Cheerleading headlines
Following a championship season that saw XULA (La.) return to the top of the podium, Head Coach Glenn Caston has been named the 2026 NAIA Nfinity Competitive Cheer Coach of the Year.
All-Americans for the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer season have been announced, following the Tenth-Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship.
Xavier (La.) captured the Red Banner for the first time since 2022 at the 10th Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship, hosted by Visit Topeka.
The 10th Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship, hosted by Visit Topeka, featured all 15 teams in the preliminary rounds on Friday, the first day of the event.
Qualifiers for the 2026 Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship have been announced, showcasing 15 teams that will compete for the 2026 Red Banner at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan.
Cebe Schneider, head cheer coach at Dickinson State (N.D.) is the 2025 Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer Coach of the Year.
All-Americans for the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer season have been announced, following the Ninth-Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship. Carter McCourt, in his first season with Missouri Valley, is the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer Athlete of the Year.
The Bees shattered the previous point total, setting the new record of 97.95.
The 9th Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship featured 15 teams recording their preliminary scores during Day One of the event.
The 2024-25 NAIA winter championships season concludes, Friday and Saturday in Ypsilanti, Mich., as 27 teams – 12 dance and 15 cheer – converge on the George Gervin GameAbove Center, in search of a pair of Red Banners in the 2025 Nfinity NAIA Cheer & Dance National Championships.
The field for the ninth-annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship is set, including 15 teams – nine automatic qualifiers and six at-large – competing for the 2025 Red Banner at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Mich.
The NAIA has selected Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kansas, along with Visit Topeka and Baker University (Kan.), as hosts for the 2026 and 2027 NAIA Cheer and Dance National Championships.
Caston earns his second NAIA Coach of the Year award in three seasons.
The National Office announced the 83 honorees across the First, Second, and Third Teams in addition to the four Co-Cheerleaders of the Year.
