Best Cheer Gyms in Maryland
Maryland's top all-star cheer programs, ranked by 2025-26 banners and podium finishes.
The best cheer gyms in Maryland are ranked from real 2025-26 season results: banners are first-place finishes in finals, podiums are top-three finishes. Maryland Twisters of Hanover holds #1 with 35 banners this season, and the program brings six Cheerleading Worlds titles and an NCA championship to the top spot. Ten gyms made the state ranking in total.
All-star cheer in Maryland is unusually competitive at the top: the gap between #1 and #4 is just four banners, with Dynasty Spirit Elite of Waldorf, Lunar Viper Allstars of Joppa, and Divine Athletics Cheer of Frederick all within striking distance. Ranked Maryland programs also compete out of Odenton, Sykesville, Easton, Annapolis, and Gaithersburg, spanning L1 through L7.
Map of the Top Cheer Gyms in Maryland
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2025-26 Maryland Cheer Gym Rankings
| Rank | Gym | City | Banners | Podiums | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMaryland Twisters | Hanover | 35 | 74 | 22 |
| 2 | DYDynasty Spirit Elite - Maryland | Waldorf | 34 | 58 | 23 |
| 3 | LULunar Viper Allstars | Joppa | 32 | 62 | 14 |
| 4 | DIDivine Athletics Cheer | Frederick | 31 | 42 | 14 |
| 5 | CHCheer Extreme Odenton | Odenton | 25 | 38 | 14 |
| 6 | IDIdol Athletics | Sykesville | 14 | 39 | 10 |
| 7 | CHCheer Extreme - Maryland | Waldorf | 13 | 18 | 21 |
| 8 | CHChesapeake Elite | Easton | 10 | 26 | 6 |
| 9 | FAFAME Annapolis | Annapolis | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | FIFire Cheer Allstars | Gaithersburg | 7 | 14 | 4 |
The Top 10 Cheer Gyms in Maryland
1. Maryland Twisters
Maryland Twisters of Hanover is the #1 program in Maryland for 2025-26 with 35 banners and 74 podium finishes, the highest podium total in the state. The gym fields 22 teams from L1 through L6. Its trophy case is the deepest in the ranking: 6 Cheerleading Worlds titles and 1 NCA championship.
2. Dynasty Spirit Elite - Maryland
Dynasty Spirit Elite - Maryland, based in Waldorf, ranks #2 with 34 banners and 58 podiums, one banner behind the state leader. The program runs 23 teams, the largest roster in Maryland, competing from L1 through L6. It also holds 3 NCA titles.
3. Lunar Viper Allstars
Lunar Viper Allstars of Joppa holds #3 in Maryland with 32 banners and 62 podium finishes. Established in 2019, the program has grown to 14 teams spanning L1 through L6. Its podium total is second only to the Twisters this season.
4. Divine Athletics Cheer
Divine Athletics Cheer of Frederick ranks #4 with 31 banners and 42 podiums in 2025-26. The gym fields 14 teams from L1 through L4.2. It converts podiums into banners at the highest rate among Maryland's top four, winning on roughly three of every four top-three finishes.
5. Cheer Extreme Odenton
Cheer Extreme Odenton comes in at #5 with 25 banners and 38 podium finishes. The Odenton location runs 14 teams across the widest level spread in the state, from L1 all the way to L7. It is one of two Cheer Extreme locations in the Maryland ranking.
6. Idol Athletics
Idol Athletics of Sykesville ranks #6 with 14 banners and 39 podiums, a podium total that rivals gyms well above it. The program competes with 10 teams at L1 through L4. Consistent top-three finishes defined its 2025-26 season.
7. Cheer Extreme - Maryland
Cheer Extreme - Maryland, based in Waldorf, holds #7 with 13 banners and 18 podium finishes. The location fields 21 teams from L1 through L6, one of the largest rosters in the state. It wins a high share of the finals it podiums in.
8. Chesapeake Elite
Chesapeake Elite of Easton ranks #8 with 10 banners and 26 podiums this season. The program runs 6 teams at L1, L2, L3, and L5. It is the lone ranked gym on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
9. FAME Annapolis
FAME Annapolis takes #9 with 9 banners and 12 podium finishes from just 2 teams competing at L1 and L2. Based in Annapolis, it posts the best per-team results in the state ranking. Three of every four podium trips ended in a win.
10. Fire Cheer Allstars
Fire Cheer Allstars of Gaithersburg rounds out the Maryland top 10 with 7 banners and 14 podiums. The program fields 4 teams at L1, L1.1, and L3. Half of its top-three finishes this season were first-place banners.
Other All-Star Cheer Gyms in Maryland
Beyond the ranked programs above, FullOut tracks these Maryland all-star gyms.
How These Rankings Work
FullOut ranks Maryland 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 Maryland?
Maryland Twisters in Hanover tops FullOut's 2025-26 rankings for Maryland, with 35 event titles and 74 podium finishes across the season.
How many all-star cheer gyms are in Maryland?
FullOut tracks 171 all-star cheer programs in Maryland. 10 of them earned at least one podium finish during the 2025-26 season.
How are Maryland 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 Maryland cheer gyms won the most banners in 2025-26?
Maryland Twisters (35), Dynasty Spirit Elite - Maryland (34), Lunar Viper Allstars (32) led Maryland in banners during the 2025-26 season.