The Cheerleading club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology won
the 2015 National Cheerleading Championship.

The Cheerleading Club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology participated in the 2015 National Cheerleading Championship, organized by Taiwan Cheerleading Association. It won the first prize in "Designated Performance of Large College Group" and the fourth place in both "Pyramid Performance College Group" and "Foursome Mixed Skills College Group.”

【The Cheerleading Club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology won the first prize in Designated Performance of Large College Group of the 2015 National Cheerleading Championship】

"A total of 101 teams from 48 colleges and universities participated in the 2015 National Cheerleading Championship, which was a record high for the number of participating teams. The participating teams in this tournament were graded in accordance with the correctness and synchronicity of their performances in their implementations of the specified action and moves. The scoring criteria for the complete grading included sideline (20 points), cheer (20 points), dance (20 points), skills ( 20 points), and the overall performance, sound, expression, formation (20 points). A total of 343 groups nationwide registered with all the different groups of competition. As a result, the Cheerleading Club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology won the first prize in Designated Performance of Large College Group.

【The Cheerleading Club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology won the fourth place in Pyramid Performance College Group: Shin-Jue Chen (left) and Yu-Jun Chen (middle), and Coach Der-Chuan Tsun of Taiwan Cheerleading Association (right)】

Club Manager Yu-Jun Chen and Team Leader Chun-Hung Chiang of STUST Cheerleading Club jointly expressed their gratitude to the support of the school, coaches, and graduating seniors for their guidance in practice. All the players have fought against all odds for six months in the intensive training. Determined to win the championship, they wore short-sleeved sportswear while practicing the action and moves until late at night, even in winter. Their positive spirits and great efforts are remarkable and admirable. Despite the hardship of taking the two-o'clock bus from Tainan to Hsinchuang Stadium in Taipei, the team fully showed the enthusiasm of southern Taiwan during the performance. With their thunder-roaring slogans, uniformed arm movements, stable techniques, self-confident smiles, they greatly impressed both the audience and judges. These are key to their winning of glory for the school glory.

【The Cheerleading Club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology won the fourth place in Foursome Mixed Skills College Group in the 2015 National Cheerleading Championship (from left to right: Chen-Yuan Peng, Yi-shun Chang, Chi-Yuan Liu, and Bo-Chuan Ku)】

The Cheerleading Club of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology was established fourteenth years ago, as one of oldest student clubs in STUST. Despite the hardships during the initial period, it has been growing with all the efforts of senior students in the club and all the talented follow-ups. It is worth mentioning that graduated seniors have never stopped their love for cheerleading activities. Thanks to the positive efforts of coaches and everyone’s passions, STUST Cheerleading Club have been able to win in various competitions.