News Release

UVU Cheer Team, Dance Team and Green Man Group collectively named Game Day Division I National Champions

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Hip hop and jazz dance teams place 2nd and 3rd respectively

Utah Valley University’s (UVU) Cheer Team, Dance Team, and Green Man Group were collectively named Game Day Division 1 (D-1) National Champions at the 2024 NCA Cheerleading competition in Daytona Beach, Florida last week. UVU’s Advanced D-1 All Girl Cheer team placed third.

Earlier in the year, UVU’s D-1 Hip Hop and Jazz teams placed second and third respectively at the Universal Dance Association (UDA)’s 2024 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National, held January 12-14 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. 

“The talent and atmosphere at the national competitions are electric,” said Kati Marsing, UVU’s Spirit Squad director. “And our students were simply amazing. They were invested in the program and started training for the competitions last summer. Their hard work, grit, and determination paid off with exceptional performances. We are very proud of them.”

The UVU cheer and dance teams are unique in that they are part of the UVU Department of Student Leadership and Involvement. The focus is not only helping the students develop their performance skills but in helping them develop leadership skills to be strong contributing members of their communities.

Category Results for UVU Teams:

Game Day Results (D-1)

  1. Utah Valley University
  2. Bryant University
  3. University of Texas at Arlington

Cheer, Advanced All-Girl Results (D-1)

  1. California Baptist University
  2. Kennesaw State University
  3. Utah Valley University

Dance: Jazz Results (D-1)

  1. Cal State University Fullerton
  2. Hofstra University
  3. Utah Valley University

Dance, Hip Hop Results (D-1)

  1. University of Delaware
  2. Utah Valley University
  3. St.  John’s University

NCAA Division 1 (D-1) is the highest level of college athletics certified by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. The schools in this division are larger with football teams, or they are larger with no football team but compete in Division 1 basketball.

There are five divisions in which schools compete depending on school size, number of team members, and level of competition — Division, 1, Division 1A, Division 2, Junior College, and NAIA.