Jamaica, NY---The Brooklyn College cheerleading team closed out the 2017-18 season last night at the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Championships hosted by York College. BC finished in Fourth Place finishing with 43.15 team points.
The College of Staten Island would take home the top prize, winning its first conference title since 2012 finishing with 76.2 points. Defending champ, John Jay, finished in Second Place with 63.7 points and Lehman took home Third Place with 57.2 points.
Brooklyn sophomore,
Rachel Colangelo, would be named to the conference's Sportsmanship Team.
2017-18 CUNYAC Cheerleading All-Stars
Performer of the Year: Isis Samuels, John Jay
Rookie of the Year: Michelle Ramirez, Lehman
Coach of the Year: Juliette St. Fleur, Lehman
Sportsmanship Award: Kayla Staiano, Staten Island
Sportsmanship Team: Rachel Colangelo, Brooklyn, Chante Fraser, Lehman, Danielle Jones, Medgar Evers, Idalina Marin, John Jay
Its second championship performance of the season, Brooklyn Cheerleading competed at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) College National Championships in January at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Disney among the nation's best.
About CUNYAC
The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) is an NCAA Division III and NJCAA Division III conference with 15 members that reach across all five boroughs of New York City. Since officially coming into existence in 1987, the conference has been amongst the leaders in Division III with initiatives that focus on the student as much as the athlete in student-athlete. The conference sponsors 19 Four-Year College Championships, 13 Community College Championships, the Michael Steuerman Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner, the Basketball Press Luncheon at the Water Club, the SAAC Leadership Seminar, a CUNY-Wide Intramurals Championship Series, and the CUNYAC Golf Classic. With the help of nine corporate sponsors, the conference has been ahead of the competition. CUNYAC boasts award-winning publications, award-winning events, unmatched television exposure, and one of the best websites in Division III while continuously searching for ways to improve the quality of the athletics experience.
