Cheerleaders place 8th in NCA National Competition

April 11, 2007

The Endicott College cheerleaders placed 8th out of sixteen teams in the annual NCA Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida. This was Endicott's first trip to the world's largest collegiate cheerleading competition. The young squad also received a nomination for the NCA Sportsmanship award.

On day one of the competition the Gulls placed 9th out of sixteen teams which meant the only way to make it to day 2: Finals was to win The Challenge Cup. At the Challenge Cup the cheer team perfected their routine and took home the first place trophy edging out Stonehill College and earned the right to compete on the bandshell in the finals! Endicott finished 8th overall in finals.

"The cheerleaders got to experience exactly what competitive College cheering is all about, they worked hard all season and it really paid off" commented advisor Amy Wilichoski. The Gulls will truly miss the talented seniors: Kristin Fraser, Jamie Aiello, Kristen Marcotte, and Joy Higley.

Try-out information for next year's squad will be posted shortly.