NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As they have done in their entire program's existence, the George Fox STUNT team made history on Sunday, becoming the first-ever lower seed to score two wins on the final day and upset the No. 1 team in the nation to clinch a national championship.

The Bruins, who started the day in the losers' bracket, downed No. 3 Saint Mary's, 12-10. Then, just two hours later, Fox picked up their second straight national title with a wire-to-wire victory over No. 1 Muskingum, 25-20.

How It Happened
The day began with an elimination game between a familiar foe: the Saint Mary's Belles. For the fourth time in 2026, the No. 2-ranked Bruins and the No. 3-ranked Belles faced off — and the script was the same the fourth time around.

As in their game on Friday, the Bruins fell behind in the early stages. The teams each earned a point apiece on the first routine of the game, and after the first quarter, the game was tied, 4-4. However, the second ended just barely in favor of the Belles; Saint Mary's won the first two points by a score of 3-1 before each team failed to earn a point in a solo routine. After the first half, the Belles led, 7-5.

But much like in their first matchup in Tennessee, the Bruins came alive in the second half. The Belle's two-point lead quickly disintegrated as Fox dominated the third quarter. The period began with routine two, which Fox won within two. The Bruins would capture the next two points within two as well, before ending the period with an outright point to sweep jumps and tumbling and take control of the game, 12-10.

The fourth quarter was much of the same, with the Bruin lead quickly ballooning to five points. On the third routine of the period, routine three, Fox clinched the game by taking the first point awarded, handing them the clutch 24-16 win after outscoring the Belles 19-9 in the second half.

Quickly, though, the Bruins turned their sights to No. 1 Muskingum. Due to the setup of the STUNT National Bracket, it didn't matter that Fox had lost to the Muskies on Saturday. One win was all it would take for the Bruins to be back-to-back champs.

They played like they knew it. Fox started strong, winning routine number two to within two open up the game — a routine they had lost to the Muskies the day prior. The Bruins captured the next point too and took a 4-2 lead into the second quarter. The second quarter was all Bruins, too; Fox swept the period, winning every point within two in a show of grit to take a 12-6 lead into halftime.

By the third, Fox could taste it. Victory. Though the Bruins had struggled in jumps and tumbling the day before, that was not the case in the national championship. The teams split points throughout the period, but Fox maintained their lead and were up 17-12 heading to the final quarter.

The Bruins' lead only grew as the crowd roared. Fox gained a point in the first two routines and were up by six points with two routines to go — the Bruins would need to lose all six points in order to send the game to overtime. In the second straight season, the Bruins played strategy: program director Reba McLennan called routine six, a routine that the Muskies did not have all the parts for. The Bruins trotted out, and though no team picked up a point, it didn't matter.

National Championships.

Back-to-back.

The George Fox STUNT team had become the first Division III team to ever beat a number one seed, and once again, the plucky Bruins proved the odds wrong. 

Final score: George Fox 25, Muskingum 20.

What It Means
George Fox picks up their sixth Division III Championship since 2000, joining baseball (2004), women's basketball (2009), women's track and field (2018), women's golf (2023), and themselves (2025). The Bruins STUNT team became the first-ever team to score back-to-back national titles in GFU's NCAA era.

Up Next
The Bruins will look to make it three in a row as the STUNT Championships shift from an emerging sport to an NCAA-sponsored one. GFU STUNT will be back in 2026, ready for more.