Meet our EAQC Coaches & Staff

DIRECTORS

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.  CARI HAS COACHED OVER 7,000 ATHLETES IN POWER TUMBLING.  BEING A GYMNAST, TUMBLER AND DANCER HERSELF FOR YEARS, SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN TO PERFECTION.  

Mia Winter

Business Manager and

​Tumble Team Director

Mia is the second eldest daughter to MRs. CAri winter. on top of being the busniess 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 divsion championships in competitive cheerleading as well. mia knows what it takes to train an athlete to the best verison of themselves.
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Ruby Winter

Cheer 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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SCORPIONS ELITE CHEER COACHES

Madison Krause

This is coach Madi. 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.  

Christine Baker

Christine has been involved in gymnastics, tumbling, and cheer 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 technigue 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 qualifer. her senior year in high school she was captain of the competitive cheer squad and made it to semi-finals at nationals in 2008.
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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 divsison 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.

Carlos Fetterer

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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.

ELITE TUMBLE TEAM COACHES

Ute Heger

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Afton Burke

Afton went to Great River Gymnastics in 1999 and did competitive gymnastics there. she was coached by Bob Douglas. Afton Started coaching gymnastics at Mississippi valley gymnastics for 2 years and then went off to college. 
afton's daughter started at EAQC in 2022 and she loves it there. Her daughter does competitive tumble team. In 2023 Afton started coaching at EAQC. She coaches Rec classes and help out with tumble team. She loves seeing all the kids get so excited when they complete a new skill and see there smiles on their faces.. Afton is happy to be coaching at EAQC.
EAQC is the place to be and to bring your kids for tumbling and cheer.

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Tish Ellison

Tish has been coaching with elite since 2022. she currently has one daughter as an athlete here at eaqc. 

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

Ella Winter

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​Kali Fuller

Kali fuller has been at eaqc since 2017! she started coaching ​in 2022. Kali was a recreational tumbler at eaqc before starting all star cheer with scorpions elite. kali loves to welcome athletes as they walk in the door. she also loves to watch them improve over time. she says the athletes here at eaqc are great kids and all have such great talent. she is happy to be coaching here at eaqc.
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Chloe Fulcher

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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 junior national tumbling team. She has love and dedication for the sport. 

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!