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Name

Year

Hometown


 

Taylor Boelkes

Freshman

Mt. Horeb, Wi


 

Mia Carnes

Freshman

Abingdon, Ill.


 

Brittany Chenelia

Freshman

South Pasadena, Calif.


 

Mckenzie Doren

Sophomore

Pierson, Mich.


 

Christy Fribourg

Freshman

Lakewood, Ohio


 

Heather Lange

Freshman

Harrogate, England


 

Kathleen Laughlin

Sophomore

Eldridge, Iowa


 

Ashley Stackis

Freshman

Dubuque, Iowa


 

Chante Wilson

Junior

Elgin, Ill.


Name: Taylor Boelkes
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Mt. Horeb High School
Hometown: Mt. Horeb, Wi
Major: Nursing
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Name: Mia Carnes
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Abingdon
Hometown: Abingdon, Ill.
Major: Biology
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Name: Brittany Chenelia
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: South Pasadena
Hometown: South Pasadena, Calif.
Major: Business
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Name: Mckenzie Doren
Year: Sophomore
Position:
High School: Pella
Hometown: Pierson, Mich.
Major: Biology
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Name: Christy Fribourg
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Lakewood
Hometown: Lakewood, Ohio
Major: Flight Operations
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Name: Heather Lange
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Wiesbaden
Hometown: Harrogate, England
Major: Elementary Education
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Name: Kathleen Laughlin
Year: Sophomore
Position:
High School: North Scott
Hometown: Eldridge, Iowa
Major: Elementary Education
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Name: Ashley Stackis
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Marquette Catholic
Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa
Major: Biology
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Name: Chante Wilson
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: South Elgin
Hometown: Elgin, Ill.
Major: Business
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University of Dubuque Cheer and Stunt Coach's Profile
Drew Ritchie
Drew Ritchie
Head Cheer and Stunt Coach

Email: dritchie@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3733
Office Location: 306 Stoltz Sports Center
Biography - Click to close
Drew Ritchie ,a native of Madison, Wis. (La Follette High Scool), joins the University as a full-time coach after serving as varsity coach at Middleton High School in Middleton/Cross Plains, Wis. He was responsible for all coaching responsibilities in practice and administration for the entire cheerleading program at Middleton.

He was a member of the UW-Platteville cheer and stunt team (2002-2004) and also at UW-Oshkosh (2004-2007) where he was named captain in 2007. While a member at UW-Oshkosh Ritchie was part of two national championships as a Division III school (UPA-2005 and COA-2007). He earned his Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice Degree from UW-Oshkosh in 2007.

Ritchie has been a cheerleading camp coach with Central Wisconsin Cheer Camps (CWCC) 2002-2003 and 2007. He also was a volunteer assistant coach with Cheer Xcel All Stars (Las Vegas, Nev.) while he worked full-time as an officer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in Las Vegas, Nev., in 2009. In 2010 he took the Head Coaching Job at Middleton High School near Madison, WI where he coached the Varsity squad to the Wisconsin State Cheerleading Championships and achieved a 4th place finish. Drew is currently an active Staff Instructor for NCA (National Cheerleaders Association.)

He holds AACCA safety certification and a concussion certification through the NHFS. He is first aid, CPR and AED certified through the Red-Cross. He also holds a Master's Level Coaching Certification through NCSSE (National Council for Spirit Safety and Education.)


Dear Tryout Participants,

Our Spring tryout for the 2012-13 University of Dubuque Cheer and Stunt team is now completed and I am happy to say that we have selected 18 talented athletes for next year. There will be a second tryout for next year's season that will be a video tryout only. All people wanting to try out must be accepted to the University of Dubuque for the 2012-13 school year and must submit a tryout video before Monday, June 11th. For more details please contact the Head Cheer Coach, Drew Ritchie. My contact information can be found below. Good luck to everyone!!

GO SPARTANS!!

Coach Drew