DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Oklahoma City University captured the NAIA dance team performance championship in the National Dance Alliance College Nationals on Friday at the Ocean Center. 

The Stars bested the competition with a score of 90.40. Aquinas (Mich.) took national runner-up with an 88.10 tally. 

OCU surpassed its preliminaries total of 87.60. The Stars collected their fifth NDA title after winning the 2011 large dance title, 2013 NAIA large dance championship, 2016 NDA Division III hip hop title and 2016 NAIA small dance championship. OCU took the NAIA dance championship in 2014. 

"We put in so much work to get to this point," OCU coach Tasha Hinex said. "I knew the prelims performance wasn't our best, and we wanted to get a 90 today. They did everything we needed to do it and brought it back." 

Teams scored points in eight categories, including collegiate image, performance impression as well as choreography and execution in hip hop, jazz and pom skills.    

Oklahoma City boasted of its 73rd national championship won in all sports. OCU extended its string of winning at least one national title per year to 30 years in a row dating back to 1993-94.