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2004-05 highlights: Fredonia State wins national competition

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Fredonia State cheerleaders won a national competition Sunday at the Contest of Champions Cheer, Studio, and Dance/Drill Nationals.

The 22-member team won the All-Girls Elite Open Division title. The elite level of competition is defined by the 2 1/2 high pyramids and back rotating tosses that are performed.

The elite competition, held at the Walt Disney World Wide World of Sports complex, drew 23 teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Florida.

Among the teams Fredonia State competed against were the:

Orlando Flames (Orlando, Fla.), Extreme Cheer (Glasgow, Fla.), Kats All Stars (Kennett Square, Pa.), Orlando Flames II (Orlando Fla.), Charlotte All Stars-Purple (Matthews, N.C.), Orlando Flames III (Orlando Fla.), Lake Mary Stars (Longwood, Fla.), Florida Sharks (Valrico, Fla.), Star Tyme Stars (Sterling , Mass.), Polk County Galaxy (Auburndale, Fla.), CTC Stars (Danbury, Conn.), Ultimate Cheer (Albany, N.Y.), Keystone Comets (Secane, Pa.), Extreme (Cohoes, N.Y.), CNY Storm (Syracuse, N.Y.), Cheer Florida (Coconut Creek, Fla.), Star Tyme All Stars II (Sterling, Mass.), and the Charlotte All Stars (Matthews, N.C.).

In the overall rankings, Fredonia State placed 17 of 76 teams with 233.1 points. The grand champions Polk County Galaxy received 250.8 points.

2003-04: Successful season for Devil cheerleaders

The Fredonia State cheerleaders added more regional championships during the 2003-04 season.

The Blue Devils performed a nearly flawless routine to emerge as champs of the Kiss 98.5 Cheer for the Cure competition at the University at Buffalo’s Alumni Arena.

The team received good marks from the judges in the following categories: high energy, tumbling, stunting and dance routine. They were competing against five other regional teams in the all-girl division.

In their second regional competition of the season, the Blue Devils outscored teams from Mercyhurst and Gannon by a decisive 14 points. The competition was held on the campus of Penn State Behrend.

The titles earned during the 2003-04 season were a continuation of the program’s growth and success in recent years. The highlight came during the 2002-03 school year. Competing entirely against NCAA Division 1 squads, the Blue Devils were second in their division - to eventual grand champion Long Beach State - at the USA Collegiate Nationals held in Las Vegas.

The 2003-04 season marked the departure of former Blue Devil cheerleader and long-time coach Monica White. She left Fredonia State, where she also served as director of multicultural affairs, to take a similar position at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Katie Pucci-Schaefer has assumed the sole head coaching duties after serving as co-coach with White for the past several seasons.

2002-03: Second in division at nationals

The Fredonia State varsity cheerleading team finished second in its division at the finals of the USA Collegiate Nationals at Las Vegas.

It was Fredonia State's first national competeition in four years and most likely its best-ever national showing, co-head coach Monica Brown said.

Competing entirely against NCAA Division I schools, the Blue Devils compiled 86.6 of a possible 100 points. They were runners-up to Long Beach State, which was later awarded the grand champion trophy for scoring the most points of all 38 teams at nationals.

The University of California-San Diego was third and the University of Mexico fourth in Fredonia State's division, comprised of four-year schools regardless of NCAA affiliation. The Blue Devils also bested the University of California-Riverside, Northern Arizona, Pepperdine, and the University of California-Santa Cruz.

Members of the team were senior co-captains Aimee Maggio and Carly Pappas; seniors Jen Gugino, Megan Zaffalon, and Stacie Murphy; junior Krissy Lodberg; sophomores Natalie Boynton, Emily Dibb, Kelly McLeod, Gina Vigliotti, and Kristen Ganzenmuller; and freshmen Kristen Bithorn, Christina Castro, Erin Coughlin, Heather Coniglio, Kristin Owczarczak, and Megan Sreniawski. The other co-head coach was Katie Pucci-Schaefer.