Watch: UNLV Dance Team Wins National Title
Wow! Congratulations to the UNLV Dance Team for winning two titles at the College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship against some very tough competition, and many bigger schools.
According to an article written by Kay McCabe on KTNV.com, the UNLV Rebel Girls and Company won a national championship back in 2013. Now, ten years later, they have repeated that accomplishment against much bigger schools, with larger budgets. Some of the bigger schools against whom our local teams competed included the University of Florida, University of Minnesota, University of Cincinnati, and the University of Mississippi, just to name a few.
Head Coach Marca DeCastroverde was quoted in McCabe’s article as saying: “We are one of the smaller schools that go [to nationals].” “We did it! With a lot less and had to work a lot harder to get to this place.”
Per McCabe’s article, the team put in 33 consecutive days of training. They cut off all social media and focused on their routines and executing the best routines possible at the national championships. Watch the videos below and see how all that hard work paid off.
WATCH: UNLV Rebel Girls & Company – 2023 UDA D1A Gameday Finals – 1st Place
WATCH: UNLV Rebel Girls & Company 2023 UDA Nationals – Hip Hop Finals
Now, to be specific, the UNLV teams won titles in two of the eleven Division 1A categories: “Dance Game Day” and “Hip Hop.” According to an article written by Varsity Spirit on PRNewsWire.com, here are the results in all 11 Division 1A categories at the 2023 competition, held January 13-15 at the “ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at The Walt Disney World® Resort.”
“Division IA Coed Cheer: University of South Florida | Tampa, FL
Division IA All Girl Cheer: Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY
Division IA Small Coed Cheer: Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL
Division IA Pom: University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN
Division IA Hip Hop: University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV
Division IA Jazz: University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN
Division IA Coed Cheer Game Day: University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH
Division IA All Girl Cheer Game Day: University of South Florida | Tampa, FL
Division IA Dance Game Day: University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV
Division IA Spirit Program Game Day: University of Mississippi | Oxford, MS
Division IA Mascot: University of Cincinnati Bearcat | Cincinnati, OH”
Congratulations again to the UNLV Dance Team! You made us very proud!
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Must Have Tech Products For College Students
Sony WF-1000XM3 Industry Leading Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds
It should go without saying, but sometimes you will need headphones in college. Whether it’s to prevent disrupting your room while you watch TV or just to listen to music on your walks across campus or while studying, having a good pair of headphones will be paramount. These Sony wireless earbuds are noise-canceling which makes them even more appealing because you can shut out any noise while you study.
Smart WiFi Router
Yes, your campus will most likely have WiFi, but honestly, it might get slow at times. Buying a WiFi router for yourself, and your roommates could make a huge difference while studying, streaming, etc. This one from Amazon also works with Alexa!
My Passport Ultra External Hard Drive
While, I don’t have this hard drive exactly, I do have a My Passport external hard drive in a similar model and I LOVE IT! If you’re going into any creative field where you need to house large video or audio files (like I did) an external hard drive is going to save your life more times you can count. This one is affordable, has large amounts of space, like up to 5 TBs or space, and comes in Mac or PC options depending on your computer. Overall, this is a great have and a really solid tech product for college students.
Wireless Computer Mouse
I truly do not know how I survived college only using my laptop’s trackpad for 3 years, but the minute I bought a wireless mouse the game changed. Now, I wasn’t lugging it to every class, but while I did homework and studying in the library a wireless mouse was so much better than the trackpad. This one from Logitech is really affordable, I’ve had mine for over 2 years and have had no issues.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (Pen Included)
If you’re a digital designer, you might be looking for something that is more tablet-like in addition to a laptop. Totally get that! This Samsung Galaxy tablet might be the right fit for you. It’s slim and lightweight so it can travel with you on the go very easily. It has a long-lasting battery that can allow you to stream for up to 12 hours and a quick charge USB-C port. And it comes with an S-Pen so you can do all the digital designing and creating you need right on the tablet itself.
Roku Express 4K+
How about some tech products for college students that may not be for class? I’m very partial to the Roku. I’ve had one for a few years now and I really like the ease of it. These are great for students because not only do they allow you to have multiple streaming service apps in one spot, but they also have some great content on their Roku channel. You can even access Roku channels through the app.
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