Taylor Cheer Competes in Prelims at NAIA National Championships
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Taylor competitive cheer team made more history on Friday, taking the mat at the NAIA National Championships for the first time in program history. The Trojans scored an 82.52 in Friday's preliminary round.
TU will enter Saturday's final round in 12th place out of 15 teams at the event, with Saturday's total accounting for 75 percent of the final score at Nationals.
Taylor will look to move up the standings when it takes the mat at 11:30 pm (ET) for the final performance of its historic 2026 campaign.
2026 NAIA National Championships Prelims Team Scores
1-Saint Ambrose, 93.42
2-Oklahoma City, 92.92
3-Indiana Wesleyan, 91.88
4-Xavier-Louisiana, 91.58
5-Dickinson State, 89.82
6-Cumberlands, 89.73
7-Missouri Valley, 86.05
8-Northwestern, 84.97
9-Tennessee Southern, 84.12
10-Baker, 83.23
11-Saint Mary, 82.98
12-Taylor, 82.52
13-Lourdes, 81.85
14-Florida Memorial, 81.47
15-Madonna, 80.77