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The Knights cheer team finished as the National Runner-Up with an 89.05 event score in the Cheer Division 1A competition. The top five included South Florida, UCF, Kentucky, Liberty and Ole Miss.<\/p>\n
The KnightMoves Dance team finished fifth at this year’s competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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