KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hope International had seven student-athletes named All-Americans for the 2026 NAIA Competitive Cheer season, following the 10th-annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship.

In its inaugural year as a competitive cheer program, the seven All- American honorees included Jamisen Chacon, Allie Galler and Kimmie Yost on the Second Team with Sophia Rosendale, Emily Ecute, Grace Brassfield and Addy Drumond on the Third Team. 

Competitive Cheer All-Americans are determined by the national championship judges, and each team – First, Second and Third – is made up, by score, of 18 student-athletes, unless multiple athletes are tied for the 18th spot on a team. Student-Athletes are recorded doing four elements: toe tuck, triple jump combination, jump combination, round off back handspring full twisting layout, and stunts. They are graded on a scale of 1-5 ranging from poor form and technique to superior form and technique.