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Competitive Cheerleading Quick Facts — 2007-08

Competitive Cheerleading Quick Facts

Schools Entered
2008 Series-Total @ 282; Small Division- 69; Medium Division-69; Large Division-91; Coed Division-53
2007 Series-Total @ 237; Small Division- 70; Medium Division-72; Large Division-88; Coed Division-37
2006 Series- Total @ 226; Small Division- 50; Medium Division-59; Large Division-80; Coed Division-37

First Year of State Series: 2005-06

Levels of Competition:
Sectionals (5) Saturday, January 26, 2008
State Final on Friday & Saturday February 1-2, 2008 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, IL.

Advancement
The first, second, third, fourth and fifth place teams in each division from the Sectional shall advance to the State Final and compete in the division in which they qualified.

State Final Schedule
Friday, February 1, 2008

SESSION 1
Small and Medium Team Preliminaries

8:00 a.m. – Coaches Meeting (in the Corn Palace)
8:15 a.m. – Doors of the U.S. Cellular Coliseum open to public
9:00 a.m. – Welcome and National Anthem
9:15 a.m. – First Performance
(small and medium team performances alternate)
1:20 p.m. – Last Performance
1:30 p.m. – Announcement of Finalists

SESSION 2
Large and Coed Team Preliminaries

3:00 p.m. – Coaches Meeting (in the Corn Palace)
3:15 p.m. – Doors of the U.S. Cellular Coliseum open to public
4:00 p.m. – Welcome and National Anthem
4:15 p.m. – First Performance
(large and coed team performances alternate)
9:20 p.m. – Last Performance
9:30 p.m. – Announcement of Finalists

Saturday, February 2, 2008

SESSION 3
Finals in all Four Events

9:15 a.m. – Doors of the U.S. Cellular Coliseum open to public
10:00 a.m. – Coaches Meeting (in the Corn Palace Restaurant)
10:15 a.m. – National Anthem- Featured Exhibitions
11:00 a.m. – Small Team Finals
12:15 p.m. – Small Team Awards
1:00 p.m. – Coed Team Finals
2:15 p.m. – Coed Team Awards
3:00 p.m. – Medium Team Finals
4:15 p.m. – Medium Team Awards
5:00 p.m. – Large Team Finals
6:15 p.m. – Large Team Awards

State Final Ticket Prices
General seating tickets may be purchased in advance for the State Final Tournament by contacting the U.S. Cellular Coliseum ticket office at 309-434-2679. Tickets will also be available for purchase online at www.uscellularcoliseum.com. Tickets prices are $10 per session for general seating at the state series (child in arms requires no ticket). Limited luxury suites will also be available for purchase for each session of the State Final by contacting the U.S. Cellular ticket office at 309-434-2679.