National Team Alumni

The Stars & Stripes Society

Thank you for being part of the legacy of the US National Team.

The USA Cheer Alumni Association is established to bring former athletes and coaches of the US National All Girl Premier & Coed Premier Teams together to support the current teams in membership initiatives. The alumni association is not a separate legal entity. It operates as a committee or program within USA Cheer.

Alumni are any former athletes, coaches, or staff who were official members of a USA Cheer-affiliated team or program, regardless of the length of their involvement. Alumni status is granted to all individuals who contributed to the team’s legacy, whether through full seasons, partial seasons, or program leadership.

Exclusive Alumni Events

Join fellow super friends throughout the year!

Alumni of the US National Team are invited, welcomed, and encouraged to attend various events each season. All events will be at the expense of the individual.

Events include, but are not limited to (depending on the year):

Attendance at National Team Events
- 2026 ICU World Championship (Orlando, Florida | April, 2026)
- 2026 Pan-American Championship (Mexico City, MX | September 2026)
⛳Annual Golf Tournament
Virtual Meetings (Committee Only)

Association Membership Benefits

Your membership helps fund scholarships, fuel dreams (that were once yours), and unite generations of the red, white, and blue!

All Alumni Memberships Include:

A seal of Founding Membership will be granted to all first-year members
10% Auto Renewal Discount in Year 2 and beyond
Digital Newsletter with National Team updates, event & gathering invites, and alumni news
Contribution to USA Cheer Veteran Scholarship Fund
Signet Ring Options Available for Purchase
Access to Alumni Association Merch (🎖️ Legacy Members)
Personalized Keepsake, VIP Opportunities at events & gatherings (🦅Eagle Members)

Past Championship Rings

Notes on Past Championship Rings: Rings from 2009 – 2011 were Balfour, not Herff Jones. 1-2 other Coed Premier International Rings were done outside of Herff Jones as well. Herff can recreate those rings, but pricing point may be around or upward of $450 for the cost of one ring plus the mold fee(s). Herff switched manufacturers in 2023. No molds or tooling were carried over. Any rings done before 2023 would essentially be a “new” ring and would also incur the cost of the ring plus the mold fee(s). $250/mold. Each ring would need to be repriced.
If more than one person is looking to buy an old ring from the same year, the price would decrease as the cost of the mold fee could be split between the orders. Total price = cost of ring + (mold fee/# of orders).

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Alumni Association Details

Alumni Membership Tiers

Alumni Membership Tiers

Your membership helps fund scholarships, fuel dreams (that were once yours), and unite generations of the red, white, and blue!

All Alumni Memberships Include:

A seal of Founding Membership will be granted to all first-year members
10% Auto Renewal Discount in Year 2 and beyond
Digital Newsletter with National Team updates, event & gathering invites, and alumni news
Contribution to USA Cheer Veteran Scholarship Fund

Membership Tiers:

🎖️Legacy Member: $150/year
- Exclusive USA Cheer Alumni Association T-shirt (First year only)
- 10% Discount Alumni Ring
🦅Eagle Member: $300/year
- Personalized White Marble Keepsake
- VIP opportunities at alumni events & gatherings
- Direct invite to vote on future “Seely Award” nominees
- Exclusive USA Cheer Alumni Association T-shirt (First year only)
- 15% Discount Alumni Ring

Signet & Championship Rings

Alumni Signet & Championship Rings

Alumni Signet Ring

Alumni Signet Rings are available for purchase
Proceeds of all alumni signet ring sales will be directly allocated to current athlete scholarship fund

Past Championship Rings for re-order

Past ICU World Championship or international championship rings are available to alumni through Herff Jones. To place a request to order a ring from prior years, please email Kristine Paulson, USA Cheer Executive Assistant, at kpaulson@usacheer.org.

Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Fund

All proceeds of the US National Team Alumni Association are directly allotted to fundraising & operational efforts of the current US National All Girl Premier & Coed Premier Teams. Events, ring purchases, and specific alumni donations or scholarships flow into USA Cheer as tax-deductible donations, earmarked for alumni programs. Annual alumni impact reports will be available and sent to alumni where dues/donations are allotted.

