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"We've done both what the judge asked us to do and what the NCAA has asked us to do, and we've been in communication with the Department of Education," he said. "We're making strides toward it. We're definitely making progress."
Other schools compete in competitions put on by USA Cheer and Varsity Brands Inc., in something they are calling STUNT, with a similar goal.
The idea is to remove the crowd-leading and focus on the technical aspect of cheerleading, such as jumps and tumbling skills, Varsity said.
"Varsity's motivation continues to be to protect the young people who participate in traditional cheerleading, while also creating an alternative discipline that uses cheerleading skills in a new format that would create a separate sport for Title IX compliance purposes," said Sheila Noone, a spokeswoman for Varsity. "The rapid development of STUNT, under the direction of USA Cheer, is well on its way to achieving that goal."
The court also agreed with Underhill's finding that female runners who participate on school's indoor, outdoor and cross country track teams should be counted just once for Title IX purposes, rather than three times as the school had sought.
"The university naturally is disappointed that the court did not rule as it had hoped," school spokeswoman Lynn Bushnell said in a statement. "Quinnipiac will continue to enhance opportunities for our female student-athletes, which include volleyball, acrobatics and tumbling, basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field."
The school did not indicate whether it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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