TC Panther

TC Panther is the Mascot for the University of Northern Iowa and the Northern Iowa Panthers athletic teams. TC (The Cat) is the award winning mascot for the University of Northern Iowa [http://www.uni.edu/] , located in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Accomplishments

TC's list of accomplishments include:
* 1989-1990: Awarded the Runner Up trophy at the Universal Cheer Association's camp in Lincoln, NE
* 2001-2002: TC qualifies for his first ever trip to the UCA Mascot National Championships in Orlando, FL and places 12th [http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=358]
* 2002-2003: Awarded 4th place at the Milwaukee UCA camp
* 2003-2004: TC Qualifies for his second UCA Mascot National Championship in Orlando, FL at Walt Disney World and places 9th [http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=1494]
* 2006-2007: TC Receives the trophy for Superior Tradition at the UCA Milwaukee camp; TC also qualified 8th out of 60 mascots for his third trip to the UCA Mascot National championship in Orlando, FL and finished 10th [http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=2720]
* 2007-2008: TC receives the 4th place overall trophy at the UCA Mascot camp in Milwaukee, WI. TC qualified 4th in the nation with his video entry to the 2008 UCA Mascot National Championship in Orlando and will compete the weekend of January 12,2008 for a national championship. [http://www.varsity.com/nationals/08/col/mascot.pdf]

TC's 2008 National Championship Qualification Video: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=K3Nmt52UQcY]

Besides athletic events TC can be found at many different events throughout the Cedar Falls/Waterloo, Iowa area and around the state of Iowa. TC is also involved with many non-profit fund raising events and is available upon request for appearances through the UNI athletic department. [http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sponsorship/niwa-sponsorship.html]

External links

* http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/c-spirit/spec-rel/spiritsquadtc.html
* [http://www.library.uni.edu/speccoll/mascots.html A full history of the Northern Iowa Mascot]