Scholarship Options:

Athlete Full Scholarship Program (one per team, per year)
- One full scholarship of $1500 will be rewarded per year, as voted collectively by Alumni, to reward to a veteran member of each US National Team.
- Any additional scholarship funds will be directed toward tiered system of veteran status (first-years fundraise $1,500, second year $1,250, third & beyond $1,000)
General Scholarships
- Seed money will gain interest and put towards scholarship
Buy-a-practice-meal program
- Individual contributions are welcome to purchase a designated training meal for the national teams as they prepare for the ICU World Championship or international events.
- At time of delivery, teams will be informed of Alumni donation by name, years of team involvement, and/or brief history review.
- Purchase a meal for the US National Teams: $150

Active Athletes Board

US National Team Active Athletes Board

Board of Directors

USA Cheer Board of Directors

Ben Schreiber, Director – Athletes’ Advisory Council (10+ Year Athlete), Board President
Christa Grizzle-Sanford, Director – College Cheer, Board Secretary
Bob Dunseath, Director – At Large, Board Treasurer
Kaitlynn Vollmer, Director – Athletes’ Advisory Council (10+ Year Athlete), Board Assistant Treasurer
Asia Chatman, Director – Athletes’ Advisory Council
Vontae Johnson, Director – Athletes’ Advisory Council (10+ Year Athlete)
Dr. Maria Wisman, Director – Athletes’ Advisory Council
Davis Whitfield, Director – NFHS
Bill Seely, Director – Scholastic Cheer
Ali Stangle, Director – All Star Cheer
Darian Packard, Director – Adaptive Cheer
Brandon Seagondollar, Director – STUNT
Andres Cantero, Director – At Large
Dr. Jeff Dugas, Director – At Larg
Jeff Geldien, Ph.D., Director – At Large

Learn More About the Board of Directors

USA Cheer Office Staff

USA Cheer Office Staff Pertaining to US National Team Operations:

USA Cheer Executive Director: Lauri “Looie” Harris (2017-Current)
USA Cheer Executive Assistant: Kristine Paulson (2023, 2025-Current)
USA Cheer Director of Marketing & Social Media: Kaitlyn Lyday (Alumni – All Girl Premier Athlete 2014-2017, Office Staff 2024-Current)

Coaching Staff

The USA All Girl Premier & Coed Premier Coaching Staff are comprised of entirely volunteer coaches. We are grateful for this staff’s continued dedication to the national team programs year after year.

Coaching Staff of the US National Teams:

All Girl Premier
- Head Coach, Tony Nash (2009-Current)
- Assistant Coach, Asia Chatman (All Girl Premier Athlete 2018-2019, Coach 2020-Current)
- Assistant Coach, Lindsey Driskill (All Girl & Coed Premier Athlete 2017-2019, Coach 2021-Current)
- Assistant Coach/Choreographer, Blake Johnson (2015-Current)
Coed Premier
- Head Coach, LeRoy McCullough (2010-Current)
- Assistant Coach, Christa Grizzle-Sanford (2015-Current)
- Assistant Coach, Alli Lumpkin (Coed Premier Athlete 2011, 2012, 2014, Coach 2016-Current)
- Assistant Coach/Choreographer, Tucker Hunter (Coed Premier Athlete 2013-2017, 2019, Coach 2022-Current)

USA Cheer Mission

USA Cheer’s Mission

The USA Federation for Sport Cheering is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 2007 to serve as the Governing Body for Sport Cheering in the United States and is recognized by the International Cheer Union. USA Cheer exists to serve the cheer community, including club cheering (all star), youth recreational cheer, traditional school-based cheer programs, and the growing sport of STUNT.

USA Cheer has three primary objectives: promote safety and safety education for cheer in the United States; help grow and develop interest and participation in cheer throughout the United States; and represent the United States of America in international cheer competitions.

Championships/Medals

All Girl Premier Medal History: 12x and defending ICU World Champions

Coed Premier Medal History: 15x and defending ICU World Champions