Meet the staff!
Emily - Club Manager & Lead Coach
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Emily's love of gymnastics started long ago with her mom, who coached her in their backyard (and was also the first gymnast from Waupun HS to go to State!) Emily competed for the Fond du Lac YMCA through Level 8 and also was a part of the Waupun High School team, qualifying individually for State her Junior year. She started coaching 25 years ago with Summer School at WASD and hasn't stopped since. From 2 years at LaFleur's Academy of Gymnastics during her college years to the inception of WGC (then GymStars), she loves working with all ages & levels. Emily is USAG certified to coach through Level 9.
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Sam - Xcel Bronze & Class coach
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Sam has been on the WGC staff since 2022 and coaches the Xcel Bronze competitive team as well as various classes. She competed for the Waupun HS team. Sam holds various USAG Certifications including US Gymnastics Instructor, U112 & SafeSport. Sam enjoys the connection coaching gives here with each of her gymnasts, as well as watching their growth and seeing the excitement when they achieve a new skill! Her favorite food is ice cream and her dream vacation is to Hawaii! |
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Beth - Xcel Silver Team Coach
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Beth has been on the WGC staff since 2019, coaching Level 3 (now our Xcel Silver) team. She competed through the YMCA in Fond du Lac and also the Waupun HS team. |
Jasmyn -Xcel Silver & Gold Team Coach
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Jasmyn has been on the WGC staff since 2019, and was one of the original members of the first WGC competitive team. |
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Courtney - Class Coach
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Courtney has been coaching since 2023 and got started in gymnastics when she was in High School. Her favorite thing about coaching is seeing the joy on her student's faces when they master a new skill! She loves that coaching allows her to share the joy of gymnastics with her daughter! Fun Facts - Courtney's favorite food is pizza and her dream vacation would be to go to the Maldives! |
Sammie - Class Coach
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Sammie is a recent addition to WGC, but has been coaching for 10 years! She started gymnastics when she was 4 after she was having too much fun trying to flip off the couch at home! Her parents signed her up and the rest is history. Her favorite thing about coaching is seeing her athletes gain confidence and strength, as well as when a gymnasts gets through skill blocks and conquers their fears!
Her favorite coaching memory is when an athlete had been trying to learn a squat-on on the bars for months and when it clicked and she finally got the skill the whole class stopped to cheer with her! "I love that gymnastics teaches patients, builds strength and confidence, and builds teamwork & sportsmanship. I truly don't know where I would be without this sport and can't imagine my life without it :)" |
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Nicole - Class Coach & Team Helper
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Bio coming soon! |
Abby - Class Coach & Team Helper
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Bio coming soon! |
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Natalie - Class Coach & Team Helper
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Natalie has been a part of the WGC family since she was little, doing both classes and team, before moving up to the Waupun high school team. She has been coaching for 3 years. Her favorite things about coaching is meeting new kids and helping to pass on the love of gymnastics to them! Her favorite part about being a coach is getting to build connections with her gymnasts.
Her favorite food is alfredo and her dream vacation is a trip to Punta Cana! |
Kaitlyn - Class Coach
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Kaitlyn got started in gymnastics when she was young, thanks to her neighbor Gracie, a former WGC gymnast and coach herself! Kaitlyn has been coaching for 3 years, and her favorite part is seeing the kids happy after getting a new skill! Kaitlyn loves when kids who she has previously coached run up to hug her when they see her! Kaitlyn's favorite food is tacos and her dream vacation is a trip to beautiful Hawaii! |
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Macie - Class Coach
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Macie has been involved in gymnastics since she was young when her mom thought she should try it and signed her up! She has been coaching for 3 years. Her favorite part of coaching is just having fun interacting with the kids! Her favorite memories include getting cards from the kids, and just having funny moments with them!
Macie can't just choose one favorite food because there are TOO many to choose from! In the same way, she can't pick one single place for a dream vacation, but wants to travel the whole world someday! |
Payten - Class Coach
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Payten started in gymnastics when she was young, and then made a switch to All-Star Cheer before coming back to coach gymnastics! She has been coaching for 1 year, and her favorite thing is to interact with and help her kids get better at something they love! Her favorite coaching memories is getting to watch her students grow in their success in the sport. Payten's favorite food is Alfredo, and her dream vacation is a trip to Hawaii! |
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Audrey - Class Helper
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Audrey has been coaching since 2025, but has a long history with WGC as Coach Emily's daughter! She was spending time in the gym before she could even walk ;) She spent many years in classes and is currently on our competitive team. Her favorite thing about coaching is the kids themselves and seeing their progