Niles Elite gets more Nationals bids than any other program....EVER!

On June 13th and 14th, Niles Elite teams stormed Wing's Stadium in Kalamazoo. It was our most successful State Championship EVER, placing every single team we brought, against some fantastic competition.

. The day started out with our little Twinkles taking floor, pulling off a VERY difficult routine, and bringing home 3rd place.

Next came our Shining Stars. The pressure was on, as they were our only Nationals-eligible team that did not have a guaranteed bid. They set the entire stadium on fire with their energetic performance, and brought home first place (in probably the most competitive division there is!) along with a Nationals bid!

Shooting Stars were the last team to take the floor on Saturday. They did a fantastic job with their routine and again, beat out stiff competition to bring home third place.

Sunday started with RED taking the floor. They looked to better their regionals score. They hit the most difficult stunt sequence done in level 5 and brought home first place in their return to D5 large!

SILVER and BLACK were up next, in a whirlwind. SILVER pulled off a GREAT routine that had the entire audience clapping along and smiling. BLACK carried on the great tradition of funny routines to put a doozy on the floor, complete with props. Both teams came home with first place honors in their division.

Its now official...we are the first program EVER to receive 5 National bids, and will be bringing every eligible team to Nationals. Even more than that, EVERY Nationals team has won a state championship within the last year, and three of those teams (RED, SILVER and BLACK) have been undefeated in Young Champions competitions all year.

The teams are looking strong...we can't WAIT for Nationals!