Six high schools from Mississippi walked away with division titles after competing against hundreds of teams during the 2023 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship.
The competition, which took place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World over the weekend, featured a total of 1,125 teams across 33 states.
“The National High School Cheerleading Championship has been a spectacle to celebrate the power of school spirit, community, athleticism, and talent,” said Bill Seely, President of Varsity Spirit. “Providing a national championship platform to magnify what these remarkable athletes are doing and the good they have done on campuses across America, while giving them an opportunity to compete for a national title is core to our mission of elevating student experiences.”
During the event, cheerleading teams were judged on their stunting and tumbling skills, crowd-leading ability, and overall performance. Each team that competed at the championship was required to qualify for a regional competition in 2022.
The following Mississippi teams were named winners out of the over 40 divisions featured in the competition:
- Large Varsity Game Day Division I: Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood
- Large Varsity Non-Tumbling Game Day Division II: Mize Attendance Center in Mize
- Medium Varsity Game Day Division II:Purvis High School in Purvis
- Medium Varsity Non-Tumbling Game Day Division II: Newton County High School in Decatur
- Small Varsity Non-Tumbling Game Day Division II: Poplarville High School in Poplarville
- Small Varsity Non-Tumbling Division II:Sumrall High School in Sumrall
