The 2012 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) was held at Walt Disney World Resort Feb. 11-12, 2012.
During the annual UCA NHSCC, now in its 18th year at Disney, high school and junior high athletes features several cheer events. Teams compete in divisions appropriate for both age and size, performing in front of large crowds of peers, spectators and judges. Winners receive medals, a trophy and NHSCC satin jackets.
The Varsity cheer event takes place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, with some of Saturday’s events held at the Indiana Jones Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It was held in conjuction with the 2012 ICU World School Cheerleading Championship.
Results for 2012 UCA High School Nationals follow, identifying the top three teams in each division (from first to third, when three or more finalists have been named in a division). Visit the 2012 UCA NHSCC page for full rankings in the various divisions.
2012 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship results
Recreational
- Youth Recreational: Commack Elite Pee Wees and Lynn Chargers
- Junior Recreational: Commack Elite Divas, Geistown Richland PeeWee Cheerleading and New Oxford Relics
- Senior Recreational: Springfield Youth Club, Junior Streaks Cheerleading and Commack Elite Stars
Non-Building Cheer
- Junior Non Building: Colleyville Heritage and Sparkman
- Small Varsity Non Building: Millard West, Springsboro and Carlisle
- Large Varsity Non Building: Miamisburg, Centerville and Kettering Fairmont
Non-Tumbling Cheer
- Junior Non Tumbling: Montour, Collierville and Meridianville
- Small Varsity Non Tumbling:Montgomery Central and Clinton Central
- Medium Varsity Non Tumbling:Minnetonka, West Nassau and Westlake High School - NY
Junior High Cheer
- Small Junior High: Live Oak, New Oxford and Burlington Township
- Large Junior High: North Laurel, Houston and West Wilson
Junior Varsity Cheer
- Small Junior Varsity: Madison Central, James Madison and Burlington Township
- Large Junior Varsity: Arlington, Johnson and Hunterdon Central
Small Varsity Cheer
- Small Varsity Division I: Los Alamitos, Victoria East and Dr Phillips
- Small Varsity Division II: Burlington Township, Perry County Central and Pendleton Heights
- Small Varsity Coed Division I: Blackman. Sparkman and Douglas County
- Small Varsity Coed Division II: Reidland Lacey Township and Barren County
Medium Varsity Cheer
- Medium Varsity Division I: Sachem North, North Laurel and Kamehameha Kapalama Schools
- Medium Varsity Division II: Rocky Point, Clay County and Live Oak
Large Varsity Cheer
- Large Varsity Division I: Hunterdon Central, Houston and Winter Park
- Large Varsity Division II: Father Judge, Centennial and Barnegat
- Large Varsity Coed: Sun Prairie, Graves County and Brother Martin
Super Varsity Cheer
- Super Varsity Division I: United, Westlake High School - TX and Granite Hills
- Super Varsity Division II: Bishop Moore, St Joseph By The Sea School and Westview
- Super Varsity Coed: Jenks, Bartow and Dyer County
Also named were the 2012 NHSCC Girls ‘4’ Partner and Coed Partner Stunt Championships.
- Girls ‘4’ Partner Stunt: Hunterdon Central, Live Oak and Dixie Heights
- Coed Stunt: Sun Prairie (Chelsea Ramos & Collin Whelar), Sun Prairie (Mika Saldana & Phil Williams) and Bowling Green (Tessa Lindsey & Joseph Hoffman)
Varsity’s UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship was established in 1980. It is considered the highlight of the competition season, which offers more than 80 events during fall and spring.
Cheer and Dance events at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex offer a youth-friendly locale for the teams and their families, many of whom also visit the Disney World theme parks during their trip. The sports complex also enables for the competition to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2 to over 100 million homes and 32 countries nationwide, as well as to offer live streams of the event.
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