✨ Meet Coach Ashlyn Marrie! ✨
Coach Ashlyn is the head coach for our Cyclones and she’s ready to lead these teams to new heights! 🚀 This is her second year coaching for TYCC, and last year she helped Wildfire bring home 3 bids for state! 🏆 With a passion for cheer and years of experience cheering from 3rd grade through high school, Coach Ashlyn knows what it takes to succeed both on and off the mat.
When she’s not coaching, she’s spreading the love for cheer and offering to braid hair for competitions (yes, she’s also a talented hairstylist!). 💇♀️✨
🌟 Fun Facts:
Cheerleader from 3rd grade to freshman year, continued tumbling until junior year.
Loves seeing the smiles on each cheerleader’s face (winning is great, too!).
Excited to help our Mini Monsoons make their debut and grow a love for the mat!
✨ Meet Coach Kaelynn Whitt! ✨
Coach Kaelynn is the head coach for Wildfire this year! This is her 4th year coaching and 2nd year with Thunder, and she’s already making a huge impact! 🌟 Last season, she helped lead her local private school team to a 3rd place finish at State! 🏅 Kaelynn has a heart for coaching all ages, having worked with athletes from K-8, and when she's not coaching, she’s either working at a daycare in Marengo or coaching tumbling at Flight Club in Huntley. 💪
A cheerleader for 9 years and currently on Marengo High School’s varsity team, Kaelynn has already helped make history by qualifying for state for the first time ever! Now, she’s gearing up for her senior year and ready to bring that energy to Thunder! 🎉
🌟 Fun Facts:
9 years of cheer experience and now a varsity athlete making history!
Passionate about helping athletes develop new skills, build confidence, and have fun with their cheer family.
Also works at a daycare and teaches tumbling!
✨ Meet Coach Giana Seri! ✨
Coach Giana is the assistant coach for Cyclones and has been cheering since she was just 3 years old! Her passion for the sport has only grown over the years, and she’s now passing that passion on as a coach. Last season, she helped lead the Cyclones to a first-place finish at state—a huge achievement! 🏆
This season, her goal is to ensure that every athlete has an amazing time, loves what they do, and achieves their personal goals. Whether it’s mastering a new skill or bonding with their cheer family, Coach Giana is here to make sure the journey is as rewarding as the outcome. 💙
🌟 Fun Facts:
Started cheering at age 3 and has been in love with the sport ever since!
Assistant coach for Cyclones, proudly contributing to their first-place finish at state last year!
Focused on helping every athlete have fun and achieve their goals this season!
✨ Meet Coach Berkley Carlson! ✨
Coach Berkley is kicking off her 4th year of coaching for TYCC and is beyond excited to be the head coach for Storm this season! 💙 She’s been with Storm for 2 years now, previously coaching Cyclones, and has a strong cheerleading background, starting as an All-Star cheerleader at just 7 years old. She continued cheering through high school, where she was a part of the football, basketball, and competition teams! 🏀🏈
When she’s not coaching, Berkley enjoys spending time with her two Australian Shepherds, Mali and Atlas, and her boyfriend, traveling in their camper. 🐾🚐
Berkley has helped Storm and Cyclones secure 1st and 3rd place finishes over the last few years, and she’s ready to keep that momentum going this season—getting Storm back on the podium at State! 🏆
🌟 Fun Facts:
4th year coaching for TYCC, 2nd year with Storm.
Started cheerleading at 7 and cheered through high school, including sideline and competition cheer.
Loves spending time with her dogs, Mali and Atlas, and her boyfriend while camping.
