The 2026 Cheer Awards Winners

Best Bid Competition

MCDA Chocolate Town Nationals

Best Cheer Bow

Build A Bow

Best Cheer Camp or Clinic

Ben Schreiber

Best Cheer DJ

Joel Davis

Best Cheer Shoe

TriXstar Altair

Best Cheer Technology/App

Boss of the World

Best Cheer Website

Cheer Daily

Best Cheerleading Photography / Videography

Giant Pixel Photography

Best Cheerleading Uniform Provider

GlitterStarz

Best City to Compete In

Orlando, FL

Best Coaches Conference

Next Generation Gym Owners

Best College Game Day Routine

The Ohio State University

Best College to Cheer

Weber State University

Best Collegiate Competitive Routine (All-Girl)

University of Louisville All Girl

Best Collegiate Competitive Routine (Coed)

University of Alabama

Best Customer Service by an Event Producer

The Allstar Cheerleading Championships

Best Educational Program

Tumble Doctor

Best End of Season Event

Allstar World Championship

Best Equipment Provider

TumblTrak

Best Event Host

Brooklyn Freitag

Best Fundraising Program

DoubleGood Virtual Fundraising

Best Gym Management Software

iClassPro

Best Gym — Australia / NZ

Outlaws Allstars 🇦🇺

Best Gym — Europe

Champion Dance & Cheer

Best Gym — North America

The California All Stars

Best High School Competitive Program

Live Oak High School

Best High School Game Day Program

Ridgewood High School

Best Independent Event Producer

The Allstar Cheerleading Championships

Best International Event Producer

Canadian Cheer 🇨🇦

Best International Program

Outlaws All Stars 🇦🇺

Best Lower Level Gym (Globally)

Candy Elite

Best Nation in Cheerleading (Outside the U.S.)

Australia

Best New Event

CheerChella

Best Podcast or Webinar

Cheer Dads Unfiltered

Best Social Media Presence

Cheer Dad Jay Yoder

Best Streaming Platform

FloCheer

Best Venue for Cheer & Dance

ESPN Wide World of Sports

Cheer Athlete of the Year

Liam Potolsky

Cheer Coach of the Year

Adrian Butler

Cheer Program of the Year

Top Gun Savannah

Cheer Series of the Year

Stumble

Cheerleading Product of the Year

Tiny Paper Things

Choreographer of the Year

Ray Jasper

College Athlete of the Year

Hailey D'Lynn Smith

College Coach of the Year

Mark Coleman

College Program of the Year

Hope International University

Community Impact Award

Andrew Dean's Flights for St. Jude

Content Creator of the Year

Neal Family Chaos - Casey and Charlie Neal

Event Producer of the Year

Deep South Spirit

Gym Owner of the Year

Adrian Butler

High School Athlete of the Year

Anabelle Walsh

High School Coach of the Year

Courtney Knight

High School Program of the Year

John Paul College

Judge of the Year

Gabby Mauro

Most Innovative Choreography

Brice Thomas

Music Producer of the Year

Sunrise Music Productions

Recreation/Youth Coach of the Year

Melanie Duncan

Recreation/Youth Program of the Year

Rochambeau Rebels

STUNT Coach of the Year

Koreen Johnson

Small Gym of the Year

Famous Athletics