MSU-IIT's Cheerleading Competition (Palakasan '09)

Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology held its Cheerleading Competition today, August 27, 2009. This is the first cheerleading competition ever in PALAKASAN history. For the passed years MSU-IIT have had its Cheerdance competitions but this year, KASAMA decided to offer a different cuisine.

I bet you are wondering what is the difference among Cheerleading and Cheerdance. Cheerdance actually is the dance portion of a cheerleading performance. It comprises of choreographed dance routines that go along with the music. On the other hand, cheerleading is a sport made from organized elements such as tumbling, jumps, cheers, stunting, and dance. I can say that cheerdance falls under cheerleading.

MSU-IIT's cheerdance competition was participated by the school's seven (7) Colleges, namely; College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS Arachnids), College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA Griffins), College of Science and Mathematics (CSM Lynx), Integrated Developmental School (IDS Hornets), College of Engineering (COE Dragons), College of Education (CED Phoenix), and this year's host School of Engineering Technology (SET Tigers). The event started around 6:00pm which was awakened by the oustanding Octava, amazing PALAKASAN montage, and other stunning performances by the school's different performing troupes.

After each college showed their cheerleading performance, of course everybody is excited to hear the judges' verdict. And the ranking is;

Champion - CSM Lynx
2nd - IDS Hornets
3rd - CED Phoenix
4th - CBA Griffins
5th - CASS Arachnids
6th - COE Dragons
7th - SET Tigers

Congratulation to the Lynx for winning the competition and congratulations to KASAMA for pulling out a wonderful event.