It’s championship week for the Concordia University Competitive Cheer and Dance teams. The 2023 GPAC Championship competition (also a group qualifier for dance) will unfold on Friday for dance and on Saturday for cheer.
While just off a season high score, the Bulldogs placed fourth out of nine teams in a tightly-grouped field at the top of the Dordt Invite. Concordia turned in a score of 84.23 in what was its eighth competition of the 2023 season.
A strong weekend of competition closed on Saturday (Feb. 11) with the Bulldogs defeating Northwestern and William Penn as part of the large-scale Concordia Day of Duals. Concordia hosted teams from 18 different institutions.
While seeing competition from around the NAIA, the Bulldogs placed in a tie for fourth at the York University Crown Classic on Friday (Feb. 10). Concordia's score of 80.33 marked the fourth time this season that it has landed in the 80s.
In a major event set for Saturday (Feb. 11), the Concordia Cheer & Dance programs will host 15 cheer and 15 dance teams from across the NAIA. The format will include two rounds of duals for both cheer and dance.
While getting a close look at some of its GPAC competition, Concordia Competitive Dance placed third out of five squads at the Doane Invite on Friday (Feb.3). The Bulldogs were coming off a CIT championship.
It was a historic Saturday (Jan. 28) as Bulldog Dance captured the program's first-ever CIT championship in the fourth year of the competition. CUNE hoisted the trophy after outperforming the Concordias of Ann Arbor, Chicago and Wisconsin.
In a continuation of their early season momentum, the Bulldogs posted another lofty score and defeated Hastings and Mount Marty in a triangular on Wednesday (Jan. 25). Concordia's total of 83.1 was just off the school record.
It will be a week heavy on competition as CUNE Dance looks forward to hosting Hastings on Wednesday before welcoming the other Concordias for CIT on Saturday morning. The Bulldogs are looking to build off record-breaking outings.
As part of a sterling opening to the competition season, Concordia Dance reset the program record score while defeating defending NAIA national champion Morningside. The Bulldogs are now 2-0 against GPAC opposition.
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