St. Brendan’s Victoria Sicre is the Miami-Dade cheerleading coach of the year

For more than a decade, St. Brendan has been one of the powerhouses of competitive cheerleading in the state of Florida.

And after a rare down year in 2023 when they only finished in second place, the Sabres found itself back in its usual spot this year as a state champion. It was their eighth overall state title, the most by any team from Miami-Dade or Broward Counties.

That’s why their coach, Victoria Sicre, is the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade coach of the year.

This year, St. Brendan won its title while competing in the Class 1A extra-large tumbling division. Their team of 26 put together a routine that earned a score of 93.70, the highest of any team across all 21 divisions at the state meet Feb. 2-3 in Lakeland.

Since 2013, St. Brendan has finished either first or second in its division at state every year except once.

The Sabres won seven consecutive state titles from 2016-2022 — tied for the fifth-longest streak of consecutive state cheerleading titles won — before finishing as runner-up in 2023.

They got back to the top of the podium in 2024.

The full St. Brendan team: Isabella Alonso, Gabriela Alvarez, Olivia Bertot, Lauren Blanco, Vanessa Bu-Nassar, Alessandra Cardelles, Cecilia Castro, Lia Esquijarosa, Alyssa Garcia, Alexa-Sofia Gonzalez, Daniella V Gonzalez, Gabriela Hernandez, Meagan Hernandez, Mia Hernandez, Veronica Hutner, Sophia Iglesias, Isabella Jaramillo, Madison Labarraque, Megan Martin, Kayla Palacios, Danielle Perez, Juliette Reina, Juliet Rodriguez, Ariana Santana, Katelyn Soto and Emma Zabala.