Todd is the owner and founder of Iowa Elite and grew up right here in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Todd cheered 4 years at Iowa State & was Captain for 3. He has coached All Star
Cheer teams for 8 years and has been a head instructor for camps, clinics and
competitive teams for 11 years. Todd has choreographed and coached numerous High
School and All Star Routines. Todd also took part in the 1996 Olympic Opening
Celebration with Iowa State and is a two time member of the championship "Team
USA" at the British Cheerleading Open in London.
Drew cheered at Minnesota State University in Mankato for 5 years, acting as Captain for
3 and coach for 2. He has received NCA Top Gun Stunting Honors, along with a first place
win for Partner Stunting at the Spirit of America competition. Drew also cheered at St.
Cloud State University where he competed on their national team, helping to earn them a
3rd place finish. Drew has spent the last 4 years on an adult-open exhibition team,
showcasing his talent at local competitions. Drew has 8 years of cheerleading and
gymnastics coaching experience and has choreographed several All Star and High School
Routines.
Ali is a former High School and All Star Cheerleader, as well as a competitive gymnast of
12 years. Ali is a 3-time NCA All-American Cheerleader, and has been coaching All Star
and High School cheerleading for 8 years. Ali spent 3 years working for the National
Cheerleaders Association traveling to camps throughout the Midwest. She now provides
routine choreography as well as dance portions of cheerleading routines for many teams.
She was also a member of the championship "Team USA" which won the International
division at the British Cheerleading Open in London.
Sara's cheer experience began with three years of high school and All Star
cheerleading near Minneapolis, MN. From there she went on to cheer for St. Cloud State
University and compete on their Nationals team for five years. During that time, Sara
acted as Vice President of the St. Cloud Competition Team for one year and President for
two. Sara has coached and choreographed for both high school and All Stars. She was
also a member for the international Team USA four times.
Michaela was a four-time NCA All-American cheerleader as well as a Top
All-American. She was an all star cheerleader for four years in high school as well.
Michaela continued her cheerleading in college by teaching camps and clinics for The
American Cheerleading Federation for three years, being a high school head coach for
three years and coaching and choreographing for several midwest high schools. Michaela
also exhibitioned on an adult all star "open" team for four years, and cheered for the
University of Minnesota for one year.
Teran has 11 years of cheer experience. She has taught camps around the Midwest
through the Cheerleading Stunt Academy for 5 years. Teran also cheered for the
University of Iowa. Her love of coaching has also guided her to volunteer her time
coaching for the last two years. Teran has coached high school, all star and performed
on adult "open" all star teams for 4 years.
Heather is beginning her second year of coaching for Iowa Elite Cheer. She has
several years of cheer and tumbling experience including high school and all star
competition. Heather was a member of the Iowa Elite Senior Co-ed Team that placed 2nd
in the Nation in Orlando, FL at the UCA All Star Nationals. Her love of the sport and ability
to teach others make her quite an asset to Iowa Elite Cheer.