KU Dance Team Places Third at Nationals

Jan. 18, 2006

Orlando, Fla. –

The University of Kansas’ Rock Chalk Dancers placed third at the UCA/UDA College National Championships in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend. The result was an improvement on their fifth place finish at the same competition a year ago. The Jayhawks were edged out by the University of Minnesota and the University of Tennessee.

The Kansas Cheer Squad had a strong performance but did not advance to the finals of the competition.

The third place finish by the dance team marks the third consecutive year the team had a top-five result.

For more information on the results from the weekend, http://www.varsity.com/index. asp?article=2191.