Coach Ashley
Ashley has loved gymnastics and children since she can remember. She competed with USAG through Mountain Gymnastics Club in Ft. Collins, CO. She moved on to compete in high school with the Rocky Mountain Gymnastics team.
She married her high school sweetheart Matthew not long after graduating. Ashley later became a Walmart Supercenter store manager in 2005 and ran stores in both Rock Springs, WY and Sidney, NE until she resigned in 2010 to stay home and raise her family. Ashley and her husband have four children.
After realizing the positive effect gymnastics had on her oldest son, Payton, Ashley started to reacquaint herself with gymnastics, and remembered how much she loved and admired the sport.
Ashley has coached gymnastics for several years through different organizations, and is a USAG Professional Coach. After realizing that watching a child learn a new skill was one of her greatest sources of joy, she finally decided to open her own gym in 2018.
Ashley has great passion for coaching children of all ages, and is strongly devoted to the sport of gymnastics and its benefits of both athleticism and the values it instills in athletes.
Coach Morgan
Coach Morgan Was raised in South Dakota, where she competed varsity level gymnastics for 6 years! Morgan went to college in Torrington Wyoming and played college volleyball. She is a farm/ranch mom and wife! She loves being in the gym, as it feels like her second home!
Coach Rylan
Rylan was born and raised in Chadron where she now attends high school. She is involved in basketball, track, and softball. Rylan participated in gymnastics and dance up until 5th grade.
After high school, Rylan plans on going to college to become an aesthetic nurse. She hopes to continue her basketball career into college as well. In her free time she likes to hang out with friends and go to the lake.
Coach Brandi
Although Alaska was her birthplace, Brandi's childhood was filled with frequent moves due to her father's military career. Despite these frequent relocations, she found a constant source of joy in gymnastics.
At the young age of three, she found her passion for gymnastics and devoted herself to training until she turned twenty-one. Her journey in the sport included competing levels 5-9 for various gyms, such as Ultimate Gymnastics of Gurnee, Arctic Gymnastics Center, and Missouri Valley Gymnastics. Eventually, she went on to compete at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, focusing mainly on beam and floor exercise.
Throughout her years of training, Brandi was exposed to a variety of coaching styles, drills, and techniques from different coaches whom she credits for her accomplishments. While gymnastics was her biggest passion as a child and young adult, she now happily raises three daughters and her bonus daughter with her husband Scott.
After taking a decade-long break from the sport, she is excited to return and share her knowledge and love for gymnastics with the next generation of athletes. Her ultimate goal is to inspire and support young gymnasts in achieving their full potential while also giving back to the sport that has given her so much.
Coach Caroline
Caroline has always had a love of gymnastics since she was little, she grew up in Fairbanks Alaska where she did gymnastics for a bit and then they moved out of town. She then did a lot of backyard gymnastics with a few neighborhood friends until she joined World Tang Soo Do and her favorite thing to do there was tumbling nights where they got to practice gymnastics skills. She then moved to Arkansas for her last year of high school and majored in music at the college there. Caroline moved to Chadron in 2022 and had her daugher then had my son in 2023. She enrolled her 2 year old daughter in gymnastics this year and remembered how much she enjoyed it. She is also part of the community band, here in Chadron.
Coach Trae
Trae grew up in Lingle Wyoming and would often be found on the playground learning gymnastics skills from her friend.
PE was her favorite subject, especially their gymnastics unit where she could show off her skills.
Even though she never took a class, she has always been drawn to gymnastics. Trae came to college in Chadron to run track where she met her husband who was also on the track team. She graduated with a degree in Family Consumer Science with a Child and Family Studies Option.
They have five kids, three of which have been enrolled in Panhandle Gymnastics. Often times, you can see her in the gym watching her kids practice and learning the lingo.
She is super excited to be on the other side of the wall and help get kids interested in gymnastics and learning new skills.
Coach Elaina
Meet Coach Elaina! Elaina was originally from Fort Collins, Colorado. In her younger years, she moved around quite a bit before landing in Chadron where she has now lived for ten years.
Elaina is in high school. Along with coaching, Elaina is involved in things like Student council, Musical Groups, Musicals, and competitive gymnastics.
Elaina started gymnastics when she was 4, and is currently a level 6-7 gymnast hoping to qualify for regionals this upcoming season.
When she was younger, Elaina loved to dance. Starting when she was 3, she danced for around 11 years before committing full-time to gymnastics. Even though she doesn´t dance anymore, she still loves to choreograph and put routines together for the team girls.
Elaina hopes to go to college in the future, and is thinking of studying law and becoming a Lawyer, but isn´t sure yet. In her free time, Elaina enjoys hanging out with friends, reading, movie and game nights with her family, fishing, hunting, having mini photoshoots, and overall just living life to the fullest!
Coach Tierra
Tierra is from Hot Springs, South Dakota. She competed varsity gymnastics for the Hot Springs Bison for 6 years.
She began gymnastics at the age of 3 through her hometown’s summer recreation program and eventually went on to help coach for the same gymnastics program during the summers.
It is evident through her dedication to healthcare that she loves to help others. Stepping into the role of coaching gymnastics allows her to do just that for so many young women. Being back in the gym has brought her love for gymnastics back to life.
Coach Tessa
Tessa is from a small town called Sutherland, NE. She grew up doing gymnastics in North Platte, NE starting at the age of three. As she got older she started to join more competitive gyms and ended up at Legacy Dance and Gymnastics where she made it on the competitive team. She competed at competitions from anywhere in Colorado to Nashville, Tennessee.
Tessa attends Chadron State College and also works at the Chadron Community Hospital as a CNA. After leaving gymnastics to participate in high school activities, she always wanted to bring gymnastics back into her life and be a gymnastics coach!
Coach Cassy
Cassy is from Laramie, Wyoming, and is currently attending Chadron to study physical education and health and running track. Her love for gymnastics started at the age of 4, leading her into competitive gymnastics by fourth grade. She continued competing through high school while also participating in soccer, tennis, and track. Coaching gymnastics has always been a dream for Cassy, and she began coaching in her junior year of high school. She loves working with athletes and helping them grow both in skill and confidence. Outside of gymnastics, Cassy enjoys spending time with family, hiking, and enjoying time outside. She is excited to coach gymnastics and help young athletes gain skills and enjoy the sport just like she did growing up!
Coach Mal
Mal is from the small town of Grant, NE. She grew up doing gymnastics and dance in Ogallala, NE until 7th grade, when she had to quit to pursue middle/high school sports. She is currently on the Chadron State College Cheer team and is studying Early Childhood Inclusive Education, with the goal of becoming a preschool teacher. She loves kids, and is so excited to work with them even more on something she loved so much at their ages!
Coach Ava
Ava is from Casper Wyoming. She is attending Chadron State College for an English literature degree. Ava has had a love for many sports, but continued to cheer for 12 years. Ava has always been interested in gymnastics but never tried it. She has brought her knowledge of cheer to help train these young gymnasts!
In her free time, Ava enjoys traveling, hiking and being around family.
She is very excited to help girls come to love this sport and grow as athletes and people!
Office Manager
Kristin
Kristin is Panhandle's Office Manager, which means she handles all class registrations, payments, social media management and general day-to-day chaos.
As a child, Kristin loved doing gymnastics-in lieu of a gym to join, she made her family's front yard her gymnasium. This love of gymnastics carried on in all 5 of her kids, and she has enjoyed watching them participate and compete over the years.
In her free time, Kristin enjoys spending time with her family, creating art out of her photography and going on adventures with her husband and best friend, Paul.