The Lion Line dance team made program history by winning both the Open Jazz and Open Hip Hop titles at the 2021 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships

April 27-28 in Orlando, Florida. It was the first time the squad claimed two trophies in the same year.
Lion Line led the semifinals in Open Jazz with a score of 90.3, leading Stockton University (SU) by over two points. Their performance improved to 92.0333 in the finals for an overall event score of 91.1667, finishing ahead of Stockton in second by over three points. St. Cloud University took third, followed by Northwest Missouri State in fourth.
The Lion Line Open Hip Hop routine impressed from the start as the squad earned a score of 89.3833 in the semifinal round, leading SU by over four points. Once again, they improved their performance in the finals to earn 90.4167 for an overall event score of 89.9, to win the championship by a significant margin. Rogers State University finished third, while McKendree University took fourth.
Lion Line last won a national title in 2017 and the two championships this year became the eighth and ninth in program history. Lion Line previously captured Open Hip Hop titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013, and won Open Jazz crowns in 2015 and 2017.
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Open Jazz Finals |
Raw Score |
Deductions |
Performance Score |
Event Score |
1 |
Lindenwood University |
92.0333 |
0 |
92.0333 |
91.1667 |
2 |
Stockton University |
88.2 |
0 |
88.2 |
88.1084 |
3 |
St. Cloud University |
86.4333 |
0 |
86.4333 |
86.65 |
4 |
Northwest Missouri State Univ. |
85.7333 |
0 |
85.7333 |
85.3333 |
5 |
Minnesota State Univ. - Moorhead |
81.45 |
0 |
81.45 |
81.1334 |
6 |
McKendree University |
81.25 |
0 |
81.25 |
80.7834 |
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Open Hip Hop Finals |
Raw Score |
Deductions |
Performance Score |
Event Score |
1 |
Lindenwood University |
90.4167 |
0 |
90.4167 |
89.9 |
2 |
Stockton University |
86.2833 |
0 |
86.2833 |
85.7833 |
3 |
Rogers State University |
82.2833 |
0 |
82.2833 |
82.3417 |
4 |
McKendree University |
78.55 |
0 |
78.55 |
78.3584 |
5 |
Hawkeye Community College |
75.2333 |
1 |
75.2333 |
74.4916 |