Cheer Back to Michigan for NAIA Championships

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Red Raider competitive cheer team will head back to Ypsilanti, Michigan for the second consecutive year, competing in the 2025 Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championships. The two-day event will be held inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan University.

At last year's NAIA Championships, Northwestern placed sixth with a score of 88.55.

All 15 teams in the event have qualified previously, with 13 schools returning from the 2024 championship.

Friday's preliminary round will begin at 5:30 p.m. (CT) with the finals beginning on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (CT).

PRELIMINARIES ORDER (SEASON AVERAGE SCORE/NAIA RANKING)
Concordia (Mich.) (84.68 / 16)
Dickinson State (N.D.) (94.57 / 1)
Cumberlands (Ky.) (88.67 / 7)
Tennessee Southern (88.53 / 8)
Xavier (La.) (91.97 / 3)
Missouri Valley (87.22 / 10)
Oklahoma City (91.74 / 4)
Florida Memorial (88.73 / 6)
Georgetown (Ky.) (89.23 / 5)
Northwestern (87.17 / 11)
St. Ambrose (Iowa) (93.90 / 2)
Lourdes (Ohio) (83.27 / 19)
Grand View (Iowa) (79.68 / 27)
Indiana Wesleyan (86.69 / 12)
Saint Mary (Kan.) (86.59 / 13)

The championships will be available to watch live on the NAIA Network and the UEN app.

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