STORM LAKE, Iowa - The 2025 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Competitive Cheer & Dance Championship took place Sunday, February 16. Buena Vista University hosted the championship with competition beginning inside Siebens Fieldhouse. The Spartans won the 2.5 minute routine, placed third in group stunts, and finished with five All-Conference Performers to claim the 2025 A-R-C Cheer Championship.

This year's event will feature six divisions: Dance (Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pom), Cheer (5-person Group Stunt, Game Day, 2.5 Minute). 

The A-R-C Competitive Dance Conference Champion will be decided by an average score from the Pom and Jazz routines. A divisional winner will be crowned in each of the three Dance categories (Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Pom) in addition to the overall A-R-C Competitive Dance champion. 

The A-R-C Competitive Cheer Champion will be decided by the score of the 2.5 Minute routine; with less than the required minimum number of teams competing (5), the competitive cheerleading event will be held as an invitational this year. A divisional winner will be crowned in the 5-person Group Stunt and Game Day categories, with the A-R-C Competitive Cheer Invitational Champion being named from the 2.5-minute routine. 

The All-Conference competition for cheer and dance will take place at the conclusion of all divisions.

Cheer: 
Group Stunt Results: 
1. Buena Vista University
2. Wartburg College (Team 1)
3. University of Dubuque
4. Wartburg College (Team 2)

Game Day Results: 
1. Central College 
2. Nebraska Wesleyan University
3. Luther College
4. Simpson College

2.5 Minute Routine Results: 
1. University of Dubuque
2. Wartburg College

All-Conference First-Team: 

• Adam Marshall, University of Dubuque (Cheer)
• Maya Cable, Wartburg College (Cheer)
• Keilie Martens, Buena Vista University (Dance)
• Lexi Erickson, Wartburg College (Dance)
• Jessie Pospisil, Central College (Dance)
• Chayse Gilchrist, Central College (Dance)

All-Conference Second-Team:

• Halee Peters, University of Dubuque
• Jacob Haynes, University of Dubuque
• Emma Graap, University of Dubuque
• Dayana Bueso, Buena Vista University
• Ashley Westering, Buena Vista University
• Lauren Long, Simpson College
• Reagan Brooks, Wartburg College
• Kenna Kasel, Buena Vista University
• Mika Anderson, Simpson College
• Libby Birdsell, Buena Vista University
• Maegan Schoppe, Wartburg College

All-Conference Honorable Mention: 

• Hannah Barker, Buena Vista University
• Olivia Roth, University of Dubuque
• Alicia Mutasingwa, Wartburg College
• Isabelle Lowey, Wartburg College
• Brianna Aspleaf, Buena Vista University

Dance: 
Hip-Hop Results: 
1. Central College
2. Wartburg College
3. Buena Vista University
4. Nebraska Wesleyan University
5. Simpson College
6. Coe College

Pom Results: 
1. Central College
2. Buena Vista University
3. Wartburg College
4. Nebraska Wesleyan University
5. Simpson College
6. Coe College

Jazz Results: 
1. Central College
2. Nebraska Wesleyan University
3. Buena Vista University
4. Wartburg College
5. Simpson College