High school competitive cheer: Olympus girls, Maple Mountain co-ed capture first 5A state titles (+photo gallery)

Key Highlights

• In what was a rebuilding year for us, we also faced adversity all season long— setbacks, injuries and challenges.
• No matter what happened they continued to stay focused, trust the process, and in the end their perseverance paid off.
• We are so blessed to be the 2026 state champions," said Olympus coach Hailie Caso. Salem Hills had won the all-girls state title each of the past three years, but Olympus denied the Skyhawks a 3-peat.
• Fremont ended up finishing second runner-up in the all-girls division, with Salem Hills in third. Olympus was the only team to place in the top three in all three categories (Dance, Cheer, Show). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOlympus won the Dance category, while Salem Hills won the Cheer category and Fremont the Show category. In the co-ed division, Cedar Valley won last year’s state championship but it’s now competing in 6A.
• That opened the door for Maple Mountain, which narrowly beat Northridge for the title. Box Elder finished third. Maple Mountain finished first in the Show category in second in the Dance category.