Bowling Green State University’s co-ed cheerleading squad clinched a national championship Jan. 18, at
the 2014 Universal Cheerleading Association College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship.

"I knew this team was willing to work hard and accomplish our goal," said head Coach Anne Marie
King. "We strive to improve each year as a program and winning the national championship was the
next step in our success."
The Falcons’ top finish at the annual competition in Orlando, Fla., is the highest a Mid-American
Conference school has ever placed. It is the fifth consecutive year the BGSU squad has placed in the top
five in the country. Last year the squad finished second, losing to Hofstra University by just 0.7
points.
The team was ranked third after the semifinal round where they competed against 21 top programs in their
division including Purdue, San Diego State, Rutgers, Colorado State, George Mason, Syracuse and Hofstra.

"This has been such an amazing experience," said Drew Ashby-King, a freshman from Auckland, New
Zealand. "As a team we put in so much hard work in and out of practice and it paid off."
The university’s all-girl cheer squad and the dance team also competed in the event. The all-girl squad
placed ninth in the semifinals in their division. The dance team placed in the top 20 in Jazz in
Division 1A.
The event will air on ESPN later this spring.