Coaches

Coaches

Coaching Staff
Jessica Hicks CEO and Head Coach

Jessica has been involved in cheerleading for over 16 years.  

As a cheerleader, she participated in middle school, all-star, high school, and college cheer in Grand Junction, CO.  Jessica served as a captain at both Central High School and Colorado Mesa University.  On a competitive level, Jessica lead her college team to 3rd place at the USA National Competition in 2011 and 2012.

As a coach, Jessica has worked with many teams over eight years. Right after high school, Jessica returned to her high school as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2009-2010 season. During the 2012-2013 season, she was hired for an instructional internship position at Mile High Elite in Centennial, CO, where she learned the ins and outs of running a cheerleading gym while also coaching many high school teams in their efforts to gain tumbling and stunting skills. After graduating from CMU with a B.S. in Sports Management in 2013, Jessica moved to Thornton, CO and took on the Denver East High School cheerleading team as the Varsity for the 2015-16 season and was the Head Coach for both the Varsity and JV teams during the 2016-17. After moving to Strasburg, CO, Jessica shifted her attention to the local programs.  She coached 6 years at Strasburg High School.  During her time at SHS, she and her staff lead the team to a 2nd place State Championship win in 2018, a 1st place State Championship win in 2019, and state finals 5 out of those 6 years!! Jessica created a recreational and competitive cheer program at Strasburg Parks and Rec in March of 2017 and was faithfully devoted for 5 years.  Over the course of three years at the rec, Jessica led a successful recreation cheer program that evolved into a competition cheer program that recently competed at the Quest National Competition in Orlando, FL in March 2020.  Jessica also created the Hemphill Middle School cheer program in the 2018-19 season. 

Jessica holds a B.S. Sports Management degree from Colorado Mesa University. She holds certifications in CPR, First Aid, Concussion, Heat Illness Prevention, Cheer and Dance Safety, Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, and Mandatory Reporting.

A message from Jessica...

"Cheer is my passion! My lifelong dream has always been to own and operate my own cheer gym. I want to get back to competing, have multiple teams, and be a beacon of cheerleading excellence along the corridor. By creating the non-profit, 70 Corridor Athletics, I know I can make these dreams a reality!"

Rebbeca Shuster Regent Head Coach

Rebbeca has been the head coach of Regent for 2 seasons. She enjoys working with beginner-level athletes to instill a strong work ethic, technique, and a passion for cheerleading.

Dana Gutierrez Asst Coach

Dana has a long history of cheer and dance in her life. She attended Rangeview High School where she was an active member of the Poms team. After graduating, she coached at Rangeview. As a dancer and a coach, she led her teams to national championships at Disneyworld. Dana loves Disney!! She has been coaching with 70COA for 2 seasons as an assistant coach where she specializes in strength and conditioning and dancing.

Brailynn Bell Jr. Royals Coach

Rachael and Brailynn are Junior coaches to our new Royals Tiny Novice team! They are so excited to start their coaching journey at the gym they are cheering at. We know these ladies are going to make a great impact on these young athletes.

Rachael Sorensen Jr. Royals Coach

Rachael and Brailynn are Junior coaches to our new Royals Tiny Novice team! They are so excited to start their coaching journey at the gym they are cheering at. We know these ladies are going to make a great impact on these young athletes.