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 competed this 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 TOP 30
5A-7A
Alexandria Kirksey | North Paulding
Arabella Masters | Ola
Ava Contreras | Hillgrove
Ava Robinson | Eastside
Avery Castaneda | Harrison
Belle Bourgeois | Creekview
Bobbie Sedgwick | Northgate
Brendley Kay | Ola
Brinley Dye | Roswell
Elizabeth Hand | Newnan
Ella Henderson | Buford
Gabriel Alvarez | Winder-Barrow
Gabriella Cason | Chattahoochee
Gianna Thompson | Denmark
Gracie Jay Sauls | Villa Rica
Hutton Green | Carrollton
Jordan Nealy | Eastside
Kami Ragsdale | Hillgrove
Kirsten Vanden Bos | Lanier
Lauren Heffelfinger | McIntosh
Lexi Arrowhead | Villa Rica
Libby Keener | Roswell
Lily Grubb | Harrison
Paulina Williams | Creekview
Sadé Ezekiel | Lambert
Sara Boleware | South Forsyth
Sarah Guzman | Lakeside-Evans
Shelby Baxley | Allatoona
Skyla Ziegler | McIntosh
Sophia Dait | South Forsyth
Sophie Santander | Lambert
A-4A
Abegayle Nesmith | West Laurens
Alyssa Kroksey | Starr's Mill
Amanda Moreno | Whitewater
Amelia Johnson | Hart County
Ansley Abernathy | Trion
Catherine Smalley | Troup County
Ella Blythe | Lake Oconee Academy
Ella Robinson | Central-Carroll
Grace Stoever | Savannah Christian
Grace Anne Bouknight | Southeast Bulloch
Isabelle Arnold | Stephens County
Jadyn Singleton | Savannah Christian
Jalyn Smith | Trion
Jayla Short | Mt. Paran Christian
Kathryn Oldham | Stephens County
Lauryn Shepard | West Laurens
Macy Wilson | Adairsville
Madison Johnson | East Laruens
Mary Joy Moosman | Troup County
McKenna Wright \ Starr's Mill
McKinley Ivester | Hart County
Meredity Phillips | North Murray
Peyton Rountree | Fellowship Christian
Ree Hatfield | Washington County
Reese Dean | Wayne County
Rylee Allen| Commerce
Samantha Surgala | Mt. Paran Christian
Sarah Jane Moore | Pierce County
Shamira Elam | Columbus
Zoey Alvarez | Vidalia
PREVIOUS WINNERS
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