COACHES
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ABOUT the COACHES
Head Coach Gina Lucente
- Penncrest High School Coach 2014-Present
- St. Mary Magdalen Cheerleading Coach 2010-2017
- St. Mary Magdalen Archdiocese of Philadelphia CYO Cheer Champions, 2014-2017
- St. Mary Magdalen UCA Allegheny Regionals Small Jr. High Champions, 2017
- St. Mary Magdalen UCA High School National Championships Top 15 JH, 2017
- St. Mary Magdalen PA State Cheer Champions, 2017
- President and Founder of Feet Beat, Inc. - Instructional cheer and dance company, 1991-2000
- Director of Cheerleader and Dance Team Challenge - Pittsburgh Convention Center
- Former Head Coach Robert Morris University Cheerleaders
- Former Head Coach Robert Morris University Dance Team
- Coached and nominated former Robert Morris University Cheerleader, Staci Lutz, to selection as 1995 College Sports Magazine's "National Cheerleader of the Year"
- Former Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Cheerleaders
- 7 year Head Instructor/Choreographer for Elite Cheerleading Org. - first home camp cheer company in the United States
- Instructed thousands of cheerleaders and dance teams of all age levels throughout the United States since age 17
- Former Judge for NCA High School Nationals, Dallas, TX
- Former Judge for NCA All-Star Nationals, Dallas, TX
- Former Judge for Pennsylvania State Cheerleading Championships
- Organized hundreds of regional and local competitions and tryouts
- Captain of University of Pittsburgh Cheerleaders, including selection as Big East Cheerleader of the Month
- Competed in two consecutive UCA Division 1 College Cheerleading Championships televised on ESPN
- Captain of University of Pittsburgh Dance Team
Coach Kaitlyn Schmucker
- Penncrest High School Assistant Cheerleading Coach 2017-Present
- Rose Tree Colts Cheerleading Coach 2012-2017
- St. Joseph Elementary School Cheerleading Coach
- St. Joseph Elementary School Epic Brand National Champion
- Cheerleader, Spirit Explosion All-Stars
- Cheerleader, Spirit Explosion Fury (Level 4) NCA National Champion
- Cheerleader, South Jersey Storm All-Stars
- Cheerleader, Maryland Twisters All-Stars
- Cheerleader, Archbishop Prendergast High School
- 2 year Captain, Archbishop Prendergast High School Cheerleaders
- Dance Team, Archbishop Prendergast High School
- Cheerleader, Neumann University
- Captain of Neumann University Cheerleaders
- Excels in all areas of cheer with great experience in routine choreography
THROWBACK COACHES PHOTOS!
Gina Lucente - University of Pittsburgh Cheerleading
Kait Schmucker - Archbishop Prendergast High School Cheerleading & CAC Cheer Team
