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sponsored by the USASF. In 2007, CA's owner/coaches were ranked #1 in the country by American Cheerleader Magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential People in All-Star Cheerleading. Cheer Athletics teams have consistently outpaced other cheer programs with more than 7
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History

Source: 1994-1995 Cheer Athletics began in May 1994 when co-founders Jody Melton and Angela Rogers began their first practice with 2 athletes at a local park in Plano, TX. 1995-1996 The 1995-96 season brought many new challenges. Cheer Athletics had more than tripled in size since nationals, with 3 main teams: Panthers, Tigers, Jags. CA now had a total of 58 athletes and was tasting its first success at local and regional competitions. 1996-1997 The gym had now grown to have 5 teams: Cats, Jags, Tigers, Panthers, and Wildcats. Cheer Athletics debuted at the 1997 NCA All-Star Nationals. 1997-1998 Cheer Athletics had become the largest program in the country with 8 teams: Cats, Jags, Tigers, Sabres, Cougars, Panthers, Wildcats, and Cheetahs. By the spring of 1998, Cheer Athletics moved into its own practice facility; a former baseball training center just down the street from NCA's main offices. 1998-1999 As Cheer Athletics expanded, there were now 13 teams in the CA Family: KittyKats, Cats, Jags, Bengals, Bobcats, Tigers, Thundercats, Sabres, Bearcats, Panthers, Pumas, Wildcats, and Cheetahs. Interested in this up-and-coming program, the New York Times Production Company sent a film crew to feature two Cheer Athletics teams in a documentary, "On the Inside: Cheerleading" which aired the Discovery Channel. 1999-2000 Through continued hard work by athletes and coaches, Cheer Athletics had claimed over 30 team titles by the conclusion of the 1999-2000 season. 2000-2001 The 2000-2001 season brought their team national championship total to 53. 2001-2002 During the 2001/2002 season, the gym won more national titles than any other program has ever won in a single year, bringing home a staggering 33 team national championship titles during this single season, bringing their overall total to 86. 2002-2003 An amazing season with 30 national championship titles brought the overall title count to 116. 2003-2004 Cheer Athletics was invited to compete in the first annual USASF World Championships. Supercats won the first-ever World Championship in the Senior All Girl division. 2013 Cheer Athletics Austin was opened. 2014 New locations in Frisco, TX & Charlotte, NC were opened. 2016 A new location in Columbus, Ohio was opened. 2018 A new location in Pittsburgh, PA was opened. 2020 New locations in Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; and St. Louis, MO were opened. 2021 New locations in Omaha, NE; Pensacola, FL; and Rochester, NY are opened. 2023 First international location in Telford, UK opened.

Teams: 23-24 Season

Currently: 133 teams, ranging in age from 2 to adult. This does not include all of the teams of location in Columbus, OH, Denver, CO, Omaha, NE, Pensacola, FL, Rockwall, TX, Telford, England, as they have yet to be officially published for 23-24 Season (as of 05/28/2023).

Awards and Accomplishments

NCA Nationals Results

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Cheerleading Worlds Results

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Cheerleading Summit Results

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Youth Summit Results

The All Star World Championships Results

Controversy

In September 2020, Jerry Harris, an American cheerleader featured on the

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documentary series Cheer, was arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct and

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. Cheer Athletics founder Angela Rogers is accused in a lawsuit alongside multiple other entities of tipping off Harris to an investigation by the FBI and negligence surrounding their handling of allegations of Harris' behavior that could have prevented the sexual misconduct and protected students and participants. Cheer Athletics and Angela Rogers have come under further scrutiny following the uncovering of several public contacts made between Harris and Rogers in May 2020 after Rogers had claimed that she and Cheer Athletics had ceased involvement with Harris as of March 1, 2020. In July 2020, Cheer Athletics posted a photo of Harris to their Instagram account celebrating six

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Nominations for the Cheer series. The matter is still pending in court and Rogers maintains a stance of uninvolvement.

References

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