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2018 UniSport National Div 1 Champions Queensland University of Technology (QUT), are returning to the cheer and dance competition looking to take out the overall title for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

QUT Cheer and Dance president, Rhiannon Zahra, studying a Bachelor of Law and Psychology, is feeling the pressure to go two for two.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year we had a really strong team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year is a completely different format so we don\u2019t really know what to expect,\u201d Rhiannon said.<\/p>\n

Monash University (MON) will return to the competition this year to reclaim their title, having been absent in last year\u2019s Div 1 competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonash will definitely be our biggest competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were the champions for a couple of years before we took it last year so defending our title is definitely going to be hard,\u201d Rhiannon said.<\/p>\n

Rhiannon won\u2019t give be ruling her team out just yet, hopeful they can finish their competition season on a high.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had a really successful competition season so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope we can keep that running,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Rhiannon mentioned this will be the first time QUT are going head to head with the larger more competitive cheerleading teams across Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have taken big steps in improving the program this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone has been performing well so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great experience to come to the Div 1 Nationals to compete against universities outside of Queensland,\u201d Rhiannon said.<\/p>\n

QUT will be busy between both their cheerleading and dance teams, with a number of different dance styles also to take the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a jazz, lyrical, hip hop and pom team in our dance category,\u201d Rhiannon added.<\/p>\n

The UniSport Nationals Div 1 Cheer and Dance competition will be kicking off Wednesday afternoon at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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