Troy Cheer Makes History at UCA College Nationals; To Be Honored at Thursday Basketball Game

TROY, Ala. – Troy Cheerleading turned in one of its best performances in school history this past weekend at the UCA College Nationals in Orlando. Troy finished eighth in the DI Coed Gameday Division and sixth in the DI Small Coed Division; it was the Trojans' first-ever finals appearance in the Gameday Division and marked the first time that Troy Cheer has made two finals in the same year.

"Congratulations to Coach Laracuente and his amazing student-athletes for record-breaking performances last weekend," Director of Athletics Brent Jones said. "We look forward to honoring them Thursday at the men's basketball game. Our cheerleaders are great ambassadors for Troy".

One National Finals down, one to go...#OneTROY ⚔️📣 pic.twitter.com/cG73rkZjVY
— Troy Athletics (@TroyAthletics) January 15, 2023

Competing against schools like Tennessee, LSU, Cincinnati and Penn State, Troy scored a 92.33 in the Gameday Division to finish eighth out of 19 teams, beating out Notre Dame, Colorado, James Madison, Liberty, Iowa and others.

Took 6th in the nation in Traditional D1A small coed!#OneTROY ⚔️📣 pic.twitter.com/4q44Z4sfLd
— Troy Athletics (@TroyAthletics) January 15, 2023

"We had one goal in mind before going to Nationals and that was hitting all four of our routines, and we accomplished that goal and made the finals in both gameday and traditional," Laracuente said. "After being so close last year and just missing out on finals in gameday, it gave us the drive this year to make sure we didn't have that feeling again. This is a special team in helping the future of Troy Cheer."

The finals appearance in the Small Coed Division marked the first time since 2014 and 2015 that Troy earned back-to-back berths in the finals. The Trojans posted an 84.8 overall score in the finals and finished ahead of Miami, San Diego State, App State and Georgia Tech among other teams.

Troy Cheer UCA Nationals Roster
Trey Anthony
Carsen Arrant
Regan Ashworth
Maddie Bagdonas
Riley Benton
Kayln Boley
Jack Booker
Kinley Copen
Morgan Emerson
Paul Gagnon
Liv Harper
Carlyn Hayes
Jamia Jones
Caroline Lyles
Zniya Manning
Lauren Martin
Mashawn Mathis
Olivia Miller
Ashlyn Nesmith
Addison Reynolds
Ellie Rockwell
Abby Shepherd
Alexis Smith
Rex Smith
Omarion Sneed
Kazani Snell
Trey Wilson

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Troy Cheer Makes History at UCA College Nationals; To Be Honored at Thursday Basketball Game

Players Mentioned

Trey Anthony

Carsen Arrant

Regan Ashworth

Maddie Bagdonas

Riley Benton

Jack Booker

Kinley Copen

Morgan Emerson

Paul Gagnon

Liv Harper

Carlyn Hayes

Jamia Jones

Caroline Lyles

Lauren Martin

Mashawn Mathis

Olivia Miller

Ashlyn Nesmith

Addison Reynolds

Ellie Rockwell

Abby Shepherd

Alexis Smith

Omarion Sneed

Kazani Snell

Trey Wilson

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