What is STUNT?

Maryville College STUNT — The Scots

About the Sport

What Is STUNT?

STUNT is a competitive team sport that takes cheerleading's most technical elements — partner stunts, pyramids, tosses, and tumbling — and transforms them into a head-to-head athletic competition. There is no crowd performance, no cheer. Just pure athletic execution judged against an opponent.

Two teams compete simultaneously on the same floor, performing identical pre-set routines. Judges evaluate each team on technique, execution, and difficulty. The team with the higher score wins the quarter, and the team that wins the most quarters wins the match.

Sanctioned by USA Cheer and recognized as an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women, STUNT provides a defined competitive season, official officiating, and a pathway to a national championship — giving athletes a sport-first environment built around performance.

SCOTS

Scots · STUNT · 2026

Est. 2025–26

Jasmin King

Head Coach · Maryville College STUNT

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B.S. Child Development & Family Studies, Central Michigan University

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M.S. Administration – Human Resource Management, CMU (2024)

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Resides in Alcoa, Tennessee with family

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Former collegiate cheerleader; extensive background in STUNT at the collegiate level

Head Coach

Building the Program

Jasmin King was named the program's first ever head coach in June 2024. King brings a deep background as both a former collegiate cheerleader and an experienced STUNT coach, and was selected to launch what would become the South's first NCAA Division III STUNT program.

"I am thrilled to continue working in this growing sport and I am thankful for the opportunity to work with such an engaging athletics department and college that cares deeply about all sports, student-athletes, students and employees."
— Jasmin King, Head Coach

Under King, the Scots hosted the South's first-ever STUNT recruiting combine in August 2024 — drawing more than 80 prospective student-athletes and over a dozen coaches to Alumni Gym. King describes the team she built as highly self-motivated, passionate, and eager to grow in a sport many of them encountered for the first time at the collegiate level.

"STUNT puts you head to head with other teams. You're competing on one mat and they're on the other. You are doing the same routines, and whoever executes it with the most perfection wins."
— Jasmin King, on the nature of STUNT competition

Competition Format

How a Match Works

Every STUNT match is divided into four quarters, each spotlighting a different category of skills. Both teams perform the same choreographed routine simultaneously — and are scored head-to-head by judges on execution, synchronization, and difficulty.

Quarter 1 — Partner Stunts

Two-person stunt partnerships perform synchronized skills. Judges evaluate timing, technique, and execution of required stunt sequences.

Quarter 2 — Pyramids & Stunts

Teams build multi-level pyramid structures requiring connection, balance, and coordinated transitions across the full group simultaneously.

Quarter 3 — Tosses & Tumbling

Basket tosses, group tosses, and tumbling passes take center stage. Individual and group tumbling are evaluated for height, form, and landing quality.

Quarter 4 — Full Team

All skill sets are combined into a full team routine. For the first time in the match, teams may introduce their own creative choreography and sequencing.

Scoring

A panel of judges scores each team's quarter independently. The team scoring higher wins that quarter. The match winner is determined by most quarters won — not total points.

Team Composition

The Scots field female student-athletes including flyers, bases, back spots, and tumblers. All compete at Cooper Athletic Center in Maryville, TN.

Program Milestones

The Scots STUNT Story

From a national governing body's emerging sport designation to a varsity program in East Tennessee — here's how the Maryville College STUNT program came to life.

January 2024

STUNT Approved as NCAA DIII Emerging Sport

At the NCAA Convention, STUNT is formally approved as an emerging sport for Division III women's athletics, opening the door for schools like Maryville to offer it as a fully sanctioned varsity program.

March 2024

Maryville Announces Its 17th Varsity Sport

Maryville College announces STUNT as the college's newest varsity sport — making MC the first Division III school in the entire South to field a STUNT squad.

June 2024

Jasmin King Named First Head Coach

Former collegiate cheerleader and experienced STUNT coach Jasmin King is hired as the program's inaugural head coach, charged with building the team culture from the ground up.

2025–26

First Competitive Season Begins

The Scots take the floor for their inaugural season, competing at Cooper Athletic Center and joining the growing landscape of collegiate STUNT programs across the country as one of the sport's newest and most exciting programs.

Program Details

Scots STUNT at a Glance

Everything you need to know about the Maryville College STUNT program — from where we compete to who we're affiliated with.

Home Venue

Cooper Athletic Center, Maryville College campus, Maryville, Tennessee — nestled at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Division

NCAA Division III women's varsity sport.

Governing Body

USA Cheer oversees STUNT nationally. Maryville competes under USA Cheer rules with NCAA Emerging Sport for Women status.

Eligibility

Open to female student-athletes with backgrounds in cheerleading, gymnastics, tumbling, or dance — and many athletes started with no prior STUNT experience.

Location

Maryville, Tennessee — in the Knoxville metro area, between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville.

Colors & Identity

Garnet & Orange. The Scots. Competing under the same proud colors MC has carried since 1892 — now flying at the STUNT mat.