Cheerleading

In NAIA Northwest Regional Qualifier action, the Concordia dance team made a big move forward with a fourth-place finish. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs placed sixth in cheer.

While hosting for the final time in 2020, the Concordia cheer and dance teams hosted Hastings and Peru State in conjunction with home basketball games. The Bulldog dance team defeated Hastings while cheer placed third on the night.

As announced by the conference on Wednesday (Feb. 12), Concordia's Mandi Maser has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Cheer Coach of the Year.

While competing at the fourth annual GPAC Cheer and Dance Championships, the Bulldogs placed sixth out of 10 teams in dance and sixth out of seven teams in cheer. Concordia now gets set for the regional competition.

In what served as a bit of a tune up prior to the GPAC Championships this Saturday, both the Concordia cheer and dance teams showed improvement while up against Doane. The Bulldogs continue to boost their scores.

While hosting a large-in-scale invite for the second year in a row, the Bulldogs placed fourth in cheer and sixth in dance on Saturday (Feb. 1). They also used the day to honor their senior class.

In conjunction with the annual basketball event, the Bulldog cheer team placed third out of four teams at the Concordia Invitational Tournament. CUNE was given a score of 74.32 for its performance.

In the first competition of the 2020 season, Concordia cheer placed third out of four teams at the Doane Invitational on Sunday (Jan. 19). The Bulldogs now look forward to hosting Morningside and a trip to CIT.

The 2020 competition season is set to get underway at the Doane Invite on Friday (Jan. 17) for the Concordia cheer and dance teams. Head coach Mandi Maser's squads will also host competitions next week.

The Concordia cheer team has placed seven team members on the list of 2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The group features seniors Kennedy Garner and Chelsea Willard.