Bartlett, Tenn., February 16, 2018 – USA Cheer has announced the schools represented on the US Junior Coed National Team, which will represent the United States in the Junior Elite Division at the 2017 International Cheer Union (ICU) World Championships, which takes place April 25-27, 2018 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex [...]
Maryland area team will represent the United States in the Special Abilities Traditional Division at the International Cheer Union World Championship Bartlett, Tenn., February 14, 2018 – USA Cheer, the national governing body for cheer in the United States, has announced that a team from the Maryland Twisters All-Star program will represent the United [...]
Many of you have commented about the release on November 29, 2017 announcing that the University of Kentucky had been selected by the Board of USA Cheer to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea. We think it is important to more fully explain the scope of this participation because there appears to be [...]
University of Kentucky will represent USA Cheer and the United States at the XXIII Winter Olympic Games Bartlett, Tenn., November 29, 2017 – USA Cheer has announced that a team of United States cheerleaders will attend and perform during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in support of the USA’s Olympic Teams [...]
USA Cheer believes that the emotional and physical well-being of every cheerleader is paramount in all cheerleading programs. A recent television program has raised some questions about the safety of cheerleading in general, and USA Cheer welcomes the chance to provide insight on the current state of cheerleading safety. We believe that all cheerleading [...]
Memphis, Tenn., September 13, 2017 – USA Cheer is proud to announce that Dominique Burke has been named the 2017 College STUNT Athlete of the Year. “I couldn’t be more proud of Dominique and her STUNT career at Alma,” says Bill Boggs, Director of College STUNT, which developed the sport at the college and [...]
Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 2017 – USA Cheer has announced that Lauri “Looie” Harris has been named its Executive Director. USA Cheer, the governing body of cheer in the United States was founded in 2008 to serve all aspects of cheer in America – traditional, all star and the emerging sport of STUNT. Harris [...]
The 7th Annual Championship was held on the Campus of Southern Methodist University. Bartlett, Tenn., May 2, 2017 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S., held their 2017 College STUNT National Championship at Moody Coliseum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas on April 29 and 30. [...]
Southern Methodist University will host the 2017 College STUNT National Championship Bartlett, Tenn., April 24, 2017 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S., will host their 2017 College STUNT National Championship at Moody Coliseum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas on April 29 and 30. The Division [...]
Southern Methodist University will host the 2017 College STUNT National Championship April 29-30. Bartlett, Tenn., March 13, 2017 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S. announced today that the 2017 College STUNT National Championship will be held at Moody Coliseum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas [...]
Bartlett, Tenn., March 6, 2017 – USA Cheer has announced that Dyer County High School from Newbern, Tennessee, will represent the United States the U.S. Junior Coed National Team in the Junior Elite Division at the 2017 International Cheer Union World Championship. Head coaches Lori Evans and Wendi Roberson, along with assistant coach Susan [...]
Junior Legendary Athletics Team will Represent the United States at the International Cheer Union World Championships Bartlett, Tenn., February 21, 2017 – USA Cheer, the national governing body for cheer in the U.S., has announced that the Junior Legendary Athletics team from Longwood, Florida, will represent the U.S. at the International Cheer Union (ICU) [...]
Teams from the University of Kentucky and Arizona State University will represent the United States at the International Cheer Union World Championship Bartlett, Tenn., February 14 – USA Cheer has selected the teams that will represent the U.S. National Teams in the Team CHeer Pom, Jazz and Hip Hop divisions at the International Cheer Union (ICU) [...]
Eastside Middle School will represent the U.S. in the Inaugural International Cheer Union Junior World Championship Memphis, Tenn., January 30, 2017 – USA Cheer, the national governing body for cheer in the U.S., has announced that Eastside Middle School from Mt. Washington, Kentucky, will represent the U.S. at the International Cheer Union (ICU) Junior [...]
Memphis, Tenn., December 09, 2016 - The International Cheer Union (ICU) today expressed its appreciation to the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its decision this week providing provisional recognition to the ICU. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in the United States, the ICU began its journey to be recognized six years ago when it first applied to the IOC. [...]
USA Cheer Names LakePoint Champions Center the Official Training Center for the 2017 U.S. National Teams Memphis, Tenn., November 9, 2016 – USA Cheer, the national governing body for cheerleading, has announced that the LakePoint Champions Center will serve as the official training center for the 2017 U.S. National Cheer and Dance Teams. There [...]
USA Cheer Announces 2016 STUNT National College Championship to Take Place in Sacramento The Sixth National STUNT Championship will take place on April 28 & 29, 2016 Memphis, Tenn., October 28, 2015 - USA Cheer, the governing body for all disciplines of cheer in the United States, has announced that the 2016 National STUNT [...]
STUNT Athlete Recognized at Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports Memphis, Tenn., October 21, 2015 - USA Cheer is proud to announce that Kaitlyn Sexton, a STUNT athlete was recognized at the Women's Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports. Kaitlyn took the stage as part of a procession of [...]
National Cheerleading Safety Month Resolution Introduced in the House of Representitives Leaders in cheerleading safety recognized in Congressional resolution to recognize March as National Cheerleading Safety Month. Memphis, Tenn., March 31, 2015 - On March 26, Representative Marc Veasey of Texas introduced HR Resolution 175, supporting the designation of March as National Cheerleading Safety [...]
Memphis, Tenn., February 2015 - USA Cheer has announced that the dance team from the University of Cincinnati has been selected as the 2015 National Dance Team and will represent the United States at the 2015 International Cheer Union (ICU) World Championship. The ICU World Championship will take place in Orlando, Florida on April 23rd [...]
Ashley Lober is the first STUNT Athlete to be recognized at Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports Memphis, Tenn., October 15, 2014 - USA Cheer is proud to announce that Ashley Lober is the first STUNT athlete to be included in the Women's Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in [...]
USA Cheer's Director of Safety, Karen Lew is the featured Athletic Trainer in this month's issue of NATA. Read the article here.
Memphis, Tenn., August 2014 - USA Cheer is pleased to announce that the Alma College STUNT team will be returning for its third year as a Varsity sport for the 2014-15 season. Created by USA Cheer to be an additional sport option for female athletes, STUNT was derived from traditional cheerleading and developed to fulfill [...]
Memphis, Tenn., (July 28, 2014) - USA Cheer has announced that Davenport University will field a STUNT team for the 2014-15 season. Davenport, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tested the new sport discipline last year, and has now officially added it for the upcoming season. Created by USA Cheer to be an additional sport option [...]
The event featured remarks from the President and a panel discussion with experts in the field. On Thursday, May 29, 2014, USA Cheer was invited to the White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit, which was held in the East Room of the White House. The event featured remarks from the President and [...]