2026-27 Cheer, Dance & Mascots Roster

Kaden Baker
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Dyersburg, TNLast School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Pre-Med, Kinesiology
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Max Baldwin
Position Smokey Handler Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Springfield, TNLast School Springfield High SchoolMajor Food and Agricultural Business
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Joseph Brown
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackman High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Tennessee Tech UniversityMajor Kinesiology
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Alana Bryson
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Liberty, Mo.Last School Liberty High SchoolMajor Marketing
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Kenley Campbell
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Nashville, TNLast School Ravenwood High SchoolMajor Business Marketing
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Lincoln Campbell
Position Mascots Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Franklin, Tenn.Last School Page High SchoolMajor Journalism and Sports Media
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Addie Cobb
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackman High SchoolMajor Marketing
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Elijah Cobb
Position Mascots Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, TNLast School Halls High SchoolMajor Biological Sciences
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Blake Congdon
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Cleveland, TNLast School Cleveland High SchoolMajor Nursing
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Colton Dominguez
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Dyersburg, TNLast School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Education
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Delaney Drogemuller
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Frankfort, ILLast School Lincoln-Way East High SchoolMajor Psychology
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Kennedy Dykes
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Springdale, Ark.Last School Har-Ber High SchoolMajor Communications
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Hope Edwards
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Yorba Linda, CALast School Yorba Linda High SchoolMajor Human and Family Development
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Adam Eisenbeck
Position Mascots Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Franklin, Tenn.Last School Franklin High SchoolMajor Business Management/ Entrepreneurship
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Kendyl Fay
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Anaheim Hills, CALast School Canyon High SchoolMajor Advertising
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Annie Fink
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.Last School South Fayette High SchoolMajor Computer Science
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Caroline Frey
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Ashburn, Va.Last School Briar Woods High SchoolMajor Elementary Education
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Reese Gabram
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Cleveland, OhioLast School Kenston High SchoolMajor Marketing
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Peyton Gaillard
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Blacklick, OHLast School Gahanna Lincoln High SchoolMajor Marketing
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JR Garges
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Franklin, TNLast School Independence High SchoolMajor Construction Science and Management
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Connor Gerst
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Huntley, Ill.Last School Huntley High SchoolMajor Psychology
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Jay Greear
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Bartow, Fla.Last School Bartow High SchoolMajor Business Management
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Nolan Hahn
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Mount Prospect Ill.Last School Prospect High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Ohio StateMajor Exercise Science
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Jackson Heiden
Position Mascots Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Sioux Falls, S.D.Last School Washington High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
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Julianna Henniger
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Meadowbrook, Penn.Last School Abington High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
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Hailey Hudson
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Webb School of KnoxvilleMajor Kinesiology
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Halle Hutchins
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Strawberry Plains, TennesseeLast School Jefferson County High SchoolMajor Biology
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Sydney Ishaug
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Eden Prairie High SchoolMajor Business
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Jordan James
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Bearden High SchoolMajor Business Finance
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Emma Johnson
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Hardin Valley AcademyMajor Kinesiology
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Alex Katzakian
Position Smokey Handler Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Linden, CALast School Saint Mary's High SchoolMajor Food and Agricultural Business
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Macy Li Kemp
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Brentwood, TNLast School Christ Presbyterian AcademyMajor Business
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Hudson Lee
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, TNLast School Blackman High SchoolMajor Chemical Engineering
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Luke Leger
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Lafayette, La.Last School Lafayette High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: University of Louisiana at LafayetteMajor Sport Management
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Alexa Leonard
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Minnetrista, Minn.Last School Mound Westonka High SchoolMajor Marketing
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Mercedes Lorentz
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Rosemound, Minn.Last School Rosemound High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
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Jaxon Lyle
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Athens, TNLast School McMinn County High SchoolMajor Business
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Spartan Lyle
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Athens, TNLast School McMinn County High SchoolMajor Construction Management
