2017






























The Lindenwood Lionettes dance team captured its first national title in program history by winning the Jazz Division II crown April 7 at the NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships at the Band Shell and Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The Lady Lions began competition with preliminaries on Thursday and were one of seven teams to advance to the finals, earning the high score of 9.636, a margin of just 0.015 over Grand Valley State University, the squad that earned the second highest score.  Lindenwood received the highest marks in performance impression, quality of movement, choreography, and staging.

In the final round, the Lionettes were brilliant once again, improving their score by a tenth of a point to 9.739, to emerge victorious over the second place Lakers who earned a score of 9.654.  Lindenwood posted the top marks in six out of seven categories including a 9.90 in performance impression, a 9.60 in uniformity, a 9.75 in quality of movement, a 9.78 in choreography, and a 9.68 in staging. 

Valdosta State took third with 9.486, Long Island University Post was fourth with 9.464, and Saginaw Valley State rounded out the top five with 9.096.

The Lindenwood Lionettes dance team completed its weekend of history with a third place finish in Hip Hop Division II the following day, resulting in the best combined performance in program history. 





 

	Final Standings-Jazz Division II
1	Lindenwood University	9.739
2	Grand Valley State	9.654
3	Valdosta State	9.486
4	Long Island University Post	9.464
5	Saginaw Valley State	9.096
6	Merrimack College	9.043
7	Dallas Baptist University	8.904

2018









































After winning the first title in program history in 2017, the Lindenwood Lionettes dance team repeated at Jazz Division II national champions at the 2018 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships April 7 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The Lady Lions controlled the top spot from start to finish, beginning with a score of 9.554 in preliminaries on Thursday.  That was only 0.105 points ahead of second place Grand Valley State University as the top seven teams advanced.  The Lionettes turned up the heat in the finals, improving their score to 9.58 to hold off the Lakers, who finished second with 9.377.  Dallas Baptist University took third with a score of 9.12.

Lindenwood earned another trophy on Saturday by finishing third in Hip Hop Division II competition.

With the first place finish in Jazz Division II and the third place finish in Hip Hop Division II, the Lionettes duplicated their performance from 2017, which equaled the best combined placement ever for the program.  It was the fifth straight year that Lindenwood advanced two different routines to the finals. 
 

	2018 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and
	Dance Team Championships
	Jazz Division II
1	Lindenwood University	9.58
2	Grand Valley State University	9.377
3	Dallas Baptist University	9.12
4	Merrimack College	9.009
5	Saginaw Valley State University	8.994
6	Bentley University	8.909
7	University of Tampa	8.891

2019


























The Lionettes dance team won a national championship for the third straight year, earning their first ever Division II Hip Hop title at the 2019 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships April 6 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Preliminary competition took place on Friday, and Lindenwood put forth an incredible performance to advance to the finals with the top raw score of 65.17 out of a possible 70.  The Lady Lions earned marks above nine in six of the seven judged categories without a single deduction.  Despite the strong start, the Lionettes put forth an even better performance in the finals on Saturday, starting from the moment they walked on stage.  

Lindenwood increased its raw score in the finals to 65.98 to claim the top spot ahead of Valdosta State University with 65.34.  The Lionettes increased their marks in just about every category, including a perfect 10 in Collegiate Image, 9.48 in Staging, 9.42 in Performance Impression, 9.36 in Choreography, 9.26 in Uniformity, and 9.24 in Quality of Movement, once again with no deductions.  

Prior to the Hip Hop competition, the Lionettes sought their third straight title in Division II Jazz, beginning with prelims on Thursday.  Lindenwood looked well on the way to winning another championship after preliminary competition.  The Lady Lions earned a raw score of 65.52 to lead Valdosta State, but it was only by a slim margin of 0.34.  The Lionettes once again put forth a fantastic performance in the finals, but the Blazers were slightly better according to the judges.  .

Despite the disappointment in Jazz, the Lionettes still accomplished program history by winning a national title for the third straight year, and by winning the first ever Hip Hop championship.  The combined first and second place finishes marked the highest combined placement for the program. 

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	2019 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and
	Dance Team Championships
	Hip Hop Division II (finals)
1	Lindenwood Universtiy	65.98
2	Valdosta State University	65.34
3	Davenport University	62.48
4	Limestone College	59.42
5	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	56.96