GEORGIA CHEERLEADING COACHES ASSOCIATION
GCCA CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR
&
GCCA ALL-STATE TEAMS
GCCA members are eligible to nominate senior cheerleaders for the Georgia Cheerleader of the Year Scholarship Award. Nearly 200 nominees will compete in the fall to be named to the Georgia All-State Squad. Applicants are judged on scholarship application, interview, and performance. Coaches must be members of the GCCA and GACA in order to be eligible to nominate their seniors.
2023 GCCA All-State Teams
5A-7A
Lexi Arrowood | Villa Rica
Sara Boleware | South Forsyth*
Belle Bourgeois | Creekview
Avery Castaneda | Harrison
Ava Contreras | Hillgrove
Sophia Dait | South Forsyth
Sade Ezekiel | Lambert
Hutton Green | Carrollton
Elizabeth Hand | Newnan
Lauren Heffelfinger | McIntosh
Jordan Nealy | Eastside
Kami Ragsdale | Hillgrove
Sophie Santander | Lambert
Gracie Jay Sauls | Villa Rica
Kirsten Vanden Bos | Lanier
Skyla Ziegler | McIntosh
*2023 GCCA 5A-7A CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR
A-4A
Ansley Abernathy | Trion
Ella Blythe | Lake Oconee Academy
Shamira Elam | Columbus
McKinley Ivester | Hart County
Abegayle NeSmith | West Laurens
Alyssa Kroskey | Starr's Mill
Mary Joy Moosman | Troup County
Meredith Phillips | North Murray
Peyton Rountree | Fellowship Christian
Jadyn Singleton | Savannah Christian*
Catherine Smalley | Troup County
Jalyn Smith | Trion
Grace Stoever | Savannah Christian
Samantha Surgala | Mt. Paran Christian
Macy Wilson | Adairsville
McKenna Wright | Starr's Mill
*2023 GCCA A-4A CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2023 | Sara Boleware (5A-7A) - South Forsyth High School
Jadyn Singleton (A-4A) - Savannah Christian Prep School
2022 | Caroline Hilley (5A-7A ) - Lakeside-Evans High School
Emma Hibbs (A-4A) - Starr's Mill High School
2021 | Whitney Lee (5A-7A) - Buford High School
Ally Blythe (A-4A) - Lake Oconee Academy
2020 | Kendall Stephens (5A-7A) - South Forsyth High School
Maggie Epps (A-4A) - Mt. Paran Christian School
2019 | Sidney Butler - Union Grove High School
2018 | Alyssa Sterling - Ola High School
2017 | Madi Brock - South Forsyth High School
2016 | Gabby Dunlap - Union Grove High School
2015 | Rebekah White - Houston County High School
2014 | Summer Sanders - Dawson County High School
2013 | Macy Sarver - South Forsyth High School
2012 | Michelle Schwartz - Allatoona High School
2011 | Bess Glanton - Carrollton High School
2010 | Shelby Ward - Fitzgerald High School
2009 | Emily Stephens - East Coweta High School
2008 | Mallory Gillam - Oconee County High School
2007 | Shana Johnson - Cairo High School
2006 | Ashley Hines - Jackson County High School
2005 | Jamie Beggerly - Oconee County High School
2004 | Christine Conley - Perry High School
2003 | Elizabeth Jones - Valdosta High School
2002 | Allison Lambert - Carrollton High School
2001 | Brittany West - Alexander High School
2000 | LaCresha Battle - Westside High School
1999 | Kristen Bowens - Dooly County High School
Aubrey Lewis - Westside High School
1998 | Wendy Lujan - Brookstone School
1997 | Nicole Duncan - Newton County High School
1996 | Meg Emery - McIntosh High School
1995 | Melanie Holmes - Heritage High School