{"id":125420,"date":"2022-01-18T12:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=125420"},"modified":"2022-01-18T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T17:13:07","slug":"ucf-cheer-team-places-5th-dance-team-7th-at-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-cheer-team-places-5th-dance-team-7th-at-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Cheer Team Places 5th, Dance Team 7th at 2022 Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF cheer team recorded its 23rd finish in the top five at the UCA National Championships Sunday evening, taking fifth place in Division 1A competition at ESPN Wide World of Sports. 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