The University of Louisville All-Girl Cheerleading Squad held out to win their eighth consecutive NDA/NCA Collegiate Championship with a score of 96.6829, edging Oklahoma State’s 96.5787. The All-Girl squad has now won in 18 National Cheer Association championships, including 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (no 2020 competition), 2021 and 2022. The top nine teams in the competition were:

1. Louisville
2. Oklahoma State
3. South Carolina
4. Clemson
5. Missouri
6. Indiana
7. Maryland
8. Coastal Carolina
9. Iowa State

Louisville’s Small Co-Ed continued its reign as a perennial threat, winning its 12^thĚýtitle with a score of 96.294. Louisville has taken top honors in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (no 2020Ěý competition), 2021 and now 2022. The top nine teams in the competition were:Ěý

1. Louisville
2. NC State
3. Arkansas State
4. BYU
5. Marshall
6. Clemson
7. UNC Charlotte
8. UT San Antonio
9. Georgia Tech

Additionally, UofL’s Large Coed squad finished third with a score of 97.1481. Oklahoma State was first with 97.628, followed by Texas State.Ěý
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The Ladybirds ranked fourth in the finals of the Team Performance Competition with a score of 92.98 behind the winning score of 94.68 from South Carolina, followed by Iowa State and NC State.

UofL’s Ladybirds finished second at the NDA National Championships in the Hip Hop Division IA. The Cardinals tied BYU with a score of 98.4286 but the Cougar’s raw score of 68.9 beat UofL’s 67.5.

Yet the team won a national championship this April at the Spring Premier Horse Show in Alltech Arena at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. After winning four regular season shows, that made the team five for five in the 2018-2019 academic year.

The UofL Saddle Seat Team has been a member of the Intercollegiate Saddle Seat Riders Association (ISSRA) since 2009, and began with only three members. Now, it sports 15.

“Saddle Seat riding is unique because it is an English style of riding that has history in America,” said Coach Deveau Zubrod. “The ISSRA competitions are based on equitation, which is a rider’s body position. Good equitation riders exhibit good horsemanship, and proper body position creates a more functional rider as well. We want our riders to carry their hands high – to accommodate the long neck and carriage of our horses. Riders have good posture and secure leg position. Saddle Seat riding is a very balanced discipline.”

The riders practice at Zubrod Stables in Prospect.

“Although I am not a UofL alumna, our barn, Zubrod Stables, and myself have a rich history with UofL athletics,” said Deveau Zubrod. “My grandfather was a graduate of the engineering school at UofL and we have been financial supporters over the years. We are so honored for Zubrod Stables to be a part of the University of Louisville through the ISSRA Saddle Seat Team.”

The event was held at New York Law School and featured 38 teams. Brandeis beat George Washington University Law School in the final round to win the title.

Brandeis’ team was coached by Emily DeVuono, a 2015 Brandeis School of Law graduate and attorney at Grossman & Moore, and Ben Basil, a 2011 Brandeis School of Law graduate and attorney at Priddy, Cutler, Naake & Meade.

“The Brandeis School of Law is extremely proud of our three students and their coaches for bringing us home the national championship. Preparing for these competitions involves many hours of hard work. This title is a testament to how talented Brandeis students are and the fine training they receive in oral and written communication skills while at Brandeis,” said Dean Susan Duncan.

The team’s faculty adviser is Professor Ariana Levinson. She said this is the best finish the team has had in more than 35 years.

“I am very proud of this outstanding team and their coaches.Ěý Carolyn, Megan, and Kellie are superbly skilled advocates and have a deep understanding of Employment Law.Ěý As coaches, Ben, Emily, and Leah Smith, who with Ben coached Carolyn and Megan last year, have been unbelievably generous with their time and talents and are amazing leaders and role-models,” Professor Levinson said.

According to the New York Law School website, the Wagner Competition is the nation’s largest student-run moot court competition. This year’s authors, Kimberly Gay and Nicole Mozee, wrote a fact pattern that challenged competitors to argue whether transgender identity is a protected class under Section 703 of Title VII, and whether gender dysphoria constitutes a “serious health condition” under the Family Medical Leave Act.

The final round from March 20 is .