The Blinn College cheer and dance teams recently competed at the 2022 NCA & NDA Collegiate National Championship in Dayton Beach, Fla.

The Buccaneers' cheer team competed in Advanced Small Coed in the junior college division and placed third overall in the six-team competition. Blinn earned a score of 94.0926. Trinity Valley Community College won the national title with a score of 96.392, while Dodge City Community College finished second (95.972).

The Buccaneer dance squad earned a pair of second-place finishes, both in Team Performance and Pom Open. Blinn earned a score of 86.68 in the three-squad Team Performance competition, finishing behind champion McLennan Community College (88.18).

In the Pom Open, the Buccaneers scored a 90.2571 for the runner-up finish, while Orange Coast College won the title with a 93.3429.

"Both cheer and dance worked very, very hard this year," Blinn head cheer and dance coach Sarah Barland Flisowski said. "Even though we did not get the placement we wanted, I am so very proud of the product that we put out there and the hard work and dedication that our kids had and put out on the floor."

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 42 NJCAA national championships since 1987. For more information, visit www.buccaneersports.com.