Costa Mesa High Cheer Team Places First At CIF State Championship

COSTA MESA, CA — Members of Costa Mesa High School's cheerleading took first place at the California Interscholastic Federation's inaugural Cheerleading Championship in February.

The team took first place in the non-tumbling coed large category, according to results shared by CIF.

Costa Mesa's 23-member cheer team has previously won the last three Southern Section Division 4AA championships from CIF since cheerleading became a sanctioned sport in 2018, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District said in a statement.

Kori Johnson, the team's coach, said she was overjoyed to see her student-athletes "skill, dedication and commitment recognized and rewarded with a first-place win" at the CIF competition.

"Winning CIF for the third consecutive year and then going on to win the first CIF State cheer competition is a tremendous accomplishment," Johnson said.