SEWARD, Neb. – The Concordia University Cheer & Dance programs are preparing to host one of the largest competitions this season across the national landscape. The 2025 Concordia Cheer & Dance Day of Duals slated for Saturday (Feb. 8) will feature a total of 12 cheer and 16 dance teams from around the NAIA. The format will include two rounds of duals for both cheer and dance, meaning every team present at the event will be judged on two separate routines. The competition will get started at 10 a.m. CT with the final routine of the day scheduled for 4:06 p.m.
Competition Info
Concordia Cheer & Dance Day of Duals
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2024 | Friedrich Arena
--Competition Schedule (PDF) | Competition Bracket (PDF)
--Webcast: Concordia Sports Network
Schedule Outline
10 a.m. – Cheer Round 1 begins
11:18 a.m. – Dance Round 1 begins
1:18 p.m. – Cheer Round 2 begins
2:36 p.m. – Dance Round 2 begins
4:20 p.m. – Senior Recognition
4:30 p.m. – Score Announcement/Award Presentations
Overview
As part of the dual format, Concordia will be matched up against Waldorf University and Mount Mercy University (Iowa) in cheer and will take on William Penn University (Iowa) and St. Ambrose University (Iowa) for dance. Entering the week, Head Coaches Mandi Maser and Emilie Ashenbach have put their teams to the test in two competitions for dance and one for cheer. In dance, the Bulldogs earned a score of 80.7 in a dual win over College of Saint Mary on Jan. 18. Both squads then competed at the Concordia Invitational Tournament (Jan. 25) in Ann Arbor, Mich., where cheer placed second and dance placed third.
On the current NAIA national leaderboard, the Bulldogs rank sixth in dance (80.7) while cheer has yet to compete in an official NAIA event. The CIT competitions did not count towards the official NAIA scoring system due to the use of a different scoring rubric. Concordia’s average scores in 2024 were 80.57 for dance and 80.72 for cheer.
The field of teams at the Concordia Day of Duals will be made up exclusively of NAIA institutions. The GPAC squads that will be present are Doane, Dordt, Hastings (dance only), Morningside (dance only), Mount Marty (cheer only) and Northwestern. While the event features a series of duals, the teams with the highest scoring average for both cheer and dance will be rewarded during the closing ceremony.
Senior recognition: Before scores and awards are announced on Saturday, Concordia will honor its senior class. The four seniors within the cheer and dance programs are:
· Nathalie Fortenberry (Bend, Ore.)
· Lexi Mack (Wilber, Neb.)
· Seanna Patterson (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Katheryn Rice (Bellevue, Neb.)
2025 Concordia Dance Competition Scores/Results
1/18 – 80.7 (dual vs. CSM)
1/25 – 3rd place (CIT in Ann Arbor)
2025 Concordia Cheer Competition Scores/Results
1/25 – 2nd place (CIT in Ann Arbor)
Prior to Saturday’s Concordia Duals, the Bulldogs will also be at the York University Crown Classic Invite on Friday. That event is scheduled to get underway at 3 p.m. CT. The schedule beyond this weekend includes the Dordt Invitational (Feb. 17), the GPAC Championships (March 8-9) and the NAIA National Championships (March 29-30).
A webcast of York’s Crown Classic can be found here: https://kcacnetwork.com/york/.