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Jonah Martin II
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Athens, TNLast School McMinn County High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
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Mia Martinez
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Brentwood, TNLast School Ravenwood High SchoolMajor Business Analytics
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Willow Mae Martinez
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Anderson County High SchoolMajor Communications
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Brock Mason
Position Mascots Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Lenexa, Kan.Last School Olathe Northwest High School
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Nick Mazza
Position Cheer Academic Year Gr.
Hometown New York City, NYLast School University of DelawareMajor Masters in Cyber Security
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Bailey McLemore
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Smyrna, TNLast School Stewarts Creek High SchoolMajor Pre Med
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Tate Moss
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Stewarts Creek High SchoolLast School Murfreesboro, Tenn.Major Business Management
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Dylan Murphy
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Barrington, ILLast School Barrington High SchoolMajor Finance
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Andrew Myers
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackman High SchoolMajor Finance
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Addie Nebesky
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Clemson, SCLast School D.W Daniel High SchoolMajor Marketing
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Caileigh O'Hara
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Tustin, Calif.Last School Foothill High SchoolMajor Finance
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Ashton Ozolins
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Clarksville, Tenn.Last School Clarksville AcademyPrevious School Previous School: University of NebraskaMajor Fisheries Management
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Trinity Perkins
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Fort Worth, TexasLast School St. Paul’s Preparatory AcademyMajor Human Sciences
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James Perron III
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Gulfport, Miss.Last School Hancock High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeMajor Kinesiology
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Lauren Pesce
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.Last School York High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
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Ivana Petrevski
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Shelby Township, Mich.Last School Eisenhower High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
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Kristin Price
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Nashville, Tenn.Last School Coppell High SchoolMajor Pre-Med
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Garrett Reeves
Position Smokey Handler Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Springfield, Tenn.Last School Springfield High SchoolMajor Food and Agricultural Business
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Allie Reid
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Bearden High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Full Bio for Allie Reid
Grace Rogers
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Owasso, Okla.Last School Owasso High SchoolMajor Psychology
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Carter Ross
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Big Boy Junction, Tenn.Last School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
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Jared Ross
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Dyer County, Tenn.Last School Dyer County High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
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Jack Seitz
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Murfeesboro, Tenn.Last School Blackmon High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: Ohio StateMajor Music Business
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Rhyder Short
Position Mascots Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Morristown, Tenn.Last School Morristown High SchoolMajor Wildlife and Fisheries
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Island Shuler
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Webb School of KnoxvilleMajor Advertising
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Cassidy Slater
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Pikeville, Ky.Last School Pikeville High SchoolMajor Elementary Education
Full Bio for Cassidy Slater
Rita Smith
Position Dance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Oviedo, Fla.Last School Hagerty High SchoolMajor Civil Engineering
Full Bio for Rita Smith
Melanya Stefaniuk
Position Cheer Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Park Ridge, ILLast School Maine South High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Full Bio for Melanya Stefaniuk
Ella Stipp
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.Last School Desert Mountain High SchoolMajor Business Management
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Camille Strier
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Coto De Caza, CALast School Santa Margarita Catholic High SchoolMajor Psychology
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Gunner Taylor
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chattanooga,TNLast School Bradley Central High SchoolPrevious School Previous School: University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaMajor Kinesiology
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Annalise Wagner
Position Dance Academic Year So.
Hometown Kansas City, Mo.Last School St. Pius High SchoolMajor Biomedical Engineering
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Braxton Walker
Position Cheer Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Charlotte, Tenn.Last School Creek Wood High SchoolMajor Marketing
Full Bio for Braxton Walker
Abby Wanous
Position Dance Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Eagan, MNLast School Eastview High SchoolMajor Kinesiology
Full Bio for Abby Wanous
Jake Watson
Position Mascot Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Crestview Hills, KYLast School Villa Madonna AcademyMajor Architecture
Full Bio for Jake Watson
Julia Watts
Position Cheer Academic Year So.
Hometown Fayetteville, Ark.Last School Fayetteville High SchoolMajor Pre-Health
Full Bio for Julia Watts
Mackenzie Whittaker
Position Cheer Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Grace Christian AcademyMajor Marketing
Full Bio for Mackenzie Whittaker
Bella Wood
Position Dance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chandler, Ariz.Last School Hamilton High SchoolMajor Communications
Full Bio for Bella Wood
Smokey XII
Position Mascots Academic Year Fr.
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Coaching Staff

