The 12 cheer teams and 12 dance teams to compete in the 2016 NAIA National Invitational competition have been announced.
Oklahoma City won both the cheer competition and the dance competition in the South Qualifier and earned automatic bids to the national level.
And Oklahoma will have another representative on the national level as St. Gregory’s picked up an at-large bid as well. The Cavaliers finished fifth in the South Region and are one of four teams from the region to earn an at-large bid, showing the strength of the qualifiers from the South.
The national competition will be held Mar. 11-12 at the Quad City River Center in Davenport, Iowa.
2016 Competitive Cheer National Invitational Qualifiers
Bethel (Kan.), At-Large Bid
Concordia (Mich.), East Qualifier Champion
Graceland (Iowa), At-Large Bid
Kansas Wesleyan, At-Large Bid
Martin Methodist (Tenn.), Midwest Qualifier Champion
Midland (Neb.), North Qualifier Champion
Oklahoma City, South Qualifier Champion
Robert Morris (Ill.), At-Large Bid
Saint Ambrose (Iowa), At-Large Bid
St. Francis (Ind.), At-Large Bid
St. Gregory’s, At-Large Bid
Texas Wesleyan, At-Large Bid
2016 Competitive Dance National Invitational Qualifiers
Aquinas (Mich.), At-Large Bid
Baker (Kan.), At-Large Bid
Briar Cliff (Iowa), At-Large Bid
Grand View (Iowa), At-Large Bid
Hastings (Neb.), At-Large Bid
Lindenwood (Ill.), Midwest Qualifier Champion
Midland (Neb.), North Qualifier Champion
Morningside (Iowa), At-Large Bid
Oklahoma City, South Qualifier Champion
Saint Ambrose (Iowa), East Qualifier Champion
Stephen’s (Mo.), At-Large Bid
William Penn (Iowa), At-Large Bid