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. 

 

	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
	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