Daytona Beach, Fla. - In just their fourth appearance at the National Cheerleaders Association's (NCA) Collegiate Cheerleading Championship, Towson University Cheerleading won the All Girl Division 1 (FCS) category with a score of 92.03 on Friday, April 12 in the Daytona Bandshell. 

The Tiger cheerleaders showed they had what it took in the preliminaries, placing second after deductions. The Tigers received the highest raw score of their division Day 1 and performed second-to-last in their division at Friday's finals. 

Out of 11 Division I universities, only seven made the finals. In first after Day 1 were the Sam Houston State University Bearkats, who dropped to second after finals. Morgan State finished third while Kennesaw State placed fourth.

This is a sweet victory for three seniors in the program. Sam Bauman and Katharine Stetson as well as captain Kaila Flood were part of the team who captured fourth in 2010 at their first appearance at NCA College Nationals. The team improved one place every year, finishing third in 2011 and second in 2012. 

Towson Cheerleading received very high marks for its jumps and standing tumbling and posted the highest stunting score of the division. Towson received good feed back on stunt execution and cleanliness. The Tigers had a bobble in the pyramid but quick thinking by freshman Karlie Damato helped save the pyramid from a fall and remained a strong mid-layer. 

The Towson Cheerleaders believed in their team, had a goal they believed they could achieve and walked away with the coveted megaphone trophy and National Champion banner. The cheerleaders ran into the ocean with their uniforms on, a beloved NCA College National Champion tradition. The Tigers' finals performance will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, April 28.