2025-26 Dance News
NAIA Announces 2026 Winter Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes
February 24, 2026
(Kansas City, MO) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2026 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports. Each semester, the NAIA Scholar‑Athlete list celebrates student‑athletes who excel in both academic and athletic arenas. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including basketball, bowling, competitive cheer, competitive dance, swimming & diving and wrestling.
Dance Performs at Midland Invite
February 21, 2026
(Fremont, NE) – The Hastings competitive dance team took part in the two-round event at Midland.
Dance Places 6th at Northwestern Invite
February 14, 2026
(Orange City, IA) – The Hastings competitive dance team wrapped up their busy week with a two-day event at Northwestern.
Dance Hosts Hastings Competition
February 11, 2026
(Hastings, NE) – The Hastings competitive dance team took the floor on Wednesday in Hastings. They took second in the Hastings Competition against Doane with a score of 78.57.
Dance Performs at York Classic
February 06, 2026
(York, NE) – The Hastings competitive dance team took the floor on Friday at the York Classic, finishing with a total of 74.25.
Dance Begins Season at Doane Invite
January 31, 2026
(Crete, NE) – The Hastings competitive dance team took the floor on Saturday at Doane, taking fourth out of five teams with a score of 72.79
Dance Voted to Finish 7th in GPAC Preseason Poll
January 15, 2026
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Dance Preseason Poll has been released.
Jagels Tabbed as Head Cheer and Dance Coach
July 22, 2025
(Hastings, NE) – Hastings College Athletic Director Chris Clements announced today that Madison Jagels has returned to Hastings College as the head cheer and dance coach after three years as head cheer coach at Hastings Senior High.