NDP Cheer Team Wins National Championship

The Notre Dame Prep cheer team placed first in the United Spirit National Championships held Feb. 25-27 in Anaheim, California.

Our cheer team won the category of Large Varsity Show Cheer Intermediate against highly competitive teams from Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada and California.

After performing well in the preliminary round, they came out and performed flawlessly in the final round to earn enough combined points for the championship. "I've been in cheer my whole life and this is the best team I've ever been on," said senior Anika Krutzik. "Winning nationals was a surreal feeling, and I'm so happy for this team!"

This season was the first for NDP's newest cheer coach Lauren Mesker, and she couldn't imagine getting off to a better start. "I'm so proud of these girls and how hard they worked for this title," Mesker said. "They put in a lot of hours and I'm so grateful to see their work pay off," she added.

The cheer team wasn't the only NDP team in the competition, our pom team placed 10th in Advanced Medium Pom and 5th in Advanced Small Jazz. We are so proud of both teams for earning these high honors. Praise be to God!

Here is a video of some news coverage the cheer team received: