Coaches
TUMBLE TECH COACHING STAFF
Alex McKay
T&T Director
Alex was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1993. His dad who was a British wrestling champion taught him gymnastics from 3 years old and at twelve he won the Scottish National championship. At 14 he moved to trampoline and was on the national team for Scotland for 3 years. Alex went to Dublin Ireland for college studying graphic design and coaching gymnastics and parkour there as well as training with and coaching the national trampoline team. Recently married and moved to Texas with his wife René. He also loves playing the bagpipes, eating barbecue and watching soccer.
Tim Antonelli
Tumbling & Freestyle Trampoline Director
Coach Tim was born in Pennslyvania and then moved to California with his family before he turned 1. He spend most of his adult life in Colorado before joining us here in the great state of Texas! He brings over a decade of coaching tumbling, trampoline and competitive TnT experience to Tumble Tech from both the perspective of an athlete and a coach. Starting in his senior year of high school, he cheered for the Cheer Central Suns before advancing to a coaching position in his second year.
He has tumbled for the Denver Broncos, the Denver Nuggets and in college at SFA. He has also trained and jumped trampoline with Cirque performers in Las Vegas. When Tim is not in the gym you can find him playing video games, working flexibility and spending time with friends.
Emily Lung
Cheer Director
Coach Emily was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She started cheer and dance at a young age. She was the varsity cheer captain in high school and competed as an all-star cheerleader at the same time. Emily is a 7 time NCA champion and 2014 cheerleading world champion in the international open all girl level 6 division. Emily cheered at Cheer Athletics in Plano on Ladykratz throughout her first few years of college. Emily currently attends Texas State University where she is pursuing a degree in Health and Fitness Management. Emily has coached tumbling and cheerleading for eight years and has experience in coaching all-star cheer as well as working with many Austin high schools. As a coach, Emily has won several NCA National Titles, has placed top 10 at UCA high school nationals, coached several teams to finals at the Summit, as well as winning numerous choreography awards. She has found a true passion coaching tumbling and loves working with kids. Emily is certified in levels 1-5 for USASF in tumbling and stunting.
Jessie Ayala
Half Year Cheer Director
Coach Jessie was a cheerleader at Morehead State University where she won Coed Division I National titles in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She was also a UCA Coed Partner Stunt National Champion in 2017. Coach Jessie graduated from Morehead with a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design. She has been a UCA instructor for 14 years, including 10 years on the UCA College Circuit. She assisted in coaching the competitive cheer teams from the NRC Tigers Gym in Norway and helped them win four program national titles in 2018 and two in 2019. Coach Jessie was the Co-Head Coach at Missouri Valley College from 2019-2021 and brought home back-to-back conference and regional championship titles.
Kat Walling
Cheer Prep & Show Team Director
Coach Kat was born in Paris, Texas and grew up in the Dallas area. She started cheerleading when she was 4 years old. Throughout her cheerleading career Kat has won NCA 3 times and went to the Summit numerous times. She also cheered at the collegiate level at the University of Texas at Arlington for 2 years. Coach Kat started her coaching career when she was 15 and fell in love with helping kids achieve their goals. She learned as a coach that there is no better feeling than watching your athletes learn new skills that they have worked so hard for. Kat loves Tech Cheer and every single athlete that walks through the door day in and day out. When She is not in the gym, you will find her in a classroom working as an Inclusion and Math teacher. In her free time Coach Kat likes to spend time with her family and friends, read a good book in the pool, and find new trails to hike on.
Sheldon Jackson
Cheer Classes Director
Coach Sheldon was born and raised in the Austin area. Sheldon graduated from St Edward’s University with a degree in Graphic Design in 2014. Sheldon started competitive cheerleading at the young age of 10. He competed at the cheerleading worlds on team Purple from Austin Cheer Factory in 2010. He began coaching at age 15 and has cultivated a strong passion for the sport. Sheldon has lead multiple teams to national championships with recent highlights being a win at NCA and D2 Summit in 2021 with a junior coed 5 from Cheer Station. Sheldon was a senior level coach at Cheer Station from 2018-2023 specializing in stunting and flyer training. He hopes to continue to instruct and inspire the next generation of athletes at Tumble Tech.
Josh BelewParkour Director
Joshua was born in Escondido, California, but raised in Houston in the great state of Texas! When he was younger he enjoyed playing both soccer and football and excelled at both sports for 3 years. Then began training parkour in 2014 and was training anywhere he could find. Josh was looking to progress his parkour skills and applied at a gymnastics gym in north Houston and while he was there he gained his first exposure to T&T, a spot to which he quickly fell in love. He has spent over 3 years coaching team and is a GAT & USAG certified coach and has coached national champion athletes. When he is not coaching T&T or training parkour Josh enjoys hiking, cliff jumping and spending time with his friends.
Anthony Alvarado
Cheer & Tumbling Coach, Clinics Director
Anthony was born in Grand Island, Nebraska where he was a gymnast for 9 years at his local gym before moving to Iowa and discovering cheer. Upon moving to Des Moines he began cheering on his highschool team as well as All Star teams. At 16 Anthony was offered a position at Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute, where he taught all levels of tumbling and gymnastics. After graduating Anthony continued his education at the University of Missouri- where he cheered all 4 years while completing his bachelors degree in psychology. While working on his degree he coached numerous teams at all levels; before leaving Missouri for Texas he head coached a senior level 3 team which reached the finals at the D1 summit-the first year the gym qualified.
Ian Duncanson
Tumbling Coach
Ian Duncanson was born and raised in Texas. He graduated from Texas State University in 2012 where he was a cheerleader for 4 years. Since 2002, Ian has been coaching tumbling, gymnastics, and cheer in and around the Austin area. He was the head cheerleading coach and program director for PrimeTime Cheer from 2016-2017 and Austin Cheer Factory from 2013-2016. He has also coached many high school cheer teams including Round Rock and Rouse High School. He has coached championship routines, individual routines, and fitness competitors.
Ian is a highly focused leader who has a proven track record of success with the hundreds of athletes he has coached. When he is not training athletes at Tumble Tech, Ian is spending time with his family and daughter Vivian.
Jamar Young
T&T, Tumbling & Trampoline Coach
Jamar Young was born and raised in Lubbock, Tx. He was a self taught tumbler until the age of 11, when he began his tumbling and trampoline journey. He was a member of the USAG Junior and senior National teams and attended two WAGs(1999 and 2001) and World Championships (2003), earning numerous national championship titles during his career. Trampoline and tumbling then opened the doors to amazing opportunities. In 2004, he joined Cirque Du Soleil where he performed in a traveling production and multiple resident shows until 2016. He decided to retire his acrobatic skills and focus on coaching and mentoring the up and coming generation of TNT. Jamar and his wife Carmen have three children and two senior pitbulls. When Jamar isn’t coaching, you can find him spending time with his family and enjoying activities like traveling, camping, and sporting events. He is very excited to continue his coaching journey here at Tumble Tech!
Lilli Brown
Tumbling & Tots Coach
Coach Lilli was born in S. Korea and grew up in Dallas, TX. She made her debut starting in gymnastics at 3 years old. She loved tumbling and naturally jumped into cheerleading at 12 years old. She continued her cheerleading career at Pride Allstars. In college she went on to cheer at Navarro, Weatherford, and Cheer Athletics.
As an athlete she has won 2 NCA titles while at Cheer Athletics, placed 2nd at World's, and has various other National championships under her belt. She understands the competition world and all that is involved to compete at various levels.
Lilli began coaching cheer and tumbling in 2010 and has more than 10 years of experience. She has coached at various levels with varying goals. She has a passion for showing her athletes how to unlock their full potential. Watching individuals grow and achieve their goals is a passion for Lilli. She understands that every athlete learns differently and finds the best way to coach them according their learning style. Along with being very technique driven, she knows the importance of proper progressions to ensure competitors don't plateau and keep improving.
She has spent 9yrs of her coaching career in Hawaii and is excited to continue that journey here at Tumble Tech!
Brandon HertelCheer Coach & Choreographer
Brandon has been in the cheerleading industry for 11 years and started to peruse his passion for coaching in 2018. While getting his degree in Health and Kinesiology, he strived for greatness as both a high school and Allstar coach. With his dedication and hard work he has won many titles coaching including winning NCA in 2020. All of his teams in the past two years have received either an at-large or paid bid to the Summit. He is super excited to start his time here with Tech Cheer growing as a coach and changing kids lives while sharing his knowledge and passion for cheer.
Makenzie Thomas
Cheer Coach
Makenzie “Mak” Thomas has been in the cheerleading world for 18 years. She is joining the Tumble Tech/ Tech Cheer family from Cheer Athletics, Plano where as a Worlds athlete on some of the most prestigious teams in cheer, she has won 6 NCA titles including 1 NCA grand champion title, 3 bronze, 4 silver, and 1 gold medal at the Cheerleading Worlds. Mak has also competed at prestigious invitation only competitions such as The Majors and Champions League.
Mak continued her journey before coaching and cheered at Blnn Jr. College and Hawaii Pacific on their acrobatics and tumbling team. As a coach at CA Plano for the last 4 years, Coach Mak and her teams have won 5 NCA titles and have numerous D1 Summit bids! Coach Mak is excited to continue her career as a coach here at Tech Cheer and Tumble Tech!
James Ruiz
Cheer Coach & Choreographer
Rico was born and raised in Austin Tx. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a major in communications. Rico has cheered for 20+ years has won worlds back in 2008 and silver in 2017. He has also won 17 NCA High School and All-Star National Championship titles coaching and as an athlete. Rico continues to teach choreography around the United States and has won several choreography awards from NCA All-Star, High School and Collegiate Nationals.
Izzie Bair
Cheer & Tumbling Coach
Coach Izzie was born and raised in Houston, TX and moved to Austin to pursue a degree in special education at The University of Texas. She has been apart of the cheerleading world for 16 years and began coaching at the age of 15. Coach Izzie is excited to continue sharing her love for the sport at Tech Cheer and Tumble Tech!
Charlie Flowers
Cheer Coach & Choreographer
Coach Charlie was Bron and raised in Dallas, TX and just recently moved to the Austin Area. He has been in the cheerleading industry for over 22 years and is a 3x world camp & a 1x summit champ. He was a member on Cheer Athletics Wildcats, Swooshcats, Cewcats and Claw6 for over a decade and also cheered on Spirit of Texas Royalty and International coed for an additional 10 years. During this time, he went on to coach many different levels and teams while also serving as an athlete. He has won 15 plus 1st place NCA titles as an Allstar coach and 10 plus 1st place NCA titles as an athlete.
Charlie attended the university of Oklahoma for college where he cheered on the sideline for all 4 years. He has served as an instructor for high school cheer camps and also has judging experience. Coach Charlie is eager to share the same toughness, passion and drive with his athletes that he grew up with over the years and is excited to embark on his new journey at Tumble Tech!
Sara Huddle Cheer Coach
Coach Sara Huddle is originally from Canton, Texas. She received her Bachelor’s of Exercise and Sport Science at Texas State University and is currently studying physical therapy at South University. She was a competitive cheerleader for 14 years where she won NCA, ACA, Cheer Sport, and other titles. Coach Sara started cheerleading at Paramount Comets and ended her career on the Spirit of Texas A-Team. She was on varsity school cheer for 3 years, where she was co-captain her senior year. Sara started her coaching career at age 17 coaching all tumbling skills. At age 18 she received her credentials from USASF and started coaching higher levels. She has choreographed full routines for multiple teams and has received the innovative choreography award at NCA. Sara is really excited to coach again and spread her love of cheer to others!
Jordan Tijerina
Cheer Coach
Coach Jordan was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She has been in the all-star cheerleading world for 20 years. Along with school cheer, Jordan cheered at the all-star level throughout middle school and high school. She has won NCA and Majors as an athlete and placed 2nd at the Cheerleading Worlds with Woodlands Elite Generals in 2018. Coach Jordan continued her cheerleading career at Texas Christian University. While cheering at TCU, she was all-girl co-captain her junior year and head captain her senior year. Along with coaching She is also currently in graduate school at Texas State University- Round Rock pursuing her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology. She is so excited to a part of the Tech Cheer family and continue sharing my passion for this sport!
