Meet our EAQC Coaches & Staff

Cari Winter

Owner

CARI IS THE DAUGHTER OF MS. SHEILA RAE WHO IS WELL KNOWN IN THE QUAD CITIES FOR "SHEILA RAE'S DANCE AND GYMNASTICS" ESTABLISHED IN 1962.  HAVING THE KEY TO THE CITY YEARS AGO, EVERYONE KNOWS SHEILA! SHEILA TAUGHT EVERYTHING CARI GOES BY WHEN IT COMES TO RESPECTING FAMILY UNITY, AND TRAINING ATHLETES WITH LOVE.  SHEILA SPONSORED WELL OVER 100 ATHLETES IN HER REIGN.  CARI HERSELF HAS COACHED OVER 10,000 ATHLETES IN POWER TUMBLING SINCE 1992.  BEING AN X ELITE GYMNAST, CHOREOGRAPHER, POWER TUMBLER AND DANCER HERSELF SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN TO PERFECTION.  STILL INVOLVED IN DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS CARI IS VERY HANDS ON WHETHER IN A CLASS, HELPING GUIDE THE STAFF, TRAVELING WITH HER TEAMS, HELPING FAMILIES FUNDRAISE, OR SIMPLY BEING THAT LOVING SUPPORT THAT ALL ATHLETES NEED TO GROW. CARI IS A POWERFUL INFLUENTIAL PERSON WITH LOVE FOR ALL CHILDREN AND ATHLETES.  HAVING A LARGE FAMILY HERSELF SHE KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT POSITIVE MORALS ARE NEEDED IN THIS TIME OF DAY. SHE VALUES HERSELF IN TEACHING RESPECT, LOVE, AND EQUALITY FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.  CARI IS NOW COACHING HER 3RD GENERATION OF ATHLETES HERE IN THE QC.

MANAGERS & DIRECTORS

Mia Winter

Business Manager & accounts
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​Tumble Team Director

Mia is the second eldest daughter to Mrs. Cari Winter. on top of being the business manager and tumble team director she is also a co-owner of EAQC. Mia has been an athlete at EAQC since the moment she could walk. she has trained as a competitive tumbler and cheerleader so she knows what it has to take to be an athlete. She has countless national and state champions in competitive tumbling. she has countless grand and division championships in competitive cheerleading as well. Mia knows what it takes to train an athlete to the best version of themselves.
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Ruby Winter

business manager & pr
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Cheer team Director

Ruby is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Cari Winter. ON TOP OF BEING THE Cheer director SHE IS ALSO A CO-OWNER OF EAQC. Ruby started competeing before the age of 2. she started coaching in 2008 and has been coaching competitively since 2011. She has over 25 national champions for tumbling team and 150 state champions. for competitive cheer she has 15 national rings, countless grand and division champions. countless national bid winners, and a worlds bid winner and finalist. Ruby knows how to train an athlete to be the best they can possibly be.
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Carlos Fetterer
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​recreational director

Carlos Fetterer is a seasoned athlete and coach with a passion for excellence in athletics. He began his journey as a dancer in 2006 and ended in 2012. Fast forwarding his tumbling journey at Elite Athletics QC, where he honed his skills for six years and coaching for seven years. As a member of All-Star cheerleading and Tumble Team at Elite from 2016 to 2022, Carlos collected numerous National and State Champion titles, showcasing his dedication and talent. His remarkable achievements led him to secure a full-ride scholarship at St. Ambrose University (SAU), where he currently reigns as a 3-time Collegiate National Champion from 2022 to 2024. Within those same years he lead a 2 teams to All Star Worlds to compete at the biggest competition of the year. Carlos attributes much of his success to Elite Athletics QC, a gym that stands out for its family-oriented atmosphere, highly skilled coaches, and commitment to nurturing athletes to their fullest potential. As a coach, Carlos finds fulfillment in witnessing the joy of athletes mastering new skills and fostering strong bonds within the team, embodying the core values of Elite Athletics QC.

SCORPIONS ELITE allstar CHEER
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Madison Krause

My name is Madi Krause and I am an Allstar cheer coach for Scorpions Elite.
My cheer career started at Elite Athletic QC when I was 11 years old. I went on to do Allstar cheer and then later join the competitive cheer team at St. Ambrose University and took National Titles with the team!
I have been a cheer coach for 3 going on 4 years here at Elite.
Elite is a place that not only focuses on building great athletes. As a whole, this gym wants to better the futures of any person who participates in our programs. Being a part of Elite is being a part of a family that wants nothing more than to see its members grow.
She started cheering with Cari and Elite in 2010. Coach Madi has also has experience as a collegiate cheerleading at St. Ambrose University. Madi takes pride in how ELITE is one big family. Madi loves that you can see the love the kids have for the sport, the gym, and each other every time they take the floor.  

