2026 scholar athlete photo

ICCA would like to honor both our Senior AND 8th Grade athletes who have excelled academically.

These athletes will be recognized in our Championship program, be announced before their team competes at the Championships and receive a certificate.  This award is available to athletes of member schools only.  Athletes can be honored with this special Scholar Athlete Award by being nominated by their coach and their grades verified by their school registrar or counselor through the application below.  Scholar Athlete deadline is November 30.

For 8th Grade Scholars, grade point average must be 3.5 or higher out of 4.0 or 4.5 out of 5.0 for the 7th grade.

8th Grade Nomination Form

For Senior Scholars, grade point average must be 3.5 or higher out of 4.0 or 4.5 out of 5.0 after 6 high school semesters.

Senior Nomination Form

Award Recipients

2026 Recipients

8th Grade Scholar Athletes

ICCA is proud to present the eighth grade scholar athletes for 2026. These cheerleading athletes have been nominated by their coach and their grades verified by their school. They have excelled academically during their seventh and eighth grade years. Congratulations to these outstanding athletes.

Breese Elementary School
Carriel Junior High School
Carterville Junior High School
Clinton Junior High School
Coolidge Junior High School
Fulton Junior High School
Highland Middle School
Jacksonville Middle School
Jersey Community Middle School
Liberty Middle School
Lincoln Middle School
Mascoutah Middle School
Morton Junior High School
Pleasant Plains Junior High School
Rockford Lutheran Junior High School
Rome Grade School
Rotolo Middle School
St. Michael School
Thomas Hoyne Elementary School
Troy Middle School
Vienna Grade School
Waterloo Junior High School

Senior Scholar Athletes

These senior cheerleaders have excelled academically for the past six semesters of their high school career. They were nominated by their coaches and their academic status verified by their school. Congratulations to these outstanding athletes.

Althoff Catholic High School
Alton High School
Back of the Yards College Preparatory School
Charleston High School
Christopher High School
East Alton Wood River High School
Effingham High School
Fisher High School
Flora High School
Granite City High School
Greenville High School
Harrisburg High School
Highland High School
Jersey Community High School
Marian Catholic High School
Mater Dei High School
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Oakwood High School
Pinckneyville High School
Peoria High School
Pleasant Plains High School
Red Bud High School
Rockford Lutheran High School
Sacred Heart Griffin High School
Salem Community High School
Sesser-Valier High School
Sherrard High School
South County High School
South Fork High School
Thornton Fractional South High School
Vienna High School
Waterloo High School
Wesclin High School
Woodlawn High School

Past Recipients

2025 Scholar Athletes
2024 Scholar Athletes
2023 Scholar Athletes
2022 Scholar Athletes
2020 Scholar Athletes
2019 Senior Scholar Athletes
2018 Senior Scholar Athletes
2017 Senior Scholar Athletes
2016 Senior Scholar Athletes
2015 Senior Scholar Athletes
2014 Senior Scholar Athletes
2013 Senior Scholar Athletes
2012 Senior Scholar Athletes
2011 Senior Scholar Athletes
2010 Senior Scholar Athletes