UCA Garden State Challenge
4 competitions · 2023–2026
Winning Score Trend
Champions by Division
| Division | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Day Affiliated Recreation | 🥇Game Day Affiliated Recreation93.30 🥈Game Day Affiliated Recreation92.40 🥉Game Day Affiliated Recreation88.65 | 🥇Game Day Affiliated Recreation89.30 🥈GD88.80 🥉R JR GD84.90 | — | — |
| Game Day Exhibition | 🥇Game Day Exhibition100.00 🥇Game Day Exhibition100.00 🥇Game Day Exhibition100.00 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Junior High | 🥇Burlington Township Middle School86.70 🥈Exeter Township Senior High School79.10 🥈Exeter Township Junior High School79.10 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Junior Varsity | 🥇Junior Varsity91.20 🥈Lenape JV89.10 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Large Varsity | 🥇barnegat94.40 🥈North Hunterdon92.60 🥉Game Day Varsity90.20 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Large Varsity - Non Tumble | 🥇The Ursuline School98.50 🥈St. Francis Prep Cheer90.70 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Medium Varsity | 🥇Large Varsity Game Day96.50 🥈Game Day Varsity86.10 🥉Game Day Varsity84.40 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Medium Varsity - Non Tumble | 🥇Exeter Township High School96.40 🥇Exeter Township Senior High School96.40 🥈Game Day Varsity - Non Tumble89.90 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day85.30 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Small Varsity | 🥇Small Varsity Coed Game Day94.60 🥈Medium Varsity Game Day92.60 🥉Game Day Varsity92.40 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Small Varsity - Non Tumble | 🥇Centereach High School93.30 🥈Game Day Varsity - Non Tumble93.05 🥈Game Day Varsity - Non Tumble93.05 🥉Game Day Varsity - Non Tumble91.60 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Small Varsity Coed | Small Varsity Coed 92.20 | — | — | — |
| Game Day Super Large Varsity - Non Tumble | 🥇Wilson High School92.40 🥇Wilson Area High School92.40 🥈Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day87.40 | — | — | — |
| Junior High - Non Tumble | 🥇Junior High - Non Tumble68.90 🥈Burlington Township Middle School67.90 | — | — | — |
| Junior High Intermediate | — | — | — | St. Cyril Saints 73.33 |
| Junior High Non Tumbling | — | Junior High Non Tumbling 81.80 | — | — |
| Junior High Non Tumbling Game Day | — | Junior High Non Tumbling 81.50 | — | — |
| Junior Varsity | — | — | 🥇Junior Varsity70.20 🥈Junior Varsity67.60 | — |
| Junior Varsity - Non Tumble | The Ursuline School 76.80 | — | — | — |
| Junior Varsity Coed | Junior Varsity 62.55 | Junior Varsity 71.10 | — | — |
| Junior Varsity Intermediate | — | — | — | 🥇Junior Varsity Intermediate70.33 🥈Manalapan High School69.72 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling | — | 🥇Junior Varsity Non Tumbling78.00 🥈Junior Varsity Non Tumbling68.20 | 🥇Junior Varsity Non Tumbling82.50 🥈Junior Varsity Non Tumbling80.10 🥉Junior Varsity Non Tumbling76.40 | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling 80.90 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Division II | — | — | — | St. Catharine Academy 63.30 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | — | 🥇Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day86.80 🥈Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day72.30 | 🥇JV Gameday88.10 🥈Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day78.90 | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day 83.40 |
| Large Junior High | 🥇Exeter Township Junior High School72.10 🥇Exeter Township Senior High School72.10 | Large Junior High Game Day 62.90 | 🥇St. Charles Varsity75.50 🥈Large Junior High73.80 | 🥇Large Junior High76.75 🥈St. Clare School63.55 |
| Large Junior High Game Day | — | — | — | St. Clare School 79.25 |
