MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.  |  The Young Harris College competitive cheerleaders earned a bid to nationals as the Mountain Lions took part in the National Cheerleaders Association Cheerleading Camp last weekend (Aug. 9-11) at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

The large coed team, despite having to compete in the hardest division, earned a silver bid to the 2020 NCA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship April 8-12 in Daytona Beach, Florida. 

The Mountain Lions were the only NCAA Division II institution in their three-team division and competed against NCAA Division I institutions University of South Carolina and Clemson University. Young Harris bested Clemson in the rally competition.

It will be the eighth consecutive year that Young Harris has made the trip to nationals and the sixth time the Mountain Lions have earned a silver bid. The large coed team finished second at the 2019 championship.