Cheerleading

After two weekends of competing at invitationals in neighboring states, the Concordia Cheer & Dance programs are preparing to host their own event. The Concordia Invite is set for Feb. 7.

Major gains were made by Concordia Competitive Cheer in the six days since its previous competition. The Bulldogs earned a score of 60.16 at the Coyote Classic held on Jan. 30.

While opening the 2026 competition season, Concordia Cheer placed eighth at the Dordt Invite. The Bulldogs earned a score of 51.8 in action that took place in Sioux Center, Iowa.

In the preseason poll released on Jan. 15, Concordia Cheer was pegged third. Head Coach Emilie Ashenbach's program is coming off a fourth place conference finish in 2025.

Concordia Cheer has announced its 2026 schedule, which features seven regular season events. The GPAC Championships will be staged at Northwestern and the NAIA National Championships have moved to Topeka, Kan.

The dance and cheer programs combined to place four athletes on the list of 2024-25 Academic All-District award winners, as announced by College Sports Communicators.

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.