UCA College Nationals: Meet the Champions 2018

DIA Coed: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

• Coach: Jomo Thompson
• Mascot: Wildcats
• National Championships Won: 23
• Finish Last Year: 1^st
• Sports the Team Cheers for: football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball
• Theme/Motto: Keep Climbing
• Routine Highlights: Opening diamadovs, spin up to Swedish fall pyramid
• Interesting Fact: Kentucky will represent the USA at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, participating in spirit raising events surrounding the games

 

DIA All Girl: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

• Coach: Miranda Noel
• Mascot: Sooners
• National Championships Won: 2018 – This was the Sooners’ first National Championship ever!
• Finish Last Year: 6th
• Sports the Team Cheers for: football, women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics, men’s basketball, men’s gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, soccer (110 games for the year)
• Theme/Motto: Get Gritty; Raise Your Standards
• Routine Highlights: Tumbling, extended hand in hands
• Interesting Fact: The All Girl squad did not even compete three years ago!

 

Game Day Coed: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

• Coach: Tabby Fagan
• Mascot: Bearcats
• Sports the Team Cheers for: football, basketball
• Routine Highlight: The fight song- very traditional and well known
• Interesting Fact: Of the 30 team members, 21 had never competed at UCA College Nationals!

 

 

Game Day All Girl: University of Missippi (Oxford,MS)

• Coach: Ryan Martin O’Connor
• Mascot: Rebels
• Sports the Team Cheers for: football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball
• Theme/Motto: Make people watch
• Routine Highlight: Defense sideline- “D-FINS” incorporates traditions from home stadium
• Interesting Fact: This team is YOUNG- 7 first years competed and 14 second years competed