Local Doane University to Host GPAC Cheer & Dance Championships This Weekend

Doane University in Crete, Nebraska, will host the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships on March 8 and 9, 2024. The Dance Championship is scheduled for Friday, March 8, and the Cheer Championship for Saturday, March 9. Preliminaries for the cheer competition will start at 3 pm on Friday, and for the dance competition at 10 am on Saturday. The GPAC Dance Champion will also be the Region Champion, and the highest-scoring GPAC team will be the conference champion. The GPAC Cheer Champion will qualify for the NAIA.

The GPAC Dance Championship and NAIA Northwest Group Qualifier Dance Prelims will take place on Friday afternoon, March 8. The finals will begin at 6 pm, with the order based on preliminary scores. The GPAC All-Conference Auditions will be at 7:40 pm, with the Awards Ceremony at 8:20 pm.

The GPAC Cheer Championship preliminaries will be on Saturday morning, March 9. The finals will begin at 12:40 pm, with the order based on preliminary scores. The GPAC All-Conference Auditions will be at 2:30 pm, with the Awards Ceremony at 3:05 pm.

In 2023, Midland University won the GPAC Cheer Championship, and Doane University won the GPAC Dance Championship. The NAIA National Championships will take place in Ypsilanti, Michigan, hosted by the Ann Arbor Sports Commission & Concordia University Ann Arbor from March 29 to 30, 2024.

In the 2023 championships, Dordt University placed fourth in cheer with 82.07 points and sixth in dance with 67.85 points. The top three teams in cheer were Midland, Northwestern, and Concordia, and in dance were Doane, Midland, and Morningside.

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