| Large Junior Varsity | 🥇Junior Varsity71.10 🥈Junior Varsity70.10 🥉Warren Hills Junior Varsity65.40 | — | — | — |
| Large Junior Varsity Division I | — | — | — | Large Junior Varsity Division I 65.40 |
| Large Junior Varsity Game Day | — | Large Junior High Game Day 77.30 | — | 🥇Large Junior Varsity Game Day79.20 🥈Manalpan High JV77.50 |
| Large Varsity | 🥇Large Varsity85.10 🥈Large Varsity81.30 | Large Varsity 75.40 | Large Varsity 79.50 | 🥇Large Varsity76.80 🥈Large Varsity75.20 |
| Large Varsity - Non Tumble | Large Varsity - Non Tumble 71.20 | — | — | — |
| Large Varsity Coed - Non Tumble | St. Francis Prep Cheer 66.80 | — | — | — |
| Large Varsity Game Day | — | 🥇Large Varsity Game Day96.20 🥈Large Varsity95.30 🥉Marlboro High School90.90 | 🥇Large Varsity Game Day90.50 🥈Large Junior Varsity Game Day90.00 | Large Junior Varsity Game Day 91.70 |
| Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | — | — | — | Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day 93.90 |
| Medium Varsity | 🥇Warren Hills Junior Varsity94.10 🥈Small Varsity - Jazz92.40 🥉North Hunterdon89.50 | 🥇Medium Varsity Game Day90.20 🥈mount olive Maruaders79.20 🥉Marlboro High School78.60 | 🥇Medium Varsity Game Day89.40 🥈Medium Varsity85.60 🥉Medium Varsity81.40 | — |
| Medium Varsity - Non Tumble | 🥇Exeter Township Senior High School72.60 🥇Exeter Township High School72.60 | — | — | — |
| Medium Varsity Game Day | — | 🥇Medium Varsity Game Day93.40 🥇Medium Varsity93.40 🥉Game Day Medium Varsity - Non Tumble90.00 | 🥇Medium Varsity Game Day94.20 🥈Medium Varsity Game Day90.90 🥈Medium Varsity Game Day90.90 🥈Game Day Varsity90.90 🥈Medium Varsity90.90 | 🥇Medium Varsity Game Day92.00 🥈Medium Varsity Game Day90.90 🥈Hauppauge HS90.90 |
| Medium Varsity Non Tumbling | — | — | 🥇Medium Varsity Non Tumbling76.30 🥈Medium Varsity Non Tumbling74.30 | 🥇Immaculata High School76.80 🥈Medium Varsity Non Tumbling68.40 🥉CHSLSJ Wolves59.90 |
| Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | — | Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day 92.10 | 🥇Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day92.00 🥈Marlboro High School84.80 | 🥇Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day92.40 🥈Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day88.00 🥉Belvidere High School84.60 |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF - 10U | — | 🥇Crispin Youth Rec75.80 🥈10u70.30 | — | — |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF - 12U | — | — | 🥇Levittown Pride Cubs86.60 🥈Crispin Junior Rec82.70 🥉Ridge Youth 2024 Traditional 12u75.90 | — |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF - 14U | — | 🥇Traditional Rec AFF - 14U85.30 🥈R JR Tr81.30 | — | — |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF Game Day | — | — | 🥇Hunterdon Jr Red Devils89.50 🥈Harrison Rec Center88.00 🥉Ridge Youth 2024 GD87.10 | — |
| Performance Exhibition | 🥇Performance Exhibition100.00 🥇Performance Exhibition100.00 🥇Performance Exhibition100.00 🥇Performance Exhibition100.00 🥇Performance Exhibition100.00 | — | — | — |
| Small Junior High | — | St. Clare Varsity 73.70 | — | Our Lady Queen of Peace Varsity 54.00 |
| Small Junior Varsity | Small Varsity 66.05 | Small Varsity 67.80 | — | — |
| Small Junior Varsity Game Day | — | — | — | Junior Varsity 83.90 |
| Small Varsity - Non Tumble | 🥇The Ursuline School84.10 🥈barnegat83.40 🥉Moore Catholic High School74.90 | — | — | — |
| Small Varsity Coed | Small Varsity Coed 68.40 | Small Varsity Coed 72.00 | — | 🥇Small Varsity88.00 🥈Small Varsity80.90 |
| Small Varsity Coed Game Day | — | Small Varsity Coed 80.00 | Small Varsity Coed Game Day 88.90 | 🥇Small Varsity Coed Game Day90.10 🥈Small Varsity Coed Game Day88.90 |
| Small Varsity Division I | 🥇Small Varsity Division I81.30 🥈Small Varsity79.60 🥈Small Varsity79.60 | 🥇Varsity87.70 🥈Small Varsity Game Day82.30 🥉Small Varsity81.20 | 🥇North Hunterdon High School84.80 🥈Manalapan High School83.60 🥉Small Varsity83.10 | 🥇North Hunterdon86.60 🥈Manalapan High School84.45 🥉Small Varsity64.95 |
