Excerpts from www.ssacsports.com
YPSILANTI, Mich. – The qualifiers for the ninth-annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship were announced, with Florida Memorial University and UT Southern representing the SSAC.
Dates: March 28-29, 2025
Location: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Watch Live: The 2025 Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship will air live on UEN and the NAIA Network, with links to both websites and both apps at
www.naia.org/watch.
Florida Memorial University is in the championship for the second time after earning an automatic bid by winning the 2025 SSAC Competitive Cheer Championship. UT Southern earned an at-large bid to appear in the championship for the fifth time.
FMU is lead by head coach Ayana Harris, who guided her squad to their first championship in program history.
"To win the conference championship, have the maximum of five all-conference athletes, and one athlete named Tumbler of the Year, and to be awarded SSAC Coach of the Year, its a very surreal moment for our little HBCU in South Florida, and it proves what can be achieved through commitment and hard work," Harris explained.
The 15-team field is comprised of nine automatic qualifiers and six at-large selections.