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Grand Rapids, Michigan — The Aquinas dance team is preparing to host the NAIA Northeast Regional competition this Friday (Mar. 15) inside the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center on the campus of Aquinas College. The five-time defending conference champion Saints will welcome nine other teams from the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Crossroads League, River States Conference, and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference to compete for a spot at the upcoming 2024 NAIA Dance National Championship.

The Northeast Regional winner earns an automatic bid to the 8th annual national championship being held March 29-30 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich.

This document will be regularly updated throughout the competition on Friday to reflect the schedule of events and the scores from both the preliminary and final rounds. 

The following teams, in alphabetical order, are taking the floor to perform on Friday at Aquinas.
 

	Aquinas Saints Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster		Point Park Pioneers River States Conference Previous Competitions | Roster
	Concordia Cardinals Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster		Saint Xavier Cougars Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster
	Lourdes Gray Wolves Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster		Siena Heights Saints Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster
	Madonna Crusaders Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster		St. Ambrose Bees Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster
	Marian Knights Crossroads League Previous Competitions | Roster		St. Francis Fighting Saints Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Previous Competitions | Roster

Schedule of Events/Round Scores
Preliminary Round Performances (Order Was Drawn at Random)

1. Saint Xavier, 11:00 a.m.
2. Madonna, 11:10 a.m.
3. St. Ambrose, 11:20 a.m.
4. Concordia, 11:30 a.m.
5. St. Francis, 11:40 a.m.
6. Point Park, 11:50 a.m.
7. Marian, 12:00 p.m.
8. Siena Heights, 12:10 p.m.
9. Lourdes, 12:20 p.m.
10. Aquinas, 12:30 p.m.

Preliminary Round Performance Scores (In Order Highest-Lowest)

1. St. Ambrose - 96.97
2. Aquinas - 92.17
3. St. Francis - 82.50
4. Siena Heights - 78.37
5. Madonna - 77.23
6. Concordia - 71.80
7. Point Park - 71.33
8. Marian - 67.47
9. Lourdes - 63.37
10. Saint Xavier - 62.63

Final Round Performances (Reverse Order of Scores in the Preliminary Round, Highest Score Goes Last)
Final Round Order Will Be Released at 12:50 p.m.

1. Saint Xavier, 1:50 p.m.
2. Lourdes, 2:00 p.m.
3. Marian, 2:10 p.m.
4. Point Park, 2:20 p.m.
5. Concordia, 2:30 p.m.
6. Madonna, 2:40 p.m.
7. Siena Heights, 2:50 p.m.
8. St. Francis, 3:00 p.m.
9. Aquinas, 3:10 p.m.
10. St. Ambrose, 3:20 p.m.

Final Round Performance Scores (In Order Highest-Lowest)

1. St. Ambrose - 96.03
2. Aquinas - 92.57
3. St. Francis - 86.63
4. Siena Heights - 80.9
5. Concordia - 80.7
6. Madonna - 78.93
7. Point Park - 73.6
8. Lourdes - 66.87
9. Marian - 66.73
10. Saint Xavier - 60.27

Complete Results and Final Scores

1. St. Ambrose - 96.27
2. Aquinas 92.47 (program record)
3. St. Francis - 85.60
4. Siena Heights - 80.27
5. Madonna - 78.51
6. Concordia - 78.48
7. Point Park - 73.03
8. Marian - 66.92
9. Lourdes - 66.00
10. Saint Xavier - 60.86

The Awards Ceremony is scheduled to be held at 3:45 p.m. All times above are approximate.