Kelley Tafazzoli
Spirit Program Director and Dance Coach
kelleyt@utk.edu
Full Bio for Kelley Tafazzoli
Chelsea Bowlin
Cheer Coach
cbowlin@utk.edu
Full Bio for Chelsea Bowlin
Rodney Arnold
Mascot Coach
rodney@tennessee.edu
Full Bio for Rodney Arnold
Sara Blankenship
Spirit Program Operations Coordinator
Phone(865) 974-4664
sarab@utk.edu
Full Bio for Sara Blankenship
Cristin Garnett
Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach
Full Bio for Cristin Garnett
Matthew Boshears
Volunteer Assistant Mascot Coach
Full Bio for Matthew Boshears
Sydney Schriver
Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach
Full Bio for Sydney Schriver
CJ Weinberg
Volunteer Assistant Cheer Coach
Full Bio for CJ Weinberg
Katie Smith
Strength Coach
Full Bio for Katie Smith
Morgan Findley
Assistant Coach of Mental Training
Full Bio for Morgan Findley

Cheer Jr.

Dyersburg, TN Dyer County High School Pre-Med, Kinesiology

Smokey Handler Jr.

Springfield, TN Springfield High School Food and Agricultural Business

Cheer Jr.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. Blackman High School Previous School: Tennessee Tech University Kinesiology

Dance Sr.

Liberty, Mo. Liberty High School Marketing

Dance Fr.

Nashville, TN Ravenwood High School Business Marketing

Mascots Jr.

Franklin, Tenn. Page High School Journalism and Sports Media

Cheer Jr.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. Blackman High School Marketing

Mascots Sr.

Knoxville, TN Halls High School Biological Sciences

Cheer Fr.

Cleveland, TN Cleveland High School Nursing

Cheer Fr.

Dyersburg, TN Dyer County High School Education

Cheer Fr.

Frankfort, IL Lincoln-Way East High School Psychology

Cheer Jr.

Springdale, Ark. Har-Ber High School Communications

Dance Fr.

Yorba Linda, CA Yorba Linda High School Human and Family Development

Mascots Jr.

Franklin, Tenn. Franklin High School Business Management/ Entrepreneurship

Dance Fr.

Anaheim Hills, CA Canyon High School Advertising

Cheer Sr.

Pittsburgh, Pa. South Fayette High School Computer Science

Dance Sr.

Ashburn, Va. Briar Woods High School Elementary Education

Dance So.

Cleveland, Ohio Kenston High School Marketing

Dance Fr.

Blacklick, OH Gahanna Lincoln High School Marketing

Cheer Fr.

Franklin, TN Independence High School Construction Science and Management

Cheer So.

Huntley, Ill. Huntley High School Psychology

Cheer Sr.

Bartow, Fla. Bartow High School Business Management

Cheer Jr.

Mount Prospect Ill. Prospect High School Previous School: Ohio State Exercise Science

Mascots Sr.

Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington High School Civil Engineering

Dance So.

Meadowbrook, Penn. Abington High School Kinesiology

Cheer Sr.

Knoxville, Tenn. Webb School of Knoxville Kinesiology

Cheer Fr.

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee Jefferson County High School Biology

Dance Jr.

Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie High School Business

Dance Jr.

Knoxville, Tenn. Bearden High School Business Finance

Cheer So.

Knoxville, Tenn. Hardin Valley Academy Kinesiology

Smokey Handler Jr.

Linden, CA Saint Mary's High School Food and Agricultural Business

Dance Fr.

Brentwood, TN Christ Presbyterian Academy Business

Cheer Fr.

Murfreesboro, TN Blackman High School Chemical Engineering

Cheer Sr.

Lafayette, La. Lafayette High School Previous School: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Sport Management

Dance So.

Minnetrista, Minn. Mound Westonka High School Marketing

Dance Sr.

Rosemound, Minn. Rosemound High School Kinesiology

Cheer Fr.

Athens, TN McMinn County High School Business

Cheer Fr.

Athens, TN McMinn County High School Construction Management

Cheer Fr.

Athens, TN McMinn County High School Civil Engineering

Cheer Fr.

Brentwood, TN Ravenwood High School Business Analytics

Cheer Sr.

