Cheerleading Program Information
Cheerleading Program
Large Coed Team
1981, 1983, 1993 UCA Division 1A LARGE COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2024 PROGRAM GAMEDAY NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Team members on (USA CHEER) UNITED STATES NATIONAL TEAM
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
1980, 2001, 2019 UCA Division 1A Large Coed National Runner Up
The Ohio State University Cheer Team is the official Cheer Team under the Ohio State Athletic Department. Our team is a part of The Spirit Program which consists of the Ohio State University Cheer Team, Dance Team, and Brutus Buckeye. Serving as a fundamental part of Ohio State, the teams promote Buckeye Spirit at a multitude of athletic events including Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and Women’s Volleyball. In addition, the team plays an integral role in the Ohio State Community by performing at pep rallies, parades, and other University-related events on campus and throughout the city of Columbus. The Ohio State Cheer Team also competes annually in our own disciplines on the national level at the UCA Collegiate National Championship in Orlando, FL.
We are an official Varsity Sport at OSU, and our team is a Large Coed Team comprised of 12 males and 12 females. We do not offer any group or all-female stunts spots.
The team has access to all the resources that Ohio State has to offer to all Varsity student athletes including:
- Dedicated Strength & Conditioning Coaches
- Dedicated Nutritionist
- Dedicated Athletic Trainer
- Access to Sports Psychologist
- Priority Scheduling
- Free tutoring and printing
- Access to Athlete Dining Hall and Fuel Zone (healthy snacks for pre and post workout)
- Nike Sponsorship
- Alumni Association
Being a member of the cheer team requires an intense commitment, around 20 hours per week, and runs from the end of July- April with a training week in June. See below for a high-level breakdown for our season:
SUMMER:
- 6 Day Practice Week (June)
- Pre-Camp Practices (report end of July)
- College Camp (early August)
- Pre-School Practices (early August until the start of classes)
FALL:
- Practices 3-4x per week
- Lifting 2x per week
- Home Football Games
- Select Home Women’s Volleyball Games
- Away Football Games (team members rotate)
- Home Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games (team members rotate)
- Nationals Practices (Winter Break)
SPRING:
- Practices 3-4x per week
- Lifting 3x per week
- Open gyms for current team members
- UCA Collegiate National Championship (January)
- Home Men’s Basketball Games + select Women’s Basketball Games
- B1G 10 Conference and NCAA Basketball Tournament Travel (Spring Break)
If you are interested in being a member of our team in the future, please visit our Recruiting page for more information! Go Bucks!
Team Selection Process
Note: We do not have a typical tryout and team members are selcted through a recruitment process. Below you will find the steps that makeup our selection process.
STEP 1: MEET
Meet us in person (where and when possible)! We love to meet prospective team members on campus at our clinics, at competitions, or at recruiting events nationally. We have a few different types of clinics throughout the year. We highly recommend attending some of the following cliics to be able to meet and interact with the the coaching staff and train with the current team:
- Summer Coed Stunt and College Prep Clinics: July + August
- Fall Coed Stunt and College Prep Clinic : October
- Winter Coed Stunt and College Prep Clinic: February
- Spring Coed Stunt and College Prep Clinic: April
- *Specialized Skill Clinics as offered
STEP 2: EVALUATE
Follow us on social media for the latest on the recruiting events we will be hosting and attending! We post all up to date information regarding on-campus clinics as well as national competitions, combines and events that we will be attending here.
- Instagram: @ohiostatecheerteam
- X (twitter): @OSU_spiritsquad
- Facebook: The Ohio State University Cheerleaders
STEP 3: SELECT
Complete a recruiting questionnaire form with video by September 15 of your senior year of high school (or interested college transfer student-athletes) to allow the coaching staff to get to know you as a person and as a student-athlete! We review these submissions on a rolling basis. *All recruit questionnaires must have a video to be considered. Not all questionnaire highlight videos will receive a response. (more details below)
Please submit videos no earlier than spring semester of your sophomore year in High School.
STEP 4: OFFERS
Offers will be extended on a rolling basis