CJ FoxCheer Coach
CJ was born and raised in Austin, Tx. He started cheer and dance when he was 2 years old. He competed with Austin Cheer Factory until 2015 and has collected 3 NCA titles. As a coach CJ has 4 NCA titles. He has done choreography for Round Rock ISD for 6 years.
His favorite part of coaching is seeing the growth the athletes gain from cheer, Learning great work ethic and working together as a team.
Sierra Shipman
Cheer Coach
Coach Sierra was born and raised in Austin, Texas and proudly holds a degree in Horticulture from Texas A&M University. With over a decade of experience in the All Star Cheerleading industry, she has notable achievements such as winning the D2 Summit and competing as a Cheerleading Worlds athlete. She is enthusiastic about joining the Tech Cheer coaching staff, eager to expand her coaching skills, and dedicated to contributing to the development of athletes of all ages by sharing her knowledge and passion for cheerleading.
Raven Dalosto
Cheer Coach
Coach Raven was born and raised right here in Round Rock, Texas! Throughout her 16 years of high school, all-star, and collegiate cheerleading experience, she has had the opportunities to win prestigious competitions including the 2021 World Championship, 2021 Majors, 2016 Summit Championship, and NCA in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Coach Raven even had the honor of competing with two Tech Cheer teams; Outlaws and Gunsmoke; one of her NCA wins on Tech Cheer Outlaws! She competed with Woodlands Elite Black Ops for three years and finished her collegiate cheerleading career winning NCA Nationals with Hawai’i Pacific University. Coach Raven is so excited to share her love for cheer and her knowledge with the athletes at Tumble Tech! Let’s go Tech Cheer!!
Keyona Heubel
Cheer Coach
Coach Keyona was born and raised right here in Austin, Texas. She has been a cheerleaderfor 17 years and she started when she was just 3 years old! Coach Keyona then moved to Houston to further her cheerleading and academic career where she competed at Woodlands Elite on Generals and Red Angels, receiving the bronze medal at the cheerleading worlds as well as many other titles along the way. She began coaching when she was 15 years old and is currently in school majoring in Psychology. Coach Keyona is very excited to continue her love for the sport at Tech Cheer.
Allyson CampbellCheer Coach
Coach Allyson was born and raised in Hazlet, New Jersey, however moved to Texas in 2011 with her family. Her cheerleading career began at just 7 years old in pop warner and she cheered for numerous programs including World Cup and Cheer Athletics over her 17 year span as an athlete. In her early years of adulthood she worked as a Behavioral therapist for children with Autism. She is Currently a Professor at ACC in the Visual Communication Department and holds a Masters Degree in User Experience Design, as well as a teaching certificate. She has experience coaching, being an all star director, and doing choreography for almost 20 years now! In 2014 coach Allyson hung up her cheer shoes when she won the cheerleading world championships with Cheer Athletics Ladykatz. As a coach she has led and choreographed numerous teams to NCA, Cheersport, Summit, and many other championship titles.
Allyson lives in Leander with husband and her one year old baby girl named Emersyn.
Mary MojicaCheer Coach
Mary Jo was born and raised right here in Austin TX where she attended McNeil High School where she cheered for
the Mavericks and also completed high school gymnastics. She competed with Capital Gymnastics All Stars since their inception in the mid 90's. Coach Mary Jo married her high school sweetheart a few years after graduation and started a family. They have 3
amazing kids. 2 of which have graduated high school and pursuing college and career and one who is attending
Round Rock High. They have a huge family and spend all of their free time together! They all love the Dallas
Cowboys and always have the most fun! Shortly after they began gymnastics, Mary Jo got involved with judging TNT. She became certified as a category 3 judge on all the disciplines of TNT in 2014. In 2017, she began coaching TNT with a focus on trampoline and double mini at Acrotex in Round Rock. Coach Mary Jo joined the amazing Wolfpack family at Tumble Tech as a coach in 2019.
Her family has been coaching youth football and cheer for the last 21 years. in 2014, the Mojica family chartered their
very own 501c3 Pop Warner Association, Northside Youth Sports and have volunteered both their time and talents to
the community. They have grown to have a football and a cheer team on all four levels of play.
