STUNT Earns NCAA® Championship Status
At the 2026 NCAA® Convention, all three divisions voted and approved for STUNT to become an NCAA championship sport, with its first NCAA championship projected for spring 2027. STUNT’s growth has been rapid across the NCAA, crossing the benchmark of 40 schools meeting minimum contest and participant requirements in its first year as an emerging sport in all three divisions. It joined the NCAA Emerging Sports Program in 2023 in Divisions I and II, while Division III added it in 2024.
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STUNT, one of the fastest growing female sports in the country, removes the crowd-leading element and focuses on the technical and athletic components of cheer, including partner stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, group jumps and tumbling. These elements are put together in short routines that both teams must perform head-to-head on the floor at the same time. The team that executes the skills best wins the round and the point. With four quarters of play – partner stunts, pyramids & tosses, jumps & tumbling, and team routine – STUNT is an exciting sport to play, coach and watch.
USA Cheer created STUNT as an opportunity for colleges, universities and high schools to meet the strict Title IX requirements of a sport. STUNT expands participation opportunities for the over 500,000 high school cheerleaders in the U.S. by providing an avenue for these female athletes to use their cheerleading background in a new format.
At the 2026 NCAA Convention, all three divisions voted and approved for stunt to become an NCAA championship sport, with its first NCAA championship projected for spring 2027. STUNT received approval as an NCAA emerging sport for Division I, II, and III in 2024. STUNT is proud to be the fastest sport in NCAA history to advance from emerging to championship status.
An emerging sport is a women’s sport recognized by the NCAA that is intended to help schools provide more athletics opportunities for women and more sport-sponsorship options for the institutions, and also help that sport achieve NCAA championship status. This page will help provide resources and updates on the progress of our journey!
The 2026 STUNT season will serve as a celebration of the journey and a bridge to the NCAA era, with continued competition leading into the historic first NCAA Championship in Spring 2027.
Throughout the transition period, USA Cheer will continue to host STUNT championships, ensuring competitive consistency and continuity as the sport builds toward its inaugural NCAA Championship in 2027.
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“This moment represents the culmination of more than a decade and a half of intentional development. STUNT was created to give female athletes a legitimate, competitive pathway at the collegiate level — one rooted in strategy, objectivity and opportunity. Advancing to NCAA championship status validates that vision and the thousands of athletes, coaches, officials and institutions who helped build this sport.”
— Lauri Harris
USA Cheer & STUNT, Executive Director