Jefferson cheer team brings home its seventh national championship
The Jefferson High School cheer team earned its seventh national championship title at the 2023 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando. This is the team’s fourth consecutive national championship win and sixth time winning the Small Varsity Game Day Division I competition.
Jefferson competed against 28 other teams in the small varsity division. After placing first in a preliminary round, the team advanced directly to the final round, where they bested eight teams for the national title.
The Jaguars qualified for the national tournament following a first-place finish at the UCA Ten-Thousand Lakes Regional Competition in October. Jefferson won national titles in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017 and 2013, in addition to ten state titles. The Jefferson cheer coach is Taylor Mancini.