Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø University took home the first NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship in history Saturday with a final score of 87.08.
The Stars won the event by 4.15 points over the second place finisher Saint Francis (Ind.) and garnered the 63rd national championship across all sports for Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø.
After a preliminary round score of 89.37, OCU followed it up with an 86.32 in the final round to take home the victory.
Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø scored extremely well in multiple categories, including overall difficulty where they received scores of nine, nine and 8.9 from each of the judges, respectively. Before deductions, OCU had a team score of 89.07.
The Stars’ pom squad finished in fifth place in the dance competition with a final tally of 84.30, 7.08 points behind the title winner.