Best Cheer Gyms in Colorado
Colorado's top all-star cheer programs, ranked by 2025-26 banners and podium finishes.
Ten programs made our 2025-26 rankings of the best cheer gyms in Colorado, built entirely from real season results: banners count first-place finishes in finals, and podiums count top-3 finishes. Cheer Athletics - Denver in Highlands Ranch dominates the state with 43 banners, more than the other nine ranked gyms combined.
Beyond the frontrunner, Colorado's all-star cheer scene runs the length of the Front Range, with ranked programs in Henderson, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Denver, Littleton, Loveland, and out to Sterling on the eastern plains. Several smaller Colorado gyms turned limited outings into steady podium finishes, and two programs made the list on podium strength alone this season.
Map of the Top Cheer Gyms in Colorado
Some ranked gyms are not shown on the map because we don't have a verified location for them yet.
2025-26 Colorado Cheer Gym Rankings
| Rank | Gym | City | Banners | Podiums | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHCheer Athletics - Denver | Highlands Ranch | 43 | 78 | 37 |
| 2 | RORock Cheer Company | Henderson | 6 | 17 | 18 |
| 3 | THThrive Cheer Royals | Castle Rock | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | FRFront Range Elite | Colorado Springs | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | RORockstar Cheer - Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | NONorthern CO | Loveland | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | IGIgnite Athletics | Sterling | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | STSteele Athletics - Denver | Denver | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | HIHigh Country Cheer | Littleton | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | WIWildfires Sports | Loveland | 0 | 3 | 2 |
The Top 10 Cheer Gyms in Colorado
1. Cheer Athletics - Denver
Cheer Athletics - Denver, located in Highlands Ranch, is Colorado's runaway leader for 2025-26 with 43 banners and 78 podium finishes. It is also the state's largest ranked program by a wide margin, fielding 37 teams across the full L1 through L6 range. The gym holds 4 all-time NCA titles and 1 all-time Worlds title in our database, the 2024 championship won by its Black Ice team.
2. Rock Cheer Company
Rock Cheer Company in Henderson ranks second in Colorado with 6 banners and 17 podium finishes. The program fielded 18 teams this season, second only to the state leader, across levels from L1 through L6. It also holds 1 all-time NCA title in our database.
3. Thrive Cheer Royals
Thrive Cheer Royals, based in Castle Rock, earned 5 banners and 11 podiums to take third in the state. Six teams competed for the program in 2025-26, spanning L1 up to L5. The gym has 1 all-time NCA title in our database.
4. Front Range Elite
Front Range Elite in Colorado Springs ranks fourth with 4 banners and 7 podium finishes. The gym ran eight teams this season across a level range from L1 through L5. It is the highest-ranked program in the southern half of the state.
5. Rockstar Cheer - Colorado Springs
Rockstar Cheer - Colorado Springs comes in fifth with 3 banners and 4 podiums in 2025-26. The program fielded five teams covering levels from L1 up to L5. Its results give Colorado Springs two entries in the state top five.
6. Northern CO
Northern CO, the Loveland-based program, ranks sixth with 1 banner and 6 podium finishes. Six teams took the floor this season across a broad L1 to L5 spread. Its podium count shows a program that stayed in the top three far more often than its single banner suggests.
7. Ignite Athletics
Ignite Athletics in Sterling earned 1 banner and 4 podiums to rank seventh in Colorado. The gym competed four teams at L1, L1.1, and L2. It is the only ranked program on the state's eastern plains.
8. Steele Athletics - Denver
Steele Athletics - Denver ranks eighth with 1 banner from 1 podium finish this season. The Denver gym fielded five teams at levels L2 through L6, one of only three ranked Colorado programs with a Level 6 entry. Its lone top-three placement was a first-place finish.
9. High Country Cheer
High Country Cheer in Littleton takes ninth on the strength of 4 podium finishes, without a banner this season. The program ran three teams at L1, L2, and L3. Consistent top-three placements from a small roster earned it a spot in the state top ten.
10. Wildfires Sports
Wildfires Sports rounds out the Colorado rankings in tenth with 3 podiums in 2025-26. The Loveland program is the smallest on the list, fielding two teams at L1 and L1.1. All of its ranked results came from those entry-level divisions.
Other All-Star Cheer Gyms in Colorado
Beyond the ranked programs above, FullOut tracks these Colorado all-star gyms.
How These Rankings Work
FullOut ranks Colorado cheer gyms using real competition results, not reputation or reviews. A banner is a first-place finish in a finals round. A podium is a top-three finish. Every banner and podium earned by a gym's teams counts toward its ranking: banners order the list, and podiums break ties.
These rankings cover All Star Cheer divisions (Levels 1 through 7) during the 2025-26 season, which runs July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Results come from publicly available scoresheets and live results in FullOut's competition database, which tracks thousands of events across the country.
A gym's ranking reflects how often its teams won, not how big the program is. Team counts and levels are shown for context.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cheer gym in Colorado?
Cheer Athletics - Denver in Highlands Ranch tops FullOut's 2025-26 rankings for Colorado, with 43 event titles and 78 podium finishes across the season.
How many all-star cheer gyms are in Colorado?
FullOut tracks 51 all-star cheer programs in Colorado. 10 of them earned at least one podium finish during the 2025-26 season.
How are Colorado cheer gym rankings calculated?
Rankings count banners (first-place finishes in finals rounds) and podiums (top-three finishes) earned by each gym's teams in All Star Cheer Levels 1 through 7 during the 2025-26 season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), using publicly available competition results in FullOut's database. Banners rank first; podiums break ties.
Which Colorado cheer gyms won the most banners in 2025-26?
Cheer Athletics - Denver (43), Rock Cheer Company (6), Thrive Cheer Royals (5) led Colorado in banners during the 2025-26 season.