Six Earn NAIA Competitive Dance All-American Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (NAIA Release) The 2024 NAIA Competitive Dance All-Americans have been announced by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) after the conclusion of the 8th Annual Nfinity NAIA National Championship. Six dancers from Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) schools earned a place on the All-American teams, up from four a season ago. Siena Heights led all WHAC schools with four total All-Americans. 

The All-America teams are determined by the national championship judges and they are graded on a scale where 16+ places someone on the First Team, 14.5-15.99 on the Second Team, and 12.0-14.49 on the Third Team. Student-Athletes are recorded doing four elements: range leaps, triple pirouette, two 8-count turns, and dance choreography. They are graded on a scale of 1-5 ranging from poor form and technique to superior form and technique. 

First Team All-Americans

Olivia Fortress, Siena Heights

Second Team All-Americans

Emma Daling, Aquinas
Lindsey Koshowsky, Concordia
Kaya Robinson, Siena Heights
Briana Ilg, Siena Heights
Rafe Jacobs, Siena Heights