Cheer Extreme Allstars

Cheer Extreme
Founded	1993
Based in	North Carolina
Colors	Teal, Black, and White
Owner(s)	Courtney Smith-Pope, Ben Pope
Head coach	Betsy Smith Kelly Smith Sarah Swicegood Macrow Chris Duncan Kevin Briggs Morgan Hudgens Lymarie Jackson Chase Burris Darnell Harris Kori Jean Christensen Ric-Chara Pina Kathy Cook John Peluso Brandon Hale Kali Jo Freeman Bobby Lozano
No. of teams	10 locations in North Carolina and Virginia, over 50 teams (2011–2012)

Cheer Extreme Allstars is a branch of cheerleading and competition dance gyms found throughout North Carolina and three in Virginia.^[1] Cheer Extreme is most well known for its Small Senior and Large Senior teams, which received numerous national titles and have ranked in the Cheerleading Worlds competitions, with Cheer Extreme Senior Elite winning the first place title in 2010, 2012 and 2013. Cheer Extreme has over 850 National Champion titles.^[2] In 2009, owner and coach Courtney Smith Pope, who was a cheerleader for Wake Forest University, won Coach of The Year sponsored by USASF. In 2013, it was announced that Cheer Extreme would be having a new location in Roanoke, Virginia.^[3]

Cheer Extreme was founded in 1994 by Betsy Smith, and is now owned by her daughter and son-in-law, Courtney Smith Pope and Ben Pope.^[4]

Publicity

Cheer Extreme Senior Elite was invited to a private audition in Charlotte, NC for the reality television show America's Got Talent, but did not make it on the actual televised show. They have also been featured in Inside Cheerleading Magazine.^[5] In 2011, CNN featured specials on Cheer Extreme's Senior Elite and Small Senior X teams while they made their way to the 2011 Cheerleading World Championships.^[6] In the making is a documentary that is reportedly following them through the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons. It is being produced by Sarah Tekeste.^[7]

AWARDS

• Worlds 2015
  • Small Senior (SSX) 5th Place
  • Large Senior (Senior Elite) 2nd Place
  • Large Senior Coed (Coed Elite) 1st Place
  • Large Senior Coed (Phoneix) 8th Place

• • International All Girl (Cougars) 1st Place in U.S Trials
  • International All Girl (Cougars) 3rd Place IAG Finals
• Worlds 2014
  • Small Senior Coed 13th place
  • Medium Coed 14th place
  • Medium Senior 12th place
  • IOC 5 7th place
  • IAG 5 3rd in U.S. Trials 7th in the world
  • Large Senior (Senior Elite) 4th place
  • Small Senior (SSX) 3rd place
  • Large Senior Coed 3rd place
• Worlds 2013
  • International All Girl 5 6th Place
  • Small Senior Coed 13th Place
  • Medium Senior Coed 18th Place
  • Small Senior 2nd Place
  • Medium Senior 7th Place
  • Large Senior Coed 3rd Place
  • Large Senior 1st Place
• Worlds 2012
  • Large Senior 1st place
  • Small Senior 3rd place
  • Large Senior Coed 4th place
• Worlds 2011
  • Large Senior 3rd place
  • Small Senior 4th place
  • Senior Unlimited Coed 2nd Place
• Worlds 2010
  • Large Senior 1st place
  • Senior Unlimited Coed 3rd place
  • Small Senior 2nd place
• Worlds 2009
  • Small Senior 2nd place
  • Senior Unlimited Coed 3rd place
  • Large Senior 3rd place
• Worlds 2008
  • Large Senior 2nd place
  • International All Girl 2nd place
• Worlds 2007
  • Large Senior 3rd place
  • International Coed 3rd place

Locations and teams

Cheer Extreme has 10 locations with 77 teams.

Kernersville

Greenville

Lake Norman

Raleigh

Cheer Prep (Cheetahs)
Small Youth 5(Youth X or Sharkbite)
Large Junior 2 (Tigers)
Large Junior 3 (Junior Silver or Jags)
Small Junior CoEd 5 (Small Junior X or Lions)
Large Senior 3 (Diva X)
Large Senior 4.2 (Senior Black or Angels)
Small Senior All Girl 5 (Small Senior X or Sharks)
Small Senior CoEd 5 (Smoex or Chiefs)
Senior Open CoEd 5 (Owls)
International All Girl 5 (IAGX or Cougars)
International Open CoEd 5 (XXX)

Salem

Sanford

Charlotte

Richmond

Hampton Roads

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Roanoke

Notable alumni

• Maddie Gardner
• Erica Englebert
• Gabie Dinsbeer
• Molly Gibbons
• Amber Craft

References