Knoxville, Tenn. Anderson County High School Communications

Mascots Sr.

Lenexa, Kan. Olathe Northwest High School

Cheer Gr.

New York City, NY University of Delaware Masters in Cyber Security

Cheer Fr.

Smyrna, TN Stewarts Creek High School Pre Med

Cheer Sr.

Stewarts Creek High School Murfreesboro, Tenn. Business Management

Dance Fr.

Barrington, IL Barrington High School Finance

Cheer Sr.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. Blackman High School Finance

Cheer Fr.

Clemson, SC D.W Daniel High School Marketing

Dance Sr.

Tustin, Calif. Foothill High School Finance

Cheer Jr.

Clarksville, Tenn. Clarksville Academy Previous School: University of Nebraska Fisheries Management

Cheer Fr.

Fort Worth, Texas St. Paul’s Preparatory Academy Human Sciences

Cheer Sr.

Gulfport, Miss. Hancock High School Previous School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Kinesiology

Cheer So.

Elmhurst, Ill. York High School Kinesiology

Dance Jr.

Shelby Township, Mich. Eisenhower High School Kinesiology

Cheer So.

Nashville, Tenn. Coppell High School Pre-Med

Smokey Handler Sr.

Springfield, Tenn. Springfield High School Food and Agricultural Business

Cheer Jr.

Knoxville, Tenn. Bearden High School Kinesiology

Cheer So.

Owasso, Okla. Owasso High School Psychology

Cheer Sr.

Big Boy Junction, Tenn. Dyer County High School Kinesiology

Cheer So.

Dyer County, Tenn. Dyer County High School Civil Engineering

Cheer Sr.

Murfeesboro, Tenn. Blackmon High School Previous School: Ohio State Music Business

Mascots Jr.

Morristown, Tenn. Morristown High School Wildlife and Fisheries

Dance Sr.

Knoxville, Tenn. Webb School of Knoxville Advertising

Cheer Sr.

Pikeville, Ky. Pikeville High School Elementary Education

Dance Sr.

Oviedo, Fla. Hagerty High School Civil Engineering

Cheer Fr.

Park Ridge, IL Maine South High School Kinesiology

Dance Jr.

Scottsdale, Ariz. Desert Mountain High School Business Management

Dance Fr.

Coto De Caza, CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School Psychology

Cheer Jr.

Chattanooga,TN Bradley Central High School Previous School: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Kinesiology

Dance So.

Kansas City, Mo. St. Pius High School Biomedical Engineering

Cheer Sr.

Charlotte, Tenn. Creek Wood High School Marketing

Dance Fr.

Eagan, MN Eastview High School Kinesiology

Mascot Jr.

Crestview Hills, KY Villa Madonna Academy Architecture

Cheer So.

Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville High School Pre-Health

Cheer Jr.

Knoxville, Tenn. Grace Christian Academy Marketing

Dance Jr.

Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton High School Communications

Mascots Fr.

Coaching Staff

Spirit Program Director and Dance Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

kelleyt@utk.edu

Cheer Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

cbowlin@utk.edu

Mascot Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

rodney@tennessee.edu

Spirit Program Operations Coordinator /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

