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Paige Coleman

Owner of White Lightning Tumble and Cheer

 

All star and tumbling coach

  • Started gymnastics at the age of 6 at The Gymnastics Center, Winchester, VA
  • Competitive gymnast from Level 5 to Level 8, GMS Gymnastic -, Manassas VA,
  • Shenandoah Tumblers - Winchester, VA
  • Started cheerleading in the 8th grade
  • Five-time All-American Cheerleader
  • ECA Staff member - Summer 1999
  • All-Star Cheerleader for the Fauquier Storm, Fauquier County, VA, 1998-1999
  • Handley High School Cheerleading, 1996-2000
  • Participated in the half-time performances at the Hula Bowl and Aloha Bowl
  • Varsity Cheerleader at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 2000
  • Majored in Exercise, Sport, Health and Education at Radford University, Radford VA
  • Cheer Director for Shenandoah Tumblers, Winchester, VA, 2004-2005
  • Eleven years of tumble and cheer coaching experience
  • Assistant Varsity Coach Hopewell High School 2008-2009
  • NCSSE certified
  • USASF certified levels 1 - 5
  • CPR/First Aid certified
  • Opened White Lightning Tumble and Cheer in January 2007 

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Heather Harrison

 

 

All Star Coach

  • Began dance and gymnastics at the age of 6
  • Participated in competitive dance/cheer in 4th grade
  • UCA All Star Cheerleader
  • NDA All American Dancer
  • UNC - Chapel Hill Dance Team member - 4 years
  • UNC - Chapel Hill Dance Team Captain - 2003-2004
  • Misconceptions Hip Hop Dance Group Member, UNC - Chapel Hill 2003-2004
  • UCA Cheerleading Instructor - 2000-2001
  • Capital One Bowl Half-Time Show Staff Member - 2002-2003
  • Spirit Xpress Cheerleading Instructor - Summers of 2002-2006
  • Choreography Experience - Spirit Xpress Cheerleading (2003,2004,2006)
  • Choreography / UNC - Chapel Hill Dance Team - Placed 8th and won
  • the Choreography Award at NDA Collegiate Nationals 2004 Level IA
  • Pride All-Star Cheerleading cheer instructor and choreographer, The GymCompany
  • Judged for many local and National Cheer and Dance Competitions:
  • All Star Challenge, Sweetheart Classic, Cheers for Charity and others UCA affiliated
  • Hip Hop Dance Instructor, Ninth Street Dance - 2004-2006
  • Adapted dance teacher for children with cognitive and physical disablities - Summer 2006
  • Received B.A. in Exercise and Sports Science, UNC-Chapel Hill - 2004
  • Received Doctorate in Physical Therapy , Duke University - 2007
  • CPR / First Aid Certified
  • USASF certified levels 1 - 5

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Jennifer Solesbee

 

 

All Star and Tumbling Coach

  • Recreational cheerleading ages 5 - 7
  • All Star Cheerleading 1995 - 2007 - Competed for Challengers All Stars, Cheer Plus All Stars, Carolina, Flamez Lightning Elite, and Victory All Stars
  • Gettys Middle School - Co-Captain and Captain
  • North Mecklenburg Competition Team
  • Hopewell High School - Co-Captain and Captain
  • Titan Spirit Award 2001-2002
  • Best All Around Award 2002-2003
  • Two time All American 2002-2003
  • UCA All Star
  • NCA All Star
  • 9 years of coaching experience
  • Hopewell High School JV Coach - 2005 - present
  • Graduate of UNC Charlotte 2009
  • NCSSE Certified
  • CPR/ first aid and safety certified
  • National Judges Certification 

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Sarah Evans

 

 

Tumbling Coach

  • 4 years gymnastics
  • Competed for Classics at The Gymnastics Center , Winchester, VA
  • Competed for GMS Gymnastics, Manassas, VA
  • 5 years cheerleading
  • Member of the White Lightning staff since 2007

