ORLANDO, Fla. — The Slippery Rock University all-female cheerleading team captured the Universal Cheerleading Association Division II National Collegiate Championship crown Saturday at Disney World.

The Rock unseated defending champion Southern Connecticut University and bested University of West Georgia, which had won five national titles from 2004-08.

West Georgia finished second behind SRU, followed by Northern Kentucky University.

Members of the all-female squad listed on the University's website from the Butler County area include Butler residents Courtney Cashdollar and Jocelyn Nulph (Butler), Keriann Napora (Knoch), Lauren Morrison (Freeport) and Slippery Rock resident Jill Klocek (Serra).

SRU finished fifth in last year's competition.

The coed cheerleading team was scheduled to compete in Sunday's championship.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Jeremy Abbott came to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships wanting a spot on the Vancouver Olympic team more than a second straight national title. He got both.Abbott put on his most impressive performance since winning nationals last year, peaking at the perfect time. His score of 263.66 points was 25 more than that of world champion Evan Lysacek — a landslide for those of you still confused by skating's new judging system.Johnny Weir finished fifth in the free skate, but had built up a big enough lead in the short program to stay third overall. The three-man Olympic team was announced about a half-hour after the competition and, no surprise, it was the top three.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Olympic superstars Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff won 400-yard individual medleys at the Long Beach Grand Prix.Phelps finished in 3 minutes, 38.42 seconds, about a second behind his preliminary time but well ahead of second-place finisher Hidemasa Sano. Phelps won the 500-yard freestyle on Saturday as he continues getting back in competition shape. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist is entered in two more events at the short-course meet.