The NAIA announced its field for competition in the 2017 Competitive Cheer and Dance National Championships on Sunday.
Oklahoma City and St. Gregory’s will have representatives in the competition in 2017, the first year in which the NAIA will conduct a national championship.
OCU qualified as the Southwest Regional champion in both the Cheer category and the Dance category on Saturday in Shawnee at St. Gregory’s. SGU also made the field as an at-large bid in Cheer.
The event is being hosted by OCU and will take place at Abe Lemons Arena on March 10 and 11. Dance competition begins at 4:30 p.m. CST on March 10 with the cheer routines to start at 6:45 p.m. Saturday’s activities will begin at 10 a.m. with the awards ceremony scheduled for 2:25 p.m.
Here are the lists of national qualifiers:
Competitive Dance
| Aquinas (Mich.) | Northeast Qualifier Champion |
| Baker (Kan.) | At – Large Bid |
| Central Methodist (Mo.) | At – Large Bid |
| Grand View (Iowa) | Southeast Qualifier Champion |
| Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) | At – Large Bid |
| Midland (Neb.) | Northwest Qualifier Champion |
| Missouri Baptist | At – Large Bid |
| Morningside (Iowa) | At – Large Bid |
| Oklahoma City | Southwest Qualifier Champion |
| Siena Heights (Mich.) | At – Large Bid |
| St. Ambrose (Iowa) | At – Large Bid |
| Stephens (Mo.) | At – Large Bid |
Competitive Cheer
| Bethel (Kan.) | At – Large Bid |
| Concordia (Mich.) | At – Large Bid |
| Davenport (Mich.) | Northeast Qualifier Champion |
| Indiana Wesleyan | At – Large Bid |
| Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) | At – Large Bid |
| Lourdes (Ohio) | At – Large Bid |
| MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Northwest Qualifier Champion |
| Missouri Valley | Southeast Qualifier Champion |
| Oklahoma City | Southwest Qualifier Champion |
| St. Ambrose (Iowa) | At – Large Bid |
| Saint Francis (Ind.) | At – Large Bid |
| St. Gregory’s | At – Large Bid |