Freshman Riley Bennett and junior Bri Hoyle earned 2025 First Team All-GPAC accolades in representation of Concordia Competitive Cheer. Hoyle collected her second career all-conference award.
For the first time in program history, Concordia Cheer & Dance hosted the GPAC Championships. The result for Bulldog Cheer on Saturday (March 8) was a fourth-place finish and two All-GPAC award winners.
For the first time ever, Concordia will serve as the host of the GPAC Cheer & Dance Championships. The competition will run Friday-Saturday (March 7-8) inside Friedrich Arena.
Concordia Cheer will chalk it up as a learning experience. The Bulldogs posted a score of 63.43 at the Dordt Invite and placed eighth out of 10 NAIA squads.
Five Bulldogs from Concordia Cheer were named 2024-25 NAIA Scholar-Athletes: LaCole Anno, Nathalie Fortenberry, Kalynn Jeardoe, Lauryn Stanley and Katie Wilson.
In competition at the MidAmerica Nazarene Duals, Bulldog Cheer dropped a dual with the host school before earning a win over Benedictine. Concordia placed fifth overall in Olathe, Kan.
The scores shot upward for Concordia Cheer as it won two duals on Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Concordia Day of Duals. The Bulldogs posted scores of 76.8 and 68.85 at the grand event.
Concordia Cheer emerged from the York Crown Classic with a seventh-place finish while defeating all GPAC competition. The Bulldogs earned a score of 69.97.
One of the largest cheer and dance competitions held across the entire country will take place on Feb. 8 when 12 cheer and 16 dance teams gather inside Friedrich Arena. The duals event will feature 56 total routines.
For the third-straight year, CUNE Cheer placed third at the Concordia Invitational Tournament. The Bulldogs were the runner up to host Concordia Ann Arbor at the 2025 CIT.
Featured StoryOne season after the Bulldogs ranked 21st nationally in scoring average, they are looking to up the ante in 2025. Concordia Cheer returns veteran leaders LaCole Anno and Lauryn Stanley to the competition mat.
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With a theme of #212 for 2024, Concordia Competitive Cheer aspires to heat things up this winter. The Bulldogs return two-time All-GPAC performer Shelby Timmerman from last season's team that placed third in the GPAC.
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The Bulldogs are ready to return to the mat after making big gains in 2022 as a program. Leaders such as Brenden Ingram and Shelby Timmerman are back with eyes on making a push for a spot at the 2023 NAIA National Championships.
Featured StoryAfter becoming the first All-GPAC award winner in the history of Concordia Cheer, Shelby Timmerman is just getting started. Timmerman is one of the top current Bulldog athletes that some may not have heard of. It's time to get to know more about the Clatonia, Neb., native.
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After taking a big leap forward in 2021, Head Coach Mandi Maser's competitive cheer squad is poised for even better in 2022. The Bulldogs are led by the likes of Brenden Ingram, Kathryn Taylor and Shelby Timmerman.
Featured StoryAs a Bulldog, Kaci Hohenthaner has fully capitalized on a unique set of skills as a volleyball and cheer athlete. She can serve, she can pass, she can tumble, and she’s a future marketer.
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Competition week is upon the Concordia University Cheer program, which will open up the 2021 season on Wednesday (Jan. 13). The team is captained by Josie O’Laughlin and Cora Rhode.
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