She currently serve as the Association Cheer and Dance Coordinator and founding board member for NYSA and
oversees the coaching staffs, parent relations, administration and hands on coaching of the 4 cheer teams.
Coach Mary Jo also serve as the League Cheer and Dance Commissioner for Hill Country Pop Warner and oversees
the Association Cheer and Dance Coordinators for all 16 associations within Hill Country as well as facilitates and
organizes their Competition and Showcase.
Angela Nguyen
Tumbling & Tots Coach
Coach Angela was born in Boston, MA and moved to Houston, TX in 2005. Angela has experience in all-star cheer, power tumbling, gymnastics, colorguard, and collegiate cheer. She began coaching in 2018 for several gyms in the Houston area.
Angela is currently working towards her Dental Hygiene and Spanish degree. She strives to provide students with the knowledge and confidence to become the best athletes they can be.
When Angela is outside of Tumble Tech, she loves to travel and is passionate about music and arts
Roman Alvarez
T&T Coach
Coach Roman was born and raised in Austin, Tx. He has been competing trampoline for 7 years and specializes in double mini trampoline. He has been coaching TnT at Tumble Tech for 2 years and is excited to keep sharing his knowledge of the sport with new athletes.
Coach Evan was a Men’s artistic gymnast for over 10 years in Illinois. He has coached over 20 years between Illinois and Texas in the following disciplines: Women’s Artistic, Tumbling and Trampoline, and Power TeamGym.
Evan is a certified judge for USAG Power TeamGym and Acrobatics & Tumbling. Additionally, he serves on the Gymnastics Association of Texas Board as their Treasurer.
Evan Mcwahirter
T&T Coach
Robbie Finley
Tumbling Coach
Coach Robbie was born and raised in Greenville, SC and started learning how to do flips after becoming fascinated with parkour videos on YouTube in 2014. Although he started with parkour, he quickly fell in love with the tricking and tumbling along with the community that surrounded it. Robbie began coaching at his local gymnastics facility in Greenville in 2015 and has been coaching tumbling, parkour and trampoline ever since. He has competed in various parkour and tricking competitions and has traveled all over the US for events. Outside of work you can find him training, cliff jumping or playing video games.
Brooke Chilot
Cheer Coach
Brooke Chilot was born and raised in Austin, Texas. After graduating from Round Rock High School, she pursued a degree in Communications at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Brooke's passion for cheer and dance began at the young age of five, and she has been deeply involved in the sport ever since. Over the course of more than 10 years, she participated in both recreational and competitive all-star cheerleading. During her high school years, Brooke volunteered as a junior cheer coach, gaining valuable experience in choreography while assisting a local recreational team. Throughout her cheerleading journey, Brooke has achieved numerous national titles from 2008 to 2021 with renowned teams such as TopGun Allstars, Cheer Athletics, Stars Vipers, and Austin Cheer Factory.
As a receptionist and coach at Tumble Tech, Brooke is thrilled to be part of the family. She is always ready to assist in any way possible and believes in providing exceptional customer service to athletes and their families. Brooke's dedication and commitment ensure that every interaction is met with excellence.
Luis Sagastume
Tots Coach
Coach Luis was born and raised in Houston Texas where he lived for 23 years before moving to the beautiful island of Hawaii. He has spent the past 10 years training in gymnastics, breakdancing and parkour so that he can share his passion with all of his incredible students. Some of Luis’ other passions and hobbies include music, dancing, visiting amusement parks (especially roller coasters) and spending time with his beautiful wife and son. Fun fact: They have a second child on the way!
He truly loves the athletic community everyone trying to learn and better themselves through athletics. Luis is excited to share his knowledge and passion with the families and students here at Tumble Tech.
Jarrod Luty
Parkour Coach
Coach Jarrod has been training parkour and free running for over 8 years along with participating in gymnastics, tricking and tumbling. Jarrod aspires to be a great coach and athlete in the parkour community and influence the younger generation of athletes
Gabriel Chavez
Parkour Coach
Coach Gabriel was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico but currently lives in Austin Tx. He has been training Parkour and Freerunning for over 9 years as well as coaching for over 3 years. He discovered Parkour at age 12 and has been passionate about it ever since. Coach Gabriel loves to be able to share his passion through coaching swell as help grow the sport in a positive way.
