Cheer Evolving, But Will NCAA Call It an Emerging Sport?

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The latest noise on the national competitive cheer front was sounded last Wednesday, when USA Cheer submitted to the NCAA a proposal to add "stunt" to the association's list of emerging sports. Last year, a group of six universities calling itself the National Collegiate Athletics and Tumbling Association, with support from USA Gymnastics, submitted its own proposal to the NCAA. Katie Thomas chronicles the evolution of cheerleading in today's New York Times.

Varsity status for cheerleading is a concept first elevated to new heights by the University of Oregon, among a handful of other schools, but it is unclear when or if the NCAA will ever stage championships in the sport. In fact, it's still debated whether the activity represents a sport at all.

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