Competitive Cheerleading 4/14/2012 3:53:00 PM

OCU spirit squads capture NAIA championships

The Stars win titles in all-girl and large coed cheer

OCU captured titles in all-girl and large coed cheer at NCA/NDA NAIA College Nationals.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Oklahoma City University successfully defended its large coed cheer NAIA championship and took the title in all-girl cheer at NCA/NDA NAIA College Nationals.
OCU turned in seven top-10 finishes Friday and Saturday including championships in all-girl and large coed cheer as well a third-place finish in large dance. The Stars won championships in large coed cheer and large dance a year ago.
OCU turned in a final round score of 9.460 Friday to take the large coed cheer title. The Stars edged Shorter (Ga.), 9.243, and MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 8.398.
“The national championship for large coed was a perfect reward,” OCU coach Brandy Corcoran said. “They have had tremendous struggles this year and I am so proud they were able to hold it together.”
The Stars posted a score of 9.203 Friday to finish in first place in all-girl cheer. OCU finished ahead of Indiana Northwest, 8.323, MidAmerica Nazarene, 7.858, and Indiana East, 6.823.
“Most of the all-girl team was part of last year's small coed team that won runner-up,” Corcoran said. “They were super hungry for this national championship. It was great to see them win one and it was rewarding to see our hard work pay off.”
The Stars turned in a third place finish in large dance and finished 10th in hip-hop dace against NCAA Division II competition.
On Saturday OCU competed in group stunt and mascot championships. The Stars group stunt team of Lisa Reichardt, D'Lora Rogers, Erica Spicer and Haley Tannery posted a score of 8.728 to finish fifth behind a pair of teams from Oklahoma State, High Point and Nevada-Las Vegas. OCU's mascot, Starsky, finished second with a score of 8.972 in the mascot championships.
Also on Saturday the Stars competed in the first Division II STUNT national championship.OCU, ranked No.5 in overall college STUNT, fell 20-17 to No. 8 Central Oklahoma.
“STUNT was a great competition,” Corcoran said. “We led at halftime and ended up tied at 14-14 after the third quarter. We had two mistakes in the fourth quarter that cost us the game. I am super pleased with the efforts of the entire team.”
The event will air on CBS Sports Network at 11 a.m. on April 29 and again on May 6 at 11 a.m. To watch the Division II STUNT championship, click here.

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