May 1, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State cheerleading teams had a strong Spring semester, as they scored high at a pair of competitions in January and drew a Top-40 ranking according to Cheer! Daily in April.
The Penn State coed team placed sixth at the World University Cheerleading Championship in January. The event was held at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Fla.
The Nittany Lions also performed well in the Universal Cheerleaders Association National Cheerleading Championship at the same event. The all-girl team placed 10th in Division 1A, while the coed team placed 14th.
Additionally, Penn State's cheerleading program was one of four Big Ten programs, joining Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio State, to be recognized by Cheer! amongst its Top 40. The Lions ranked 26th overall, with the publication stating, "Penn State is a cheerleading program on the rise with a great college and game day atmosphere to go with it." Teams were ranked based on the number of scholarships offered, academics, game day atmosphere and competitiveness.
2015 World University Cheerleading Championship
1. Ole Miss
2. Iowa Western Community College
3. Puerto Rico-Bayamon
4. Concinnati
5. Penn State
6. Colorado
7. LSU
8. Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit
9. Universidad de Tarapaca
2015 UCA National Championships Division IA All-Girl
1. Alabama
2. Indiana
3. San Diego State
4. Louisiana - Monroe
5. USF
6. Colorado
7. UNLV
8. Western Kentucky
9. Central Michigan
10. Penn State
11. Oklahoma
12. Rutgers
13. Mississippi State
14. Florida State
2015 UCA National Championships Division IA Coed
1. Alabama
2. UCF
3. Kentucky
4. Kansas
5. Western Kentucky
6. Tennessee
7. Mississippi State
8. Ohio State
9. Mississippi
10. Louisiana State
11. Washington State
12. Minnesota
13. Washington
14. Penn State
15. Central Michigan