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Leslie Willmore

 

 

Competitive Gymnastic Coach

  • Started gymnastics at the age of 9 at Tennessee Academy of Gymnastics, Chattanooga, TN
  • Competitive gymnast from Level 4 to Level 6
  • Started All Star cheerleading at the age of 13
  • Competitive All Star cheerleader for 4 years at United Cheerleading (Junior, Senior, Small Coed and Large Coed Squads), Chattanooga, TN - 1998-2002
  • Girls Preparatory School (High School) varsity cheerleader for 3 years
  • Varsity cheerleader at Clemson University for 4 years - 2002-2006
  • 2 year Clemson University varsity cheerleading Co-Captain - 2005 and 2006
  • 3 time NCA Collegiate All-American - 2002, 2003, 2004
  • 4 NCA Collegiate Nationals Division 1A top ten finishes - 2002-2006
  • Cheersport Coed Partner Stunt Competition 5th place finish - 2003 and 2004
  • United Cheerleading summer camp instructor - summer 2003
  • Premier athletics All Star Coach, Anderson, SC - 2003 and 2004
  • Graduated from Clemson University with a B.S in Food Science - 2008
  • Competitive gymnastics coach and rec instructor at the Harrison Family YMCA for 3 years, Rocky Mount, NC 2006-2009
  • Six years combined cheerleading and gymnastics coaching experience 

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Nick Willmore

 

 

Tumbling Coach


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Heather Goergen

 

 

Tumbling and Gymnastic Coach

  • Started dance at age of 3, New York Academy of Dance, Rochester, NY
  • 6 years of dance instruction
  • Began gymnastics at the age of 7
  • 7 years of gymnastics experience / 4 competitive
  • Placed 1st All Around Champion: Judges Cup, Raleigh, NC - Sept. '06
  • High Point Classic, High Point, NC - Nov. '06
  • Bradley Middle School Dance Team - 2005-2007
  • Bradley Middle School Dancer of the Year - May 2006
  • Recently inducted into "Who's Who among Outstanding Students in America"
  • Varsity Cheerleader for Hopewell High School
  • Currently a student at Hopewell High School

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Alyssa Abbott

 

 

Tumbling and Recreational Gymnastic Coach

 

  • Started gymnastics at the age of 5 at North Country Gymnastics in Oswego, NY
  • Competitive gymnast from Level 4 to Level 7 - North Country Gymnastics, NY
  • Varsity Competition Cheerleader, South Iredell High School - 2000 - 2002
  • Received “Most Improved Cheerleader” - 2001
  • All-Star Cheerleader, Charlotte All-Star Coed squad, 2002 - 2004
  • Started coaching at the age of 15 at Lake Norman YMCA in Davidson
  • CPR / First Aid certified
  • Received B.A. in Psychology, UNC-Wilmington - 2008
  • Joined the staff at White Lightning in 2009

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Scott Fetters

 

 

Tumbling and Gymnastic Coach

  • 7 years Men's Competitive Gymnastics team at Gymnastics Michiana in Mishawaka, IN
  • Competed Level 10
  • Qualified for regional competitions at every level
  • 2 years coaching for Gymnastics Miciana including boys team
  • 4 years coaching tumbling for ICE All Stars in Mishawaka, IN
  • Coached tumbling at several schools in IN

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Cayce Putnam

 

 

Tumbling Coach

Tumbling Coach

  • Former gymnast of 14 years
  • Started Cheerleading at the age of 5
  • Cheered for Optimist, NC (Elementary)
  • Cheerleader at Bradley Middle School, NC
  • All Star Cheerleader for Carolina Flamez - 2002 - 2003
  • Hopewell Varsity Cheerleader / 3 year letterman and Captain - 2002-2006
  • Two time All American Cheerleader
  • NCCCA State Championships and NCHSAA State Champs -2006
  • Currently a student at Appalachian State University

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