(865) 974-4664

sarab@utk.edu

Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

Volunteer Assistant Mascot Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

Volunteer Assistant Cheer Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

Strength Coach /Cheer, Dance & Mascots

Assistant Coach of Mental Training /Cheer, Dance & Mascots


Kaden Baker	Cheer	Jr.	Pre-Med, Kinesiology	Dyersburg, TN	Dyer County High School
Max Baldwin	Smokey Handler	Jr.	Food and Agricultural Business	Springfield, TN	Springfield High School
Joseph Brown	Cheer	Jr.	Kinesiology	Murfreesboro, Tenn.	Blackman High School	Tennessee Tech University
Alana Bryson	Dance	Sr.	Marketing	Liberty, Mo.	Liberty High School
Kenley Campbell	Dance	Fr.	Business Marketing	Nashville, TN	Ravenwood High School
Lincoln Campbell	Mascots	Jr.	Journalism and Sports Media	Franklin, Tenn.	Page High School
Addie Cobb	Cheer	Jr.	Marketing	Murfreesboro, Tenn.	Blackman High School
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Elijah Cobb	Mascots	Sr.	Biological Sciences	Knoxville, TN	Halls High School
Blake Congdon	Cheer	Fr.	Nursing	Cleveland, TN	Cleveland High School
Colton Dominguez	Cheer	Fr.	Education	Dyersburg, TN	Dyer County High School
Delaney Drogemuller	Cheer	Fr.	Psychology	Frankfort, IL	Lincoln-Way East High School
Kennedy Dykes	Cheer	Jr.	Communications	Springdale, Ark.	Har-Ber High School
Hope Edwards	Dance	Fr.	Human and Family Development	Yorba Linda, CA	Yorba Linda High School
Adam Eisenbeck	Mascots	Jr.	Business Management/ Entrepreneurship	Franklin, Tenn.	Franklin High School
Kendyl Fay	Dance	Fr.	Advertising	Anaheim Hills, CA	Canyon High School
Annie Fink	Cheer	Sr.	Computer Science	Pittsburgh, Pa.	South Fayette High School
Caroline Frey	Dance	Sr.	Elementary Education	Ashburn, Va.	Briar Woods High School
Reese Gabram	Dance	So.	Marketing	Cleveland, Ohio	Kenston High School
Peyton Gaillard	Dance	Fr.	Marketing	Blacklick, OH	Gahanna Lincoln High School
JR Garges	Cheer	Fr.	Construction Science and Management	Franklin, TN	Independence High School
Connor Gerst	Cheer	So.	Psychology	Huntley, Ill.	Huntley High School
Jay Greear	Cheer	Sr.	Business Management	Bartow, Fla.	Bartow High School
Nolan Hahn	Cheer	Jr.	Exercise Science	Mount Prospect Ill.	Prospect High School	Ohio State
Jackson Heiden	Mascots	Sr.	Civil Engineering	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Washington High School
Julianna Henniger	Dance	So.	Kinesiology	Meadowbrook, Penn.	Abington High School
Hailey Hudson	Cheer	Sr.	Kinesiology	Knoxville, Tenn.	Webb School of Knoxville
Halle Hutchins	Cheer	Fr.	Biology	Strawberry Plains, Tennessee	Jefferson County High School
Sydney Ishaug	Dance	Jr.	Business	Eden Prairie, Minn.	Eden Prairie High School
Jordan James	Dance	Jr.	Business Finance	Knoxville, Tenn.	Bearden High School
Emma Johnson	Cheer	So.	Kinesiology	Knoxville, Tenn.	Hardin Valley Academy
Alex Katzakian	Smokey Handler	Jr.	Food and Agricultural Business	Linden, CA	Saint Mary's High School
Macy Li Kemp	Dance	Fr.	Business	Brentwood, TN	Christ Presbyterian Academy
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Hudson Lee	Cheer	Fr.	Chemical Engineering	Murfreesboro, TN	Blackman High School
Luke Leger	Cheer	Sr.	Sport Management	Lafayette, La.	Lafayette High School	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Alexa Leonard	Dance	So.	Marketing	Minnetrista, Minn.	Mound Westonka High School
Mercedes Lorentz	Dance	Sr.	Kinesiology	Rosemound, Minn.	Rosemound High School
Jaxon Lyle	Cheer	Fr.	Business	Athens, TN	McMinn County High School
Spartan Lyle	Cheer	Fr.	Construction Management	Athens, TN	McMinn County High School
Jonah Martin II	Cheer	Fr.	Civil Engineering	Athens, TN	McMinn County High School
Mia Martinez	Cheer	Fr.	Business Analytics	Brentwood, TN	Ravenwood High School
