Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Coach)
Position: Coach
Miranda Walters is an energetic person with a bright and bubbly personality who danced full time for most of her childhood. She has competed internationally for cheerleading in Hong Kong, New Zealand and the USA, including The Cheerleading World Championships in 2017 placing 10th.
Miranda has coached all ages from level 1 through to level 6 for more than 10 years. She regularly travelled sharing her passion with teams all around Australia with workshops, choreography and judging for multiple event companies with her husband Steve.
Miranda joined the Athena coaching team in 2018 and achieved two National Champions in 2019 with her Open Coed Level 4 and Open Level 2 Non-tumble teams. In 2022, she co-coached our Open Coed Level 4 team who travelled to Auckland, New Zealand and won Grand Champions at the 2022 Cheerbrandz Auckland Eutopia.
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Main Base, Secondary Base
In her early years, Maddi studied dance and gymnastics. As a gymnast her highest achievements included winning gold at the National Club Championships with her level 7 team and representing Queensland at Nationals to win team Gold. After coaching & judging gymnastics for a time, Maddi made the transition to cheerleading and in the space of two years, found herself part of a World’s Team competing in the USA.
Maddi has coached cheerleading for 7 years now winning multiple Grand Champion placings. Over the years she’s coached all ages from minis, youths, juniors, opens, adults and uni teams. She enjoys coaching junior and senior teams and is our current senior 5 team coach and open 6 team athlete.
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Main Base, Backspot
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 4
Current Role: Open 4 NT (Athena Hera Coach)
Position: Coach
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Backspot, Main Base
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Youth 1 (Athena Aurora Coach)
Position: Coach
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Back Spot, Main Base
Interesting Fact/s: Macaulay ‘fell into cheer’ by accident. He was recruited whilst sitting in the Athena office doing bookwork. The coach needed a male base and the rest was history. Several years later he is still cheering and loving it! Macaulay will complete his BMus at the end of 2020. He is currently learning to use ‘Ableton Live’ a music program which will allow him to create professional Cheer Music.
Cheer Goal/s: To be able to perform an elite tumble pass…Arabian through to full
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Backspot
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 5
Current Role: Mini 1 (Athena Omofia Coach)
Position: Coach
Jayden has hailed from a background in both gymnastics and dance. He competed MAG gymnastics at a high level and spent several years coaching gymnastics before coming to Athena. Jayden is a Level 5 tumble coach who works with all our age groups and levels. His specialty is front tumbling so this interest has brought another dimension to our program this year.
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 2
Current Role: Open 1 NT (Athena Titans Coach)
Position: Coach
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Secondary Base
Chloe has been an Athena athlete since 2017 and is currently on both our Senior 5 and Open 6 Coed team. She has been on our Wonder Woman themed Junior 4 team and our International New Zealand travel team in 2022. Working with our young rec children for a few years, Chloe currently assists our emerge cheer and Open 2 NT team.
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Secondary Base
Ashlyn has been an Athena athlete since 2018 and began on our Junior 2 team. Since then, she has been a part of our Harry Potter themed Junior 4 team which placed first at Nationals, our first ever Level 6 Nike team, our Auckland travel team and competed at the 2023 World Championships. She enjoys working with our youngest little athletes and helps with our rec cheer. Ashlyn is a current member of both our Senior 5 and Open 6 Coed teams.
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 6
Current Role: Open Coed 6 (Athena Nike Athlete)
Position: Flyer
Holly joined Athena in 2023 on our Open 6 Coed Team. She has cheered for over 10 years and won multiple National Championship team placings. In 2023, she participated in the AASCF National Championships partner stunting and won Gold in Level 5 with her stunting duo Harley. She has also competed at the World Championships in Florida in 2023, and is set to return this year as a Team Australia athlete. Holly is a current member of our Senior 5 and Open 6 Coach teams.
Highest Cheer Level Competed: Level 4 NT
Current Role: Open 4 NT (Athena Hera Athlete)
Position: Main Base, Backspot
Paige has been an Athena athlete for several years and competed in Auckland on our International travel team. She is currently on our Open 4 NT team and assistant coaches our rec cheer teams and Youth 2 team.
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