Midland Claims the 2025 NAIA Dance National Championship

(Ypsilanti, Mich.) - The 9th Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Dance National Championship, hosted by the Ann Arbor Sports Commission, saw 12 teams complete their routines at the George Gervin GameAbove Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan. Midland (Neb.) claimed its third Red Banner in program history and first since 2017. 

Finals Performance Highlights

• The Warriors of Midland now have three national championships, which is the second most all-time.
• Their 2025 winning score was the third-highest total in NAIA Competitive Dance history, trailing the championship-clinching performances from 2023 and 2024.
• Midland breaks a run of four consecutive years in which the national champion hailed from Iowa (St. Ambrose three times and Morningside once). 
• The Bees bid for three straight championships, which ended 0.16 points shy, and they finished in second place.
• Grand View (Iowa) finished third with a score of 88.40, and Oklahoma City was fourth at 83.48.
• St. Ambrose (Iowa) and Viterbo (Wis.) were the only two teams who did not receive any deductions.
• The teams that finished first through seventh remained in the same order from the preliminary round; the largest change was Concordia's jump from 10th on Friday to eighth on Saturday.
• Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) and Saint Mary (Kan.) each performed at the national championships for the first time in program history.
• Aquinas (Mich.), Baker (Kan.), Grand View (Iowa), Midland (Neb.), Oklahoma City, and St. Ambrose (Iowa) have qualified for the championship each season the NAIA has hosted the competition.
• Nine of the 12 teams competed in the 2024 edition of the event.
• St. Ambrose (Iowa) has won the most Red Banners in NAIA history, with four.
• On Saturday, the teams performed in reverse order of their scores today. Squads with the lowest prelim score performed first, while the top score from the first round was the last performance.

Final Point Totals

1. Midland (Neb.) - 92.24
2. St. Ambrose (Iowa) - 92.08
3. Grand View (Iowa) - 88.40
4. Oklahoma City - 83.48
5. Viterbo (Wis.) - 82.23
6. Doane (Neb.) - 78.63
7. Baker (Kan.) - 76.71
8. Concordia (Mich.) - 75.90
9. Morningside (Iowa) - 75.88
10. Aquinas (Mich.) - 74.40
11. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) - 69.09
12. St. Mary (Kan.) - 64.98