Willow Mae Martinez	Cheer	Sr.	Communications	Knoxville, Tenn.	Anderson County High School
Brock Mason	Mascots	Sr.		Lenexa, Kan.	Olathe Northwest High School
Nick Mazza	Cheer	Gr.	Masters in Cyber Security	New York City, NY		University of Delaware
Bailey McLemore	Cheer	Fr.	Pre Med	Smyrna, TN	Stewarts Creek High School
Tate Moss	Cheer	Sr.	Business Management	Stewarts Creek High School	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Dylan Murphy	Dance	Fr.	Finance	Barrington, IL	Barrington High School
Andrew Myers	Cheer	Sr.	Finance	Murfreesboro, Tenn.	Blackman High School
Addie Nebesky	Cheer	Fr.	Marketing	Clemson, SC	D.W Daniel High School
Caileigh O'Hara	Dance	Sr.	Finance	Tustin, Calif.	Foothill High School
Ashton Ozolins	Cheer	Jr.	Fisheries Management	Clarksville, Tenn.	Clarksville Academy	University of Nebraska
Trinity Perkins	Cheer	Fr.	Human Sciences	Fort Worth, Texas	St. Paul’s Preparatory Academy
James Perron III	Cheer	Sr.	Kinesiology	Gulfport, Miss.	Hancock High School	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Lauren Pesce	Cheer	So.	Kinesiology	Elmhurst, Ill.	York High School
Ivana Petrevski	Dance	Jr.	Kinesiology	Shelby Township, Mich.	Eisenhower High School
Kristin Price	Cheer	So.	Pre-Med	Nashville, Tenn.	Coppell High School
Garrett Reeves	Smokey Handler	Sr.	Food and Agricultural Business	Springfield, Tenn.	Springfield High School
Allie Reid	Cheer	Jr.	Kinesiology	Knoxville, Tenn.	Bearden High School
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Grace Rogers	Cheer	So.	Psychology	Owasso, Okla.	Owasso High School
Carter Ross	Cheer	Sr.	Kinesiology	Big Boy Junction, Tenn.	Dyer County High School
Jared Ross	Cheer	So.	Civil Engineering	Dyer County, Tenn.	Dyer County High School
Jack Seitz	Cheer	Sr.	Music Business	Murfeesboro, Tenn.	Blackmon High School	Ohio State
Rhyder Short	Mascots	Jr.	Wildlife and Fisheries	Morristown, Tenn.	Morristown High School
Island Shuler	Dance	Sr.	Advertising	Knoxville, Tenn.	Webb School of Knoxville
Cassidy Slater	Cheer	Sr.	Elementary Education	Pikeville, Ky.	Pikeville High School
Rita Smith	Dance	Sr.	Civil Engineering	Oviedo, Fla.	Hagerty High School
Melanya Stefaniuk	Cheer	Fr.	Kinesiology	Park Ridge, IL	Maine South High School
Ella Stipp	Dance	Jr.	Business Management	Scottsdale, Ariz.	Desert Mountain High School
Camille Strier	Dance	Fr.	Psychology	Coto De Caza, CA	Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Gunner Taylor	Cheer	Jr.	Kinesiology	Chattanooga,TN	Bradley Central High School	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Annalise Wagner	Dance	So.	Biomedical Engineering	Kansas City, Mo.	St. Pius High School
Braxton Walker	Cheer	Sr.	Marketing	Charlotte, Tenn.	Creek Wood High School
Abby Wanous	Dance	Fr.	Kinesiology	Eagan, MN	Eastview High School
Jake Watson	Mascot	Jr.	Architecture	Crestview Hills, KY	Villa Madonna Academy
Julia Watts	Cheer	So.	Pre-Health	Fayetteville, Ark.	Fayetteville High School
Mackenzie Whittaker	Cheer	Jr.	Marketing	Knoxville, Tenn.	Grace Christian Academy
Bella Wood	Dance	Jr.	Communications	Chandler, Ariz.	Hamilton High School
Smokey XII	Mascots	Fr.

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Kelley Tafazzoli	Spirit Program Director and Dance Coach	kelleyt@utk.edu
	Chelsea Bowlin	Cheer Coach	cbowlin@utk.edu
	Rodney Arnold	Mascot Coach	rodney@tennessee.edu
	Sara Blankenship	Spirit Program Operations Coordinator	sarab@utk.edu	(865) 974-4664
	Cristin Garnett	Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach
	Matthew Boshears	Volunteer Assistant Mascot Coach
	Sydney Schriver	Volunteer Assistant Dance Coach
	CJ Weinberg	Volunteer Assistant Cheer Coach
	Katie Smith	Strength Coach
	Morgan Findley	Assistant Coach of Mental Training