NAIA Cheer All-Americans Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - All-Americans for the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer season have been announced, following the Ninth-Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship.

Competitive Cheer All-Americans are determined by the national championship judges, and each team - First, Second, and Third - is made up, by score, of 18 student-athletes, unless multiple athletes are tied for the 18th spot on a team. Student-Athletes are recorded doing four elements: toe tuck, triple jump combination, 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.

St. Ambrose (Iowa), a team that won its third-straight national championship, led the First Team with seven, and 12 across the three teams. Dickinson State had four athletes while William Woods had three earning All-America status.

John Elder, Rachel Ruplinger, Savannah Schumacher and Martavious Owten, of St. Ambrose (Iowa) were repeat First-Team All-Americans from 2024.

2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer All-Americans
First Team
Tia Madrigga, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Xeia Schneider, Dickinson State (N.D.)
John Elder, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Mikal Honeycutt, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Sydnee Horstman, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Martavious Owten, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Rachel Ruplinger, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Haley Scholbrock, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Savannah Schumacher, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Second Team
Teandra Schneider, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Chloe Fulcher, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Amira Dobbins, William Woods (Mo.)

Third Team
Gust Kitzan, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Graysen Gerlinger, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Patrick Nauman, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
William Smith, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Robert Woods, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Dawson Evert, William Woods (Mo.)
Raniya Hurtault, Willliam Woods (Mo.)