NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University STUNT team (18-7) isn't finished, they are going to the 2024 STUNT College Division II Nationals.
The Trojans, who were picked preseason No. 1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Coaches poll, despite this being their first season, finished tied for the Great Midwest regular season title, then reached the postseason championship game.
Now, they are one of eight teams headed for nationals at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
NCAA DIVISION II STUNT NATIONALS
The top eight teams make nationals, and the 2024 nationals are hosted by Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur, Missouri April 26-28, 2024.
NCAA DII STUNT CHAMPIONSHIPS CENTRAL
The Division II and Division III championships are being held in the Carl & Deloris Petty SRC (Dink-Marler Lane, Creve Coeur, MO 63141) on the Missouri Baptist campus near St. Louis.
| 2024 NCAA DIVISION II STUNT NATIONALS FIELD |
| RANK |
|
RECORD |
vs TREVECCA |
| 1 |
Davenport Univ. |
9-0 |
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Baptist Univ. |
10-1 |
|
| 3 |
Dallas Baptist Univ. |
10-2, 3-0 Lone Star |
0-1 / L, 2-24 |
| 4 |
Maryville Univ. |
15-7 |
0-1 / L, 11-15 |
| 5 |
Concordia Univ. Irvine |
9-8 |
0-1 / L, 13-14 |
| 6 |
Ashland Univ. |
17-8, 9-1 G-MAC |
1-2 / L, 11-12 / W, 14-12 / L, 9-13 |
| 7 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
12-5, 9-1 G-MAC |
|
| 8 |
St. Mary's Univ. |
10-5, 2-1 Lone Star |
1-0 / W, 10-9 |
|
|
|
2-5 vs Top Eight |
THE START OF SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY
The
Kelly Quigley led Trojans won their first seven games of the year. It wasn't until their eighth game, against defending G-MAC champion and No. 6 Ashland University, the team tasted its first loss as a program. It was a one-point, 12-11, loss against the preseason favorite Eagles. A game hosted by Tiffin University and the Heminger Center, site of the 2024 G-MAC Championships.
REGULAR SEASON GREAT MIDWEST CO-CHAMPIONS
That loss first loss proved to be the only loss TNU experienced in conference play. The Trojans finished in a tie with Ashland for the regular season title as both teams finished 9-1 and split their season series. When Trevecca avenged its lone conference loss to Ashland, a 14-12 win at the Music City Classic, the Trojans moved up to No. 6 in the national STUNT poll.
The Trojans and Eagles tied for the regular season Black Division and Hiram University won the Blue Division.
