Morehead State cheer brings home title, UK, UPike & EKU place in cheer and dance

ORLANDO, Fl. (WKYT) - The Morehead State Eagles cheerleading squad brought home the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) Division-I Co-ed National Championship Sunday.

Division I Cheer - Gold Medalist:

Morehead State University #UCAnationals pic.twitter.com/lcniDJUSaa
— UCA (@UCAupdates) January 15, 2023

The Large Co-ed program won its 29th all-time title, while All-Girl won its 13th championship and first since 2018. A new squad for MSU, Small Co-ed, also won its first title in its first-ever chance. The program has 53 titles over all.

In their division, the UK cheerleaders finished in second place.

C-A-T-S look at the Cats from the University of Kentucky Division IA Cheer Finals! 💙 #UCAnationals pic.twitter.com/qRnwhJRz43
— UCA (@UCAupdates) January 16, 2023

UPike cheerleading finished sixth in the all-girl open division and EKU brought home runner-up in the small coed DI finals.

Eastern Kentucky University with a powerful performance in Small Coed Division I Cheer Finals!💥 #UCAnationals pic.twitter.com/H2seovwJCG
— UCA (@UCAupdates) January 15, 2023

The Kentucky dance team finished sixth in the nation in the Universal Dance Association (UDA) hip hop competition and fifth in the game day portion.