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NCA Summary

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NCA Nationals is over. Below is a list of the Level 5 and Level 6 champions, Paid Bids, and top single day scores. Complete coverage can be found on Varsity.com.

Level 5 & 6 Top 3:

  • Youth L5 – Cheer Extreme (85.54), World Cup (85.34), Cheer Athletics (84.34)
  • Junior Small L5 – Stingrays (89.02), Maryland Twisters (87.32), Woodlands Elite (83.74)
  • Junior Large L5 – Cheer Extreme (93.19), World Cup (90.89), East Celebrity Elite (88.67)
  • Junior Small Coed L5 – Cheer Extreme (89.56), California (88.60), Twist & Shout (87.74)
  • Junior Large Coed L5 – Cheer Athletics (88.66), All Star Legacy (82.76)
  • Senior Open Small L5 – Champion Cheer (91.05), Pride (88.51), Pro Spirit (87.34)
  • Senior Open Large L5 – Top Gun (89.14), World Cup (87.50), Express (85.52)
  • Senior Open Small Coed L5 – Spirit of Texas (90.03), California (89.55), Texas Lonestar (88.44)
  • International Open L5 – California (89.51), Cheer Athletics (88.62), Total Elite (87.45)
  • International Open Coed L5 – Spirit of Texas (98.21), Cheer Athletics (96.89), Top Gun (94.11)
  • Senior Small L5 – Stingrays (93.99), California (93.00), Orlando (90.98)
  • Senior Large L5 – World Cup (95.32), Maryland Twisters (94.28), Cheer Athletics (91.03)
  • Senior Small Limited Coed L5 – Tribe (93.25), Austin Cheer Factory (89.61), ICE (89.39)
  • Senior Large Limited Coed L5 – Twist & Shout (97.61), Spirit of Texas (94.18), Stingrays (91.54)
  • Senior Large Semi-Limited Coed L5 – Georgia (94.10), South Elite (89.31), Brandon (88.75)
  • Senior Large Unlimited Coed L5 – California (96.41), Top Gun (95.52), Cheer Central (89.12)
  • International Open L6 – East Celebrity Elite (90.99), Twist & Shout (85.48)
  • International Open Coed L6 -Stingrays (92.73), StyleShock (80.59)

Worlds Paid Bids:

  • California (International Open L5)
  • Maryland Twisters (Senior Large L5)
  • Spirit of Texas (Senior Large Limited Coed L5)
  • Stingrays (Senior Small L5)
  • Top Gun (International Open Coed L5)
  • Tribe (Senior Small Limited Coed L5)

Highest Single Day Scores:

  1. Spirit of Texas – 98.74 (International Open Coed L5, Day 2)
  2. Twist & Shout – 97.96 (Senior Large Limited Coed L5, Day 2)
  3. Cheer Athletics – 97.32 (International Open Coed L5, Day 2)
  4. California – 96.54 (Senior Large Unlimited Coed L5, Day 2)
  5. Top Gun – 96.40 (Senior Large Unlimited Coed L5, Day 1)
  6. Twist & Shout – 96.22 (Senior Large Limited Coed L5, Day 1)
  7. World Cup – 96.20 (Senior Large L5, Day 1)
  8. Spirit of Texas – 96.08 (International Open Coed L5, Day 1)

These were the highest single day scores of NCA and the season under the new Varsity Standard of Scoring.

Additional Notes

  • Cheer Extreme (3), Stingrays (3), California (2), & Spirit of Texas (2) were the only programs to win multiple Level 5/6 divisions.
  • Spirit of Texas (International Open Coed L5) had the highest event score at 98.21.
  • Stingrays won 11 Titles, the most ever in a single season, including at least 1 Title at each level (1-6), and at least 1 title in every age group except Tiny (Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior).
  • World Cup (Senior Large L5) was the highest scoring All Girl team at 96.20 (single day) and 95.32 (event).

USASF Awards

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USASF had awards night to kick off Worlds.

  • Hall of Fame Inductees – Victor Rosario, Top Gun & Bill Presson, ACE
  • Chairman’s Cup – Pro Spirit
  • College Scholarship – Patricia Fitzgerald (Maryland Twisters, $10,000), Jordan Snow (Cheer Extreme, $5000) & Alex Doran (Cheer Athletics, $3000)
  • Young Athlete Scholarship – Kiara Nowlin ($3500), Whitney Love (Showtime Spirit, $3000), Haley Loftis (Cheer Athletics, $3000)
  • Small Gym of the Year – Green Bay Elite
  • Gym Owner of the Year – Brad & Brett, Spirit of Texas
  • Coach of the Year – Courtney Smith-Pope, Cheer Extreme
  • International Coach of the Year – Claire Mckaie
  • Dance Coach of the Year – Dan Sapp
  • International Dance Coach of the Year – Charlie Bedford

USASF Coach Awards & Scholarships

NCA Results

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Congratulations to all the teams earning NCA jackets this weekend. Top Gun Large Coed completed the JAMfest, Cheersport, NCA trifecta by building a 1 point lead on Saturday and having a better performance on Sunday. Cheer Athletic Panthers (Large Senior) may have established themselves as the favorites for Worlds by beating Cheer Extreme and Maryland Twisters F5.

Spirit of Texas won an extremely competitive Small Senior division with Stingrays finishing a close second and day 1 leader, East Elite, falling to 9th.  Stingrays took the crown in Small Coed, beating out runner up Spirit of Texas, and day 1 leader Gym Tyme, who finished 6th. Georgia took the Medium Coed (Senior Semi Limited Coed) and Brandon took home the title in Small Small Coed (Small Senior Limited Coed).

NCA Results & Worlds Bids

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