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.

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.

“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.