| Small Varsity Division I Game Day | — | 🥇Super Varsity Game Day88.90 🥈Game Day Varsity86.80 | — | — |
| Small Varsity Division II | 🥇Small Varsity Game Day90.65 🥈Hauppauge High School87.95 🥉Lenape Valley Regional84.85 🥉Lenape Valley84.85 | 🥇Small Varsity Game Day91.00 🥈Small Varsity Game Day88.30 🥉Small Varsity87.90 | 🥇Small Varsity Game Day90.40 🥈Small Varsity88.40 🥉Small Varsity Game Day84.70 | 🥇Small Varsity90.70 🥈Lenape Valley88.50 🥉Small Varsity83.70 |
| Small Varsity Division II Game Day | — | 🥇Small Varsity Game Day89.60 🥈Small Varsity Game Day89.50 🥉Small Varsity88.90 | — | — |
| Small Varsity Game Day | — | — | 🥇Small Varsity Coed Game Day94.30 🥈Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day91.30 🥉Small Varsity89.10 | 🥇Small Varsity Coed Game Day93.30 🥈Small Varsity Game Day93.15 🥉Small Varsity Game Day92.30 |
| Small Varsity Non Tumbling | — | 🥇Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day81.30 🥈Small Varsity - Non Tumble80.60 🥈Junior Varsity Non Tumbling80.60 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling77.60 | 🥇The Ursuline School89.90 🥈Tuckahoe High School88.20 🥈Tuckahoe Union Free School District88.20 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling82.40 | 🥇Small Varsity Non Tumbling84.40 🥈Franklin High School (WI)83.20 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling82.50 |
| Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | — | 🥇Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day92.90 🥈Small Varsity Non Tumbling90.30 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day86.30 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day86.30 | 🥇Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day90.60 🥈Voorhees High School Vikings85.10 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day82.50 | 🥇Small Varsity Non Tumbling93.10 🥈Tuckahoe High School90.30 🥉Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day89.00 |
| Super Varsity | 🥇Super Varsity86.20 🥈Super Varsity Game Day85.05 | Super Varsity 75.70 | Super Varsity 82.00 | — |
| Super Varsity Game Day | — | 🥇Super Varsity Game Day95.90 🥈Super Varsity93.90 | Super Varsity Game Day 94.70 | — |
| Super Varsity Non Tumbling | — | — | — | Super Varsity Non Tumbling 65.60 |
| Traditional Rec - 11-18Y | — | — | — | Traditional Rec - 11-18Y 83.50 |
| Traditional Rec - 11-18Y - Game Day | — | — | — | Hunterdon Jr Red Devils 93.40 |
| Traditional Rec - 12Y | — | — | — | 🥇Hunterdon Jr Red Devils75.30 🥈Lenape Valley Patriots66.30 🥉Harrison Rec Center- 12Y Traditional Rec65.00 |
| Traditional Rec - 14Y | — | — | — | 🥇Ridge Youth Sports82.25 🥈Hunterdon Jr Red Devils78.20 🥉Randolph Junior Rams75.00 |
| Traditional Rec - 14Y - Game Day | — | — | — | 🥇Randolph Junior Rams92.90 🥈Ridge Youth Sports92.60 🥉Traditional Rec AFF Game Day92.00 |
| Traditional Rec - Intermediate - 10Y | — | — | — | Streaks Rec. Cheer Assoc. 65.56 |
| Traditional Rec AFF - 10U | Crispin Youth Rec 77.90 | — | — | — |
| Traditional Rec AFF - 12U | 🥇Crispin Jr Rec70.40 🥇Crispin Junior Rec70.40 | — | — | — |
| Traditional Rec AFF - 14U | 🥇Traditional Rec AFF - 14U82.10 🥇Traditional Rec AFF Game Day82.10 🥈Traditional Rec AFF - 14U72.85 | — | — | — |
| Traditional Rec NON - 10-18 | 🥇Fly Athletics70.20 🥈Traditional Rec NON - 10-1864.40 | — | — | — |
| Traditional Rec NON - 12U | Bridesburg Cougars 65.00 | — | — | — |
| Traditional Rec NON - 14U | Traditional Rec NON - 14U 84.25 | — | — | — |
| Varsity Coed Non Tumbling | — | — | The Charter High School for Law & Social Justice 58.50 | — |
| Varsity Coed Non Tumbling Game Day | — | Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day 82.90 | — | Franklin High School (WI) 89.80 |
| Varsity Intermediate | — | — | — | Traditional Varsity 61.33 |
