Qualifiers for Competitive Cheer Championship Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) officially announced the qualifiers for the 2019 Competitive Cheer National Championship. The 12-team competition will get underway with preliminaries on March 8.
This year’s field includes four automatic qualifiers, eight at-large bids
Qualifier Highlights
- Defending national champions, Missouri Valley will return to the 2019 championship as the Southeast Qualifier Champion.
- Oklahoma City, who was the first champion and the 2018 runner-up, qualified as the Southwest Qualifier Champion.
- Seven of the 12 qualifying teams qualified for all three championships: Concordia (Mich.), Indiana Wesleyan, Lourdes (Ohio), Missouri Valley, Oklahoma City, St. Ambrose (Iowa) and St. Francis (Ind.)
- Four of the 12 qualifying teams will compete in the national championship for the first time: Aquinas (Mich.), Central Methodist (Mo.), Cumberlands (Ky.) and Mobile (Ala.).
- Lindenwood Belleville (Ill.) qualified for the second year after previously qualifying in the inaugural championship.
Institution | Qualification | Appearances | Last Time | Titles |
Aquinas (Mich.) | At-Large Bid | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) | At-Large Bid | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Concordia (Mich.) | Northeast Qualifier Champion | 3 | 2018 | 0 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) | At-Large Bid | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Indiana Wesleyan | At-Large Bid | 3 | 2018 | 0 |
Lindenwood (Ill.) | At-Large Bid | 2 | 2017 | 0 |
Lourdes (Ohio) | At-Large Bid | 3 | 2018 | 0 |
Missouri Valley | Southeast Qualifier Champion | 3 | 2018 | 1 |
Mobile (Ala.) | Northwest Qualifier Champion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma City | Southwest Qualifier Champion | 3 | 2018 | 1 |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Host Bid | 3 | 2018 | 0 |
St. Francis (Ind.) | At-Large Bid | 3 | 2018 | 0 |
Schedule of events CLICK HERE
Competitive cheer All-Americans will be announced on Tuesday, February 26 at noon central time.