DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — All three teams that competed in the finals for the Gannon competitive cheer and dance teams bested or matched their all-time best finish Friday at the 2021 NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships.
 
GAME DAY STANDINGS
COED STANDINGS
TEAM PERFORMANCE STANDINGS
HIP HOP STANDINGS

GAMEDAY TWITTER THREAD
 
Coed upped its score and lowered its deductions from prelims on Thursday, finishing the finals with a score of 91.65 for a total score of 91.4208 and a third-place finish in the advanced small coed division.
 
The Golden Knights put up solid scores in jumps (9.70), standing tumbling (9.10) and tosses (9.10), and improved their score in nearly every category.
 
Game Day improved its raw score by a half point, winding up with a score of 81.77 on Friday and a total score of 82.0167 in a tightly contested game day open division.
 
Gannon scored the top mark in the division in game day skill incorporation (8.30) and visual appeal (8.50).
 
Dance's team performance improved its score by nearly two points from Thursday's prelims, scoring an 83.42 Friday to finish sixth in the Division II team performance division.
 
The Golden Knights scored over 8.00 in all but one category, putting up good scores in performance impression (8.92), jazz choreography (8.12) and pom choreography (8.12).
 
The dance team only got a short break before participating in the prelims in the Division II hip hop division, where they came in fourth heading into Saturday's finals, less than a point back of third-place Limestone.
 
Gannon put up solid scores in performance impression (8.76), uniformity (8.42) and staging (8.50).
 
The coed team set a new program best with its third-place finish. Its previous best was fourth in 2017. Game day had previously placed third in its first nationals appearance in 2019. Dance team performance placed eighth in 2019 in its only other nationals appearance.
 
The Division II dance hip hop finals are Saturday morning, with Gannon set to compete at 10:08 a.m.
 
 
 

DANCE – Team Performance
Jazz	Score	Max Value
Quality of Movement	8.02	10.0
Choreography	8.12	10.0
Pom	Score	Max Value
Quality of Movement	8.02	10.0
Choreography	8.12	10.0
Hip Hop	Score	Max Value
Quality of Movement	7.98	10.0
Choreography	8.10	10.0
Overall Elements	Score	Max Value
Performance Impression	8.92	10.0
Uniformity	8.04	10.0
Staging	8.10	10.0
Collegiate Image	10.0	10.0
TOTAL	Score	Max Value
	83.42	100.0

 
 
 

COED
Building Skills	Difficulty	Max Value	Technique	Max Value
Stunts	3.60	5.0	4.30	5.0
Pyramid	4.50	5.0	4.70	5.0
Toss	4.60	5.0	4.60	5.0
Tumbling Skills	Difficulty	Max Value	Technique	Max Value
Standing	4.50	5.0	4.60	5.0
Running	4.40	5.0	4.60	5.0
Jumps	5.00	5.0	4.70	5.0
Overall Performance	Score	Max Value
Collegiate Image	10.0	10.0
Overall Effect	9.50	10.0
Choreography	9.50	10.0
Crowd Leading	10.0	10.0
TOTAL	Score	Max Value
	93.40	100.0
(Deductions)	(1.75)
Final Score	91.65	100.0
Prelim Score	90.73	100.0
TOTAL SCORE	91.4208	100.0

 
 

GAMEDAY
Band Chant	Score	Max Value
Execution	7.70	10.0
Skill Incorporation	7.90	10.0
Visual	8.20	10.0
Crowd Leading	Score	Max Value
Gameday Material	10.0	10.0
Skill Incorporation	8.50	10.0
Effective Use of Props	8.00	10.0
Fight Song	Score	Max Value
Execution	8.40	10.0
Skill Incorporation	8.30	10.0
Visual	8.50	10.0
Overall Impression	8.27	10.0
TOTAL	Score	Max Value
	83.77	100.0
(Deductions)	(2.00)
Final Score	81.77	100.0
Prelim Score	82.77	100.0
TOTAL SCORE	82.0167	100.0

 
 
 

DANCE – Hip Hop
	Score	Max Value
Collegiate Image	10.0	10.0
Performance Impression	8.76	10.0
Uniformity	8.42	10.0
Quality of Movement	8.26	10.0
Authenticity	8.28	10.0
Choreography	8.38	10.0
Staging	8.50	10.0
TOTAL	Score	Max Value
	60.60	70.0
(Deductions)	(0.00)
Final Score	60.60	70.0
100-Point Scale	86.57	100.0