The University of Central Florida cheerleading squad now has a lot more than black and gold to cheer about: winning second place at the College Cheerleading National Championships.
Make it 1️⃣1️⃣ straight top-4 finishes for @UCF_CheerTeam! Congrats on another stellar year!
#ChargeOn #UCAnationals pic.twitter.com/anD1QFkJex
— UCF Knights (@UCFKnights) January 18, 2016
The Knights took the runner-up spot to Kentucky cheer. This is the third consecutive year that the Knights won runner-up and the eleventh year in a row they have placed in the top four.
The #UCF senior class has a special place in Coach Gooch's ❤️
#ChargeOn #UCANationals pic.twitter.com/ycCztMcqwo
— UCF Cheerleaders (@UCF_CheerTeam) January 18, 2016
“I want to be sure and thank all of the UCF fans and alumni that showed up to support our team tonight,” head coach Linda Gooch said in a release. “In many ways, it was like a UCF Cheerleading family reunion because there were so many in the crowd.
Under Gooch, the UCF cheerleaders have placed in the Top 10 of the College Cheerleading National Championships a total of 21 times in the past 23 years, according to ucfknights.com.
College Cheerleading Championships – (1/17/15) – Images by UCF Knights
Photo courtesy of UCF Athletics Communications.
