PHARR GYMNASIUM WILL HOST THE 2021 SSAC COMPETITIVE CHEER CHAMPIONSHIP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced on Thursday, Feb. 4 that the 2021 SSAC Competitive Cheer Championship will be moved to H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium at the University of Mobile. The championship will take place Saturday, Feb. 20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans will be allowed to attend the event, but fans can watch the live stream online at ssacsports.tv for $5.99.
Loyola University (La.) in New Orleans, La. was originally slated to host the event, but the Wolf Pack opted out of the remainder of the season. With other teams opting out, the championship will feature Mobile (Ala.), Point (Ga.), Warner (Fla.) and Xavier (La.).
Mobile previously hosted the event in 2018. Point and Mobile have won the last two SSAC Competitive Cheer Championships. The winner of the championship will earn an automatic bid to the 2021 NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship.
Preliminary Schedule
9 am – Warmups begin
9:30 am – Prelims begin
10:20 am – Prelims results
10:25 am – Warmups begin for finals
10:55 am – Finals begin
11:45 am – Warmups begin for All-Conference and All-America tryouts
12:00 pm – All-Conference tryouts
12:20 pm – All-America tryouts
12:30 pm – Awards announced
For any questions involving the 2021 SSAC Competitive Cheer Championship, please contact SSAC Assistant Commissioner Matthew Hicks at mhicks.ssac@gmail.com or University of Mobile Sports Information Director David Haney at dhaney@umobile.edu.
About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
