For Alabama Cheerleaders, Victory Without the Spoils

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When David McDowell was at the University of Kentucky, cheerleading national championships were a virtual given, as were the championship rings that came with them. He has five Universal Cheerleaders Association rings from his days in Lexington - two earned as a UK cheerleader (in 2001 and 2002), and three more as an assistant coach.

Now, in his fourth year as the head of the University of Alabama cheerleading program, McDowell avenged back-to-back second-place finishes to Kentucky when Alabama defeated his alma mater at the UCA championships last month. "It was awesome," McDowell says. "Alabama has always been so close. Personally, I was just excited as all get out."

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