SEWARD, Neb. – The season has begun impressively for Concordia University Cheer, which hosted both Hastings and Peru State College on Wednesday (Jan. 26) night as part of a basketball doubleheader. In action that took place inside the PE Center Gym, the Bulldogs earned a score of 68.25 and held off the Broncos and Bobcats for first place. Concordia earned especially high marks for its basket tosses, jumps and for the overall difficulty of the routine.
Triangular Scores
1. Concordia – 68.25
2. Hastings – 61.30
3. Peru State – 49.75
Head Coach Mandi Maser’s squad also took first place a week earlier when it hosted Morningside and Peru State. The team score this Wednesday was slightly lower than last week’s figure of 71.425.
Said Maser, “We were happy with the cheer team tonight. We did have to alter the routine due to injury and therefore took some low scores on the overall performance, but the team kept going. Pushing through the adversity and challenges is what competition is all about and these athletes have it in them to keep getting better.”
Freshman Gabi Stein made her first competition appearance on Wednesday. The remainder of the competition team was similar to a week ago. The Bulldogs will lean upon the leadership of Brenden Ingram throughout the season.
The Concordia competition team on Wednesday included the following student-athletes:
· Brooke Duerr (Warren, Mich.)
· Kaitlyn Foley (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Brenden Ingram (Kearney, Neb.)
· Victoria Perry (Shelby, Neb.)
· Sabrina Reed (Crete, Neb.)
· Liv Rogers (Ashland, Neb.)
· Tyler Scholz (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Elizabeth Schultz (Seward, Neb.)
· Gabi Stein (Prosper, Texas)
· Kathryn Taylor (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
· Shelby Timmerman (Clatonia, Neb.)
An active three-day stretch will continue on Thursday when the Bulldogs will be at Doane for a 7 p.m. CT dual. Concordia will also be in action on Friday at the Midland Invitational, which is slated to get underway at 7 p.m. Both competitions were added to the schedule to make up for the cancellation of the Concordia Invitational Tournament that was set to run this weekend.