Madi coached LEVEL 1 & 3 in 2023-24 season into the WORLD ALL STAR Competition!

Elle Weber

Elle started tumbling in 2008. she cheered and tumbled competitively at ELITE. she has been coaching since 2021. Elle loves EAQC and the family ENVIRONMENT it has to offer. Elle coached LEVEL 1 in 2023-24 season into the WORLD ALL STAR Competition!

Christine Baker

Christine has been involved in gymnastics, tumbling, cheer and dance since 1996, some of which Cari was her coach! with Cari at the head of the organization and her daughters running it with her, the talent in coaching at QC far surpasses the coaching anywhere else. The family, christian atmosphere, and mission (along with proper technique taught) sets every child up to be successful. Christine thinks the best things about coaching is seeing the kids faces light up when they learn a new skill, watching them progress, and watching them hit a cheer routine after working through difficulties during training. there's no other feeling like it in the world! Christine is a 5 time national qualifier. her senior year in high school she was captain of the competitive cheer squad and made it to semi-finals at nationals in 2008.
I began dancing when I was six and started gymnastics when I was 8. I had Cari as a power tumbling coach for several years before I transitioned more into dance and cheer. I've been cheering competitively since I was 12 starting at Knights Elite. I cheered competitively all through high school for Knights Elite/Comets and was also the captain of my competitive cheer team at Pleasant Valley High School. I kept up my skills while I attended my first few years of college on an adult team where we traveled and performed exhibition routines. After college, I became a crime scene investigator and I've worked in Westminster California, Houston Texas, and Davenport Iowa. I had my daughter in 2022 at which point I switched careers into real estate and that's also what allowed me to begin coaching at Elite.
What I love most about Elite is that we are set apart because we are a generational gym. Cari's mom started this journey years ago, then Cari took over and she was my coach as a young adult. While I was there, Cari had Ruby and Mia and now they are grown and acting directors of the gym and here I am coaching alongside them. We have so many past athletes that turn coaches because this gym truly is a family endeavor, whether by blood or not. I don't think that kind of history exists anywhere else in the Quad Cities and that's what sets this coaching staff's passion apart from others.

Christine coached LEVEL 2 in 2023-24 season into the WORLD ALL STAR Competition!
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ELITE TUMBLE TEAM COACHES

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Zaria Greene

Zaria has been cheering and tumbling since 2013.  Zaria loves elite because it's like being a part of a big family. everyone is there to support and encourage each other. Zaria enjoys coaching and working with athletes because she loves the RELATIONSHIPS she is able to build with them and see their progression.

Daria Delille

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RECREATIONAL TUMBLING COACHES

GRACE FRANKE

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Lyric Gordon

Lyric started as an athlete at Elite in 2011. She currently cheers competitively and does power tumbling. 
She has been coaching since 2018. She has countless individual and team championships. She is currently on the USA  national tumbling team. She has love and dedication for the sport in CHEER & POWER TUMBLING
Lyric is still training, getting her to be your PRIVATE instructor is the way to go around her busy traveling & training schedule.

Andrey Tvorozkhov

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Selah Jaggers

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OFFICE STAFF WORKERS

Jessica Dennhardt

Jessica has worked with eaqc for one year now. she loves the elite family! both of her kids are athletes here at elite and have been in 2020! 

Ariah Wright

ARIAH HAS WORKED WITH EAQC SINCE FALL OF 2021. HER DAUGHTER ZAIDA HAS BEEN WITH ELITE SINCE 2020. ARIAH LOVES THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE ELITE HAS TO OFFER!

Crysania Bush

Crysania started as an athlete here at elite in 2013. She cheered competitively until the age of 20. She has been coaching competitive cheer and recreational tumbling since 2013. she has countless division championships with her teams. 8 grand championships and 1 worlds bid placing the in the top 10. She understands and has a love for the sport that will never fade. Crysania loves EAQC and thinks its the best place to be. I moved to Japan with my husband last year 2023, and I couldn't leave ELITE. I now help with SOCIAL MEDIA from Japan! I come home in 2025