Wins by Division
| Division | Total Wins |
|---|---|
| Large Junior High | 5 |
| Performance Exhibition | 5 |
| Small Varsity Division I | 4 |
| Large Varsity | 4 |
| Medium Varsity Game Day | 4 |
| Small Varsity Division II | 4 |
| Small Varsity Non Tumbling | 3 |
| Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | 3 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | 3 |
| Small Varsity Coed Game Day | 3 |
| Small Varsity Coed | 3 |
| Large Varsity Game Day | 3 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling | 3 |
| Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | 3 |
| Medium Varsity | 3 |
| Super Varsity | 3 |
| Game Day Exhibition | 3 |
| Varsity Coed Non Tumbling Game Day | 2 |
| Large Junior Varsity Game Day | 2 |
| Small Junior High | 2 |
| Small Varsity Game Day | 2 |
| Medium Varsity Non Tumbling | 2 |
| Super Varsity Game Day | 2 |
| Small Junior Varsity | 2 |
| Junior Varsity Coed | 2 |
| Game Day Affiliated Recreation | 2 |
| Medium Varsity - Non Tumble | 2 |
| Traditional Rec AFF - 12U | 2 |
| Game Day Super Large Varsity - Non Tumble | 2 |
| Traditional Rec AFF - 14U | 2 |
| Game Day Medium Varsity - Non Tumble | 2 |
| Traditional Rec - 11-18Y | 1 |
| Traditional Rec - 11-18Y - Game Day | 1 |
| Large Junior High Game Day | 1 |
| Large Junior Varsity Division I | 1 |
| Varsity Intermediate | 1 |
| Super Varsity Non Tumbling | 1 |
| Traditional Rec - 14Y | 1 |
| Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | 1 |
| Small Junior Varsity Game Day | 1 |
| Traditional Rec - 12Y | 1 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Division II | 1 |
| Junior Varsity Intermediate | 1 |
| Traditional Rec - 14Y - Game Day | 1 |
| Junior High Intermediate | 1 |
| Traditional Rec - Intermediate - 10Y | 1 |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF - 12U | 1 |
| Varsity Coed Non Tumbling | 1 |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF Game Day | 1 |
| Junior Varsity | 1 |
| Small Varsity Division II Game Day | 1 |
| Small Varsity Division I Game Day | 1 |
| Junior High Non Tumbling Game Day | 1 |
| Junior High Non Tumbling | 1 |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF - 10U | 1 |
| Open Traditional Rec AFF - 14U | 1 |
| Game Day Junior Varsity | 1 |
| Game Day Small Varsity - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Large Varsity Coed - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Junior High - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Large Junior Varsity | 1 |
| Traditional Rec AFF - 10U | 1 |
| Small Varsity - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Game Day Junior High | 1 |
| Junior Varsity - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Game Day Small Varsity | 1 |
| Game Day Small Varsity Coed | 1 |
| Large Varsity - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Game Day Large Varsity - Non Tumble | 1 |
| Game Day Medium Varsity | 1 |
| Traditional Rec NON - 14U | 1 |
| Game Day Large Varsity | 1 |
| Traditional Rec NON - 12U | 1 |
| Traditional Rec NON - 10-18 | 1 |
Most Dominant Gyms
| # | Gym | Titles | Divisions | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ursuline High School | 11 | 9 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 2 | New Rochelle High School | 8 | 6 | 2023, 2024 |
| 3 | Hunterdon Jr Red Devils | 7 | 6 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 4 | Hunterdon Central High School | 7 | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 5 | Watchung Hills Regional High School | 6 | 6 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 6 | Exeter Township Senior High School | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| 7 | Notre Dame Academy | 5 | 4 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 8 | Crispin Cheerleading | 4 | 3 | 2023, 2024 |
| 9 | Ridge Youth Sports | 3 | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| 10 | Harrison High School (NY) | 3 | 2 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
Gym Dominance Over Time
Most Dominant Teams
| # | Team | Gym | Wins | Podiums | Divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ursuline School | Ursuline High School | 4 | 4 | Small Varsity Non Tumbling, Small Varsity - Non Tumble, Junior Varsity - Non Tumble, Game Day Large Varsity - Non Tumble |
| 2 | Small Varsity Coed | New Rochelle High School | 4 | 4 | Small Varsity Coed Game Day, Small Varsity Coed, Game Day Small Varsity Coed |
| 3 | Hunterdon Jr Red Devils | Hunterdon Jr Red Devils | 3 | 4 | Traditional Rec - 11-18Y - Game Day, Traditional Rec - 14Y, Traditional Rec - 12Y, Open Traditional Rec AFF Game Day |
| 4 | Small Varsity Game Day | Smithtown High School West | 3 | 4 | Small Varsity Game Day, Small Varsity Division II, Small Varsity Division II Game Day |
| 5 | Exeter Township Senior High School | Exeter Township Senior High School | 3 | 4 | Game Day Junior High, Medium Varsity - Non Tumble, Large Junior High, Game Day Medium Varsity - Non Tumble |
| 6 | Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | Ursuline High School | 3 | 3 | Large Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day, Small Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day, Medium Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day |
| 7 | Small Varsity Coed Game Day | Harrison High School (NY) | 3 | 3 | Small Varsity Game Day, Game Day Small Varsity |
| 8 | Large Varsity | Hunterdon Central High School | 3 | 3 | Large Varsity |
| 9 | Medium Varsity Game Day | Notre Dame Academy | 3 | 3 | Medium Varsity Game Day, Medium Varsity |
| 10 | Junior Varsity | New Rochelle High School | 3 | 3 | Junior Varsity Coed, Game Day Junior Varsity |
| 11 | Small Varsity | Bridgewater-Raritan High School | 2 | 4 | Small Varsity Division I, Small Junior Varsity |
| 12 | Large Junior Varsity Game Day | Hunterdon Central High School | 2 | 3 | Large Junior Varsity Game Day, Large Varsity Game Day |
| 13 | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling | Ursuline High School | 2 | 3 | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling, Small Varsity Non Tumbling |
| 14 | Medium Varsity Game Day | Eastchester High School | 2 | 3 | Medium Varsity Game Day, Game Day Small Varsity |
| 15 | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | Ursuline High School | 2 | 2 | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day |
Repeat Champions
| Team | Division | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Varsity | Large Varsity | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling Game Day | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
| Small Varsity Coed Game Day | Small Varsity Game Day | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Junior Varsity Non Tumbling | Junior Varsity Non Tumbling | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Medium Varsity Game Day | Medium Varsity | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Super Varsity | Super Varsity | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Medium Varsity Game Day | Medium Varsity Game Day | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Small Varsity Game Day | Small Varsity Division II | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Small Varsity | Small Junior Varsity | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Small Varsity Coed | Small Varsity Coed | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Junior Varsity | Junior Varsity Coed | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
All Editions
2025-26 Season
33 winnersJan 1, 2026
2024-25 Season
21 winnersJan 1, 2025
2023-24 Season
29 winnersJan 7, 2024 · Bridgewater, NJ
2022-23 Season
47 winnersJan 8, 2023 · Bridgewater, NJ