His goal is to inspire the next generation of athletes through his coaching efforts
Vanessa Chavez
Cheer & Tumbling Coach
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Oskar Albuja
Parkour Coach
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Scott "Scooter" Holland
Wacc Tumbling Coach
Coach Scooter was born in Shreveport, LA and raised in Arlington, TX. He has been involved in cheerleading, tumbling and coaching since the mid 90’s. Scooter’s impressive cheerleading career as an athlete includes Midwestern State University, Trinity Valley Community College, Florida Atlantic University, and Stephen F. Austin State University. As an athlete, Coach Scooter has won two NCA Collegiate National Championships. Scooter has also been a coach at the collegiate level at both SFA and Barton County Community College where he led his teams to 3 NCA Collegiate National titles. Coach Scooter spent one year as the first assistant coach of the Baylor Acrobatics and Tumbling team. He has also been a director of an All-Star gym for 3 years. He also obtained a college degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Pyschology. When he is not coaching Coach Scooter enjoys disc golf, video games, and spending time with friends.
Hailey Scott
Wacc Tumbling Coach
Coach Hailey is from Hutto, Texas. She started her cheerleading career in Middle School. From cheering through Middle school to Highschool as well as cheering at Texas Allstar Cheer in Pflugerville, Hailey decided to continue her cheer career and cheer at The Unviersity of Texas at Arlington and latering transfering to The University of Texas at Austin. Hailey will be obtaining her Bachelors degree in Government and Black Studies this upcoming spring and then pursuing her acting career. From competing at Daytona to cheering on the sidelines at one of the biggest game day schools, Hailey has shown a strong loving passion for the sport. Hailey’s goal is to inspire the future generations, share her knowledge and skills, and truly show that the work is worth it
Bailey Harter
Wacc Parkour coach
Coach Bailey was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. .He has been practicing parkour for the last 8 years. in 2019 Bailey won the parkour USA cup. He has a passion for the sport and enjoys teaching others. Coach Bailey loves the outdoors and finding new spots to train on.
Isaiah Baird
Wacc Tumbling Coach
Coach Isaiah was born & raised in El Paso, Texas. Isaiah’s cheerleading journey started at age 12 at a Small All Star Gym called, Knight Time Cheer. At KTC, he was able to compete & win NCA in numerous divisions. At age 14, he began Junior Coaching with lower levels. After All Star cheer & 2 years in High School Cheer, Isaiah moved from El Paso to attend the University of Texas at Austin. He is studying to achieve his Bachelors in Kinesiology & Health. Also while at UT, he has become a member & Co-Captain of Orange Squad, the Coed Cheerleading Team. Working at the WACC, Isaiah is teaching multiple classes varying skill sets. He also is a coach in the Flight Class & offers Coed stunting lessons for athletes wanting to join Collegiate Cheerleading.
Isaiah has an extreme passion for cheerleading. He has been able to participate in multiple styles of cheerleading & loves to share his knowledge with the cheerleaders of the future!
Daeron Brodie
Wacc Tumbling Coach
Coach Daeron is originally from Houston, Texas. He started his cheerleading career at age 12. He began at a small gym called “Houston Elite Cheer” building up his tumbling skills and within only a year he wen’t from learning a back handspring to gaining most level 6 skills. Once he gained all the skills he was striving for, he started cheering on his first competitive level 5 cheer team at Apex cheer, located in Stafford, Texas. Slowly after that he made his way to Prodigy All-stars. After he graduated high school, he attended Blinn College for the prestigious 6x national champion cheer team the school had and had the opportunity of becoming a NCA champion! After two years at Blinn, he made his way to the best university ever, The University of Texas at Austin and got his Bachelors degree in Public Relation & Advertising. Daeron has a true passion for the world of cheerleading and although he is retired his goal as a coach is to pass on all of his knowledge he has gained from the many years of his cheerleading career onto athletes who will be the future of the cheer world.