Contact: Kenneth Billings
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State student groups are among Top 10 winners in the 2010 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship.
The university's cheerleading and dance teams traveled recently to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., for annual competition organized by the Universal Cheerleaders Association.
The Bulldog squads brought home a sixth-place honor in the co-ed division and seventh-place in the all-girl division. The MSU pom squad also netted a Top 20 finish.
UCA events help showcase the talent and athletic abilities of the country's top college cheerleaders, dance team performers and mascots.
Videos of the MSU spirit groups' performances may be viewed at www.varsity.com.
NEWS EDITORS/DIRECTORS: For additional information, contact spirit groups coordinator Melissa Nichols at 662-325-3611 or msn5@msstate.edu.
For more information about Mississippi State University, see http://www.msstate.edu/.