Ingram leads way for third-place claim at York Invite

By Jacob Knabel on Feb. 11, 2022 in Cheer

YORK, Neb. – While competing in its sixth competition this season, the Concordia University Competitive Cheer team turned in its second best score of 2022. Led by Brenden Ingram, the Bulldogs earned a score of 75.9 and placed third out of 10 teams at the York College Invitational on Friday (Feb. 11). The event was made up of squad from the Midwest region and included GPAC rivals such as Dordt, Hastings and Mount Marty.

York Invite Results
3rd place out of 10 teams (75.9)

Friday’s score of 75.9 was second only to last week’s 76.65 turned in at the Bethel Thresher Invite for the highest total not only this season, but in the history of the program. Concordia just barely finished behind Hastings (76.0) for second place at the York Invite. Oklahoma City University took first place with a score of 87.68.

Said Head Coach Mandi Maser, “Tonight we had a good competition at York. The cheer team competed really well and with a ton of confidence! We had zero deductions for the second time this season and added in some changes to the routine that contributed to a great performance! Brenden Ingram was a big standout for us tonight! We are excited to redeem that one-tenth of a point that separated us from runner up next week at the Concordia Cheer Duals.”

The Concordia competition team on Friday 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.)

·        Bre Romero (Elmwood, Neb.)

·        Tyler Scholz (Lincoln, Neb.)

·        Elizabeth Schultz (Seward, Neb.)

·        Kathryn Taylor (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

·        Shelby Timmerman (Clatonia, Neb.)

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

The Concordia University Competitive Cheer and Dance teams will now prepare to host their own event – the Concordia University Duals on Saturday, Feb. 19. The competition is set to begin at 10 a.m. CT from Friedrich Arena. At last season’s Concordia Cheer & Dance Invitational, the Bulldogs placed second in both the cheer and dance competitions.