • Dickinson State (N.D.) received the third-place trophy, totaling 96.38 points.
  • Saint Mary (Kan.), in only their second appearance at the national championship, takes the fourth-place trophy back to Leavenworth.
  • In their final performance in program history, the Cardinals of Concordia (Mich.) moved from 15th to 11th place.
  • Cumberlands (Ky.), Concordia (Mich.) Georgetown (Ky.), Indiana Wesleyan, Missouri Valley, Northwestern (Iowa), Saint Mary (Kan.), St. Ambrose (Iowa), Tennessee Southern, and Xavier (La.) did not receive any deductions.
  • Concordia (Mich.), Indiana Wesleyan, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma City, and St. Ambrose (Iowa) have qualified for the championship each season the NAIA has hosted the competition.
  • All 15 teams in the 2025 event have qualified previously, including 13 repeat qualifiers from the 2024 championship. 
  • Five teams in the field have raised a Red Banner, led by St. Ambrose with three, followed by Oklahoma City with two.
  • After competing on Friday evening for 25 percent of their total score, the teams returned on Saturday to perform again.
  • They performed in reverse order of their preliminary scores as those with the lowest Friday score performed first, while the top score from the first round went last.

Finals Point Totals

  1. St. Ambrose (Iowa) - 97.95
  2. Xavier (La.) - 97.39
  3. Dickinson State (N.D.) - 96.38
  4. Saint Mary (Kan.) - 92.02
  5. Indiana Wesleyan - 90.70
  6. Northwestern (Iowa) - 89.70
  7. Cumberlands (Ky.) - 89.37
  8. Oklahoma City - 88.27
  9. Missouri Valley - 86.74
  10. Georgetown (Ky.) - 86.67
  11. Concordia (Mich.) - 85.23
  12. Grand View (Iowa) - 83.75
  13. Tennessee Southern - 81.85
  14. Florida Memorial - 81.19
  15. Lourdes (Ohio) - 78.43