2023-24 NAIA Competitive Cheer All-Americans and Cheerleaders of the Year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2024 NAIA Competitive Cheer All-Americans have been announced by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) after the conclusion of the 8th Annual Nfinity NAIA National Championship. Carlos Fetterer of St. Ambrose (Iowa), Trey Galvan of Saint Mary (Kan.), Martavious Owten of St. Ambrose (Iowa), and Dylan Sonnier of Xavier (La.) all posted perfect scores of 20 to earn Co-Cheerleader of the Year honors.
The All-America teams are determined by the national championship judges and they are graded on a scale where 16+ places someone on the First Team, 14.5-15.99 on the Second Team, and 12.0-14.49 on the Third Team. Student-Athletes are recorded doing four elements: toe tuck, trimple jump combination, round off back handspring full twisting layout, and stunts. They are graded on a scale of 1-5 ranging from poor form and technique to superior form and technique.
Xavier (La.) posted the most members on the First Team with 13 while NAIA National Champions St. Ambrose (Iowa) placed five on the First Team. Overall, the Gold have 16 across all three teams and the Bees are second with 10.
Rylee Mills of Missouri Valley is the only multiple winner among the field of 72 student-athletes. This is his fifth-consecutive season with All-American recognition. Mills was First Team in 2023 and an All-American in 2020, 2021 and 2022 before the lists were divided into teams.
2023-24 NAIA Competitive Cheer All-America Teams (Alphabetical order by institution)
FIRST TEAM
NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
Zion Moorman^ | Concordia (Mich.) | So. | Sicklerville, N.J. |
Brooklyn Deguzman | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Fr. | Dickinson, N.D. |
Teandra Schneider | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Sr. | Dickinson‚ N.D. |
Alexus Robinson* | Indiana Wesleyan | So. | Newport News, Va. |
Jordan Rowden* | Indiana Wesleyan | Gr. | Hebron, Ohio |
Joel Brothers | Lourdes (Ohio) | So. | Clarksville, Ohio |
Arija Grana | Lourdes (Ohio) | Fr. | Holland, Ohio |
Kendall Fitchpatric | Lourdes (Ohio) | Sr. | Sylvania, Ohio |
Ethan Andrade | Midland (Neb.) | Fr. | Grand Island, Neb. |
Isabelle Smith* | Midland (Neb.) | So. | Johnstown, Colo. |
Joey Barker | Missouri Baptist | Jr. | Muldrow, Okla. |
Mackenzie Allison^ | Missouri Valley | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
Rylee Mills*#%& | Missouri Valley | Sr. | Oak Grove, Mo. |
Jasmyn Smith | Oklahoma City | Fr. | Norman, Okla. |
Brenden Harris | Oklahoma City | Fr. | Elgin, Okla. |
Sarah Robbins | Oklahoma City | Jr. | Midwest City, Okla. |
Scotlyn Banfield | Oklahoma City | Fr. | Newcastle, Okla. |
John Elder | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | So. | Geneseo, Ill. |
Rachel Ruplinger | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Jr. | Bettendorf, Iowa |
Savannah Schumacher^ | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | So. | Joliet, Ill. |
Martavious Owten* | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | So. | Chicago, Ill. |
Carlos Fetterer | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | So. | Davenport, Iowa |
Trey Galvan* | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Jr. | Basehor, Kan |
Colt Roberts | Tennessee Southern | So. | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
Nakiya Mostella* | Tennessee Southern | Jr. | Columbia, Tenn. |
Antonio Underwood | Xavier (La.) | Jr. | Chicago, Ill. |
Britney Dixon | Xavier (La.) | Jr. | Humble, Texas |
Syre Baker* | Xavier (La.) | Jr. | Los Angeles, Calif. |
Tia Barrett^ | Xavier (La.) | Sr. | Oakley, Calif. |
Kamari Blanding | Xavier (La.) | So. | Fayetteville, Ga. |
Kennedy Commings | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | Loganville, Ga. |
Kelsey White* | Xavier (La.) | Jr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
Cameron Speed | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | McDonough, Ga. |
Gabrielle Brightmon* | Xavier (La.) | Jr. | Katy, Texas |
Kelsea Allen | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | Duluth, Ga. |
Taylor Curley | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | Benton, Ark. |
Kennedy Guy | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | McDonough, Ga. |
Dylan Sonnier | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
SECOND TEAM
NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
Gabrielle Keating* | Benedictince (Kan.) | Sr. | Overland Park, Kan. |
Eunique Robinson | Concordia (Mich.) | So. | Detroit, Mich. |
Damien (Biruk) Holmes | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Fr. | Green River, Wyo. |
Jayada Rouse | Florida Memorial | So. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
McKenzie Lloyd | Hastings (Neb.) | Sr. | Hastings, Neb. |
Kenedee Rowen | Midland (Neb.) | Fr. | Wessington, S.D. |
Nathan Tornow | Northwestern (Iowa) | Sr. | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
Caysie Ringkvist | Siena Heights (Mich.) | Sr. | Adrian, Mich. |
Haley Scholbrock | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Fr. | Bettendorf, Iowa |
Sydnee Horstman | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | So. | Batavia, Ill. |
Eliza Dzurisin^ | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Sr. | Crystal Lake, Ill. |
Kelsey Dobnikar | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Fr. | Kansas City, Mo |
Jadyn Fares | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Fr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
Sara Johnson | William Woods (Mo.) | Fr. | Louisville, Ky. |
Nina Singleton | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | Missouri City, Texas |
Kendall Baggett | Xavier (La.) | So. | Allen, Texas |
THIRD TEAM
NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
Zoe Genette | Concordia (Mich.) | Sr. | Rockwood, Mich. |
Celina Hinojosa | Concordia (Mich.) | So. | Allen Park, Mich. |
Dalton Herbst | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Sr. | Baker‚ Mont. |
Gustav Kitzan | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Jr. | Dickinson, N.D. |
Adiyah Allen | Florida Memorial | Fr. | Goldsboro, N.C. |
Jamiyah West | Florida Memorial | Fr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
Sydnie West | Georgetown (Ky.) | Sr. | Verona, Ky. |
Ethan White | Indiana Wesleyan | So. | Harrison, Ohio |
Elli Vanderveen^ | Indiana Wesleyan | So. | Hudsonville, Mich. |
Meilyn Kniola | Marian (Ind.) | So. | Zionsville, Ind. |
Brinley Hager^ | Midland (Neb.) | So. | Lincoln, Neb. |
Charles Duvall | Missouri Valley | So. | Marietta, Ga. |
Gabriela Lopez | Missouri Valley | So. | McDonough, Ga. |
Kylee Meares | Missouri Valley | Sr. | Celina, Texas |
Glenn Doss | Siena Heights (Mich.) | Fr. | Allen Park, Mich. |
Graysen Gerlinger | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | So. | Cary, Ill. |
Austyn Goodale^ | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Sr. | Iowa City, Iowa |
Dorian Harris | Xavier (La.) | Fr. | New Orleans, La. |
Previous All-America Key
- * 2023 1st Team
- ^ 2023 2nd Team
- # 2022 All-American
- % 2021 All-American
- & 202 All-American