America’s Best Grand Nationals: What You Should Keep An Eye On

Teams across the Midwest are gearing up for an exciting event weekend in Kansas City, Missouri where they will take on America's Best Grand Nationals on December 14 and 15!  All star cheer teams will have the opportunity to earn bids to end-of-season championship events including The 2025 Cheerleading Worlds and The Summit and the opportunity to take home 500 points towards The League by Varsity All Star!

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To get you ready for the big event, here's a look at some key storylines to look out for at the 2024 America's Best Grand Nationals!

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2024 America's Best Grand Nationals Key Storylines

Jumping Ahead in The Varsity Cheer League 

Season 3 of The Varsity Cheer League is officially underway and teams attending America's Best Grand Nationals are getting a jumpstart on earning points! Taking home 500 points early in the season is a good way to end up in one of the top spots on The Leaderboard come the end of the season. Traditionally, teams that go to events earlier in the season wind up finishing ahead and earning some of the top prizes in The Varsity Cheer League. 

Level 6 Teams Attending America's Best Grand Nationals 2024

America's Best Grand Nationals is one of the biggest events in the Midwest for the month of December with 15 Worlds-level teams set to take the stage! This is your first chance to see some of your favorite teams take the stage before the New Year! Check out the 15 Worlds-level teams competing at America's Best!

L6 Limited XSmall

• Elite Cheer – Stars

L6 Limited XSmall Coed

• Five Star Athletics – DREAM
• Cheer Eclipse – Comets

L6 Limited Small

• Cheers & More – Lady Respect

L6 Limited Small Coed

• ICT Cheer Legacy – MAV6
• Icon Cheer – Envy
• Tumble Cheer Fuzion – Chrome
• Cheer St. Louis – Archangels

L6 Senior XSmall Coed

• Twist & Shout Tulsa – Diamonds

L6 Senior Small Coed

• Twist & Shout Edmond – Obsession
• KC Cheer – FIERCE FIVE
• Tribe Cheer – Phoenix

L6 Senior Large

• KC Cheer – FEARLESS

L6-U18NT

• Twist & Shout Edmond – Saints

L6 International Open Small Coed

• Tribe Cheer – VooDoo

Teams To Watch At America's Best Grand Nationals

Dakota Spirit has had an impressive start to the 2024-2025 season, coming from a show-stopping weekend at the 2024 CHEERSPORT Council Bluffs Classic! The program had an astounding five-teams score above 98 and seven teams walked away with a first-place finish! We can't wait to see what they bring to the stage this weekend in Kansas City!

KC Cheer FEARLESS will be competing at their first Worlds-Bid event as a Level 6 Senior Large team! Last season, FEARLESS was in the Level 6 Senior Small division so we can not wait to see what they bring to the table in Level 6 Senior Large!

Bids Up For Grabs At The 2024 America’s Best Grand Nationals

• 2 Paid Bids to The Cheerleading Worlds
• 4 At-Large Bids to the Cheerleading Worlds
• 3 Paid Bids to The Summit
• 4 IASF At-Large Bids to The Summit
• 7 At-Large Bids to The Summit
• 3 Paid Bids to The D2 Summit
• 7 At-Large Bids to The D2 Summit
• 1 Paid Bid to The Youth Summit
• 4 At-Large Bids to The Youth Summit
• 2 Paid Bids to The Regional Summit (one Division I, one Division II)
• At-Large Bids to The Regional Summit
• 5 At-Large Bids to The Recreational Summit
• 1 Silver Bid to The Quest
• Qualifier Bids to The Quest
• Golden Tickets to The U.S. Finals

500 Points Up For Grabs At The 2024 America’s Best Grand Nationals

Click here to view the full points system/breakdown.

Tune in to Varsity TV on Dec. 14-15 to watch all the action live from the 2024 America’s Best Grand Nationals in Kansas City, Missouri!

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