FloCheer is highlighting the small gyms and programs that help elevate All Star cheer and build champion athletes on and off the mat for Small Gym September. First up, meet Spirit Factory All Stars, home of the 2025 L5 Small Senior D2 Summit Champions!

Quick Hits with Spirit Factory All Stars:

• Location: Toms River, NJ
• First Year: 1994
• Number of Teams This Season: 9 teams - 5 elite teams, several tiny teams
• Website - Click here for more

The Story of Spirit Factory All Stars: 

Spirit Factory All Stars is going into its 32nd season this year. It all started with a mother with a dream. 32 years ago, Maureen Williams, the previous owner and mother of the current owners, had a dream of creating a gym where champions are manufactured, all while giving them a second home. During her time alive, she achieved that. Spirit Factory underwent challenges, but what is most admirable is the heart and effort the coaches push the athletes to have. As of May 2025, Spirit Factory All Stars made gym history with their first-ever D2 Summit Champions - Spirit Factory Black Ice. They also had two other teams place in the Top 10 at the D2 Summit Finals. Just shortly after, Spirit Factory went from immense joy to grief as they suffered the loss of Maureen Williams. Her dreams came true, and her legacy will be carried through our small Toms River, New Jersey gym forever.

- Sydney Azzarone, Alumni of Spirit Factory All Stars 

Fun Facts about Spirit Factory All Stars 

• Our Junior 3, Onyx, won Cheersport in 2023
• Our Senior 5, Black Ice, won the D2 Summit in 2025
• We are the longest open cheer gym in Ocean County, NJ- 32 years & counting! 
• All of our coaches previously cheered either at Spirit Factory or other gyms!
• Generations of families cheered at Spirit Factory, and it is always expanding! 

What Makes The Program Special: 

Everyone is always looking out for each other! It’s like one big family where other cheer parents look after you like their own, and a family where your teammates are like your sisters and brothers. We also find it so special how much the younger kids look up to the older, higher-level teams.

FloCheer would like to congratulate Spirit Factory All Stars on an incredible journey! Be sure to follow along with Spirit Factory All Stars for the upcoming 2025-2026 All Star cheer season by following along on FloCheer & Varsity TV. You can find Spirit Factory All Stars in action at events like CHEERSPORT, CANAM in Myrtle Beach, Reach the Beach Nationals, and Battle at the Boardwalk Grand Nationals.