Bulldogs conclude record breaking season with fourth place GPAC finish

By Jacob Knabel on Feb. 26, 2022 in Cheer

CRETE, Neb. – Concordia University Competitive Cheer has proven throughout this season that it is a program on the rise. The Bulldogs produced two more scores in the 70s on Saturday (Feb. 26) while placing fourth at the 2022 GPAC Cheer Championship in Crete, Neb. The Bulldogs finished with a total score of 72.04 while competing in a championship that included all eight GPAC institutions that sponsor competitive cheer. Shelby Timmerman led the way by becoming the first athlete in program history to earn all-conference accolades.

Head Coach Mandi Maser’s program will spend the offseason working on catching the GPAC’s top three place finishers: Midland (86.73), Doane (85.42) and Hastings (76.05). Ultimately, Concordia has a lot to feel good about regarding a season that saw the program post its highest ever score.

Said Maser, “The Bulldog Cheerleaders did awesome today! We made some adjustments to our routine, had a high level of difficulty and hit the skills with a ton of energy and excellent overall execution. We were really excited to have Shelby Timmerman be awarded all-conference honors – the first to receive this in Concordia Competitive Cheer history! Shelby has consistently done an amazing job this season and we are proud of her being recognized by the GPAC! Every athlete, on the mat and off, contributed to our successful competition and met the challenges head on. Other standouts were Brenden Ingram, Kaitlyn Foley and Sabrina Reed. This team has made huge improvements every day this season and represented Concordia very well.”

The Concordia competition team on Saturday included the following student-athletes:

·        Jaelyn Adler (Wray, Colo.)

·        Brooke Duerr (Warren, Mich.)

·        Kaitlyn Foley (Lincoln, Neb.)

·        Brenden Ingram (Kearney, Neb.)

·        Victoria Perry (Shelby, Neb.)

·        Sabrina Reed (Crete, Neb.)

·        Liv Rogers (Ashland, Neb.)

·        Bre Romero (Elmwood, Neb.)

·        Tyler Scholz (Lincoln, Neb.)

·        Elizabeth Schultz (Seward, Neb.)

·        Shelby Timmerman (Clatonia, Neb.)

Below is the complete list of scores the Bulldogs have achieved in 2022. As part of the campaign, Concordia hosted two home competitions that coincided with basketball games and put on the Concordia Cheer & Dance Duals. The highest score in program history was the 76.65 put forth at the Bethel College Invite on Feb. 4. The Bulldogs also recorded two other scores of better than 75.0.

Competition scores in 2022
Jan. 19 – 71.425
Jan. 26 – 68.25
Jan. 27 – 74.35
Jan. 28 – 72.90
Feb. 4-5 – 76.65 | 72.97 | 73.2
Feb. 11 – 75.9
Feb. 19 – 75.80 | 74.55
Feb. 26 – 70.82 | 72.45

The NAIA will host its fifth annual Cheer and Dance National Championship in Ypsilanti, Mich., on March 11-12. Qualifiers will be announced next week.