The dance and cheer programs combined to place four athletes on the list of 2024-25 Academic All-District award winners, as announced by College Sports Communicators.
Freshman Riley Bennett and junior Bri Hoyle earned 2025 First Team All-GPAC accolades in representation of Concordia Competitive Cheer. Hoyle collected her second career all-conference award.
For the first time in program history, Concordia Cheer & Dance hosted the GPAC Championships. The result for Bulldog Cheer on Saturday (March 8) was a fourth-place finish and two All-GPAC award winners.
For the first time ever, Concordia will serve as the host of the GPAC Cheer & Dance Championships. The competition will run Friday-Saturday (March 7-8) inside Friedrich Arena.
Concordia Cheer will chalk it up as a learning experience. The Bulldogs posted a score of 63.43 at the Dordt Invite and placed eighth out of 10 NAIA squads.
Five Bulldogs from Concordia Cheer were named 2024-25 NAIA Scholar-Athletes: LaCole Anno, Nathalie Fortenberry, Kalynn Jeardoe, Lauryn Stanley and Katie Wilson.
In competition at the MidAmerica Nazarene Duals, Bulldog Cheer dropped a dual with the host school before earning a win over Benedictine. Concordia placed fifth overall in Olathe, Kan.
The scores shot upward for Concordia Cheer as it won two duals on Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Concordia Day of Duals. The Bulldogs posted scores of 76.8 and 68.85 at the grand event.
Concordia Cheer emerged from the York Crown Classic with a seventh-place finish while defeating all GPAC competition. The Bulldogs earned a score of 69.97.
One of the largest cheer and dance competitions held across the entire country will take place on Feb. 8 when 12 cheer and 16 dance teams gather inside Friedrich Arena. The duals event will feature 56 total routines.
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