URBANA — High school cheerleaders from Champaign County competed in their first-ever national cheerleading championships.
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The Urbana High School cheerleaders finished in eighth place overall in the Varsity Division II Traditional non-building category in the UCA High School National Cheerleading Championship.
The UHS cheer team competed in Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
News Center 7 previously reported that the Northeastern High School cheerleaders also competed in the championships.
There were almost 1,200 teams from 34 states completed in the UCA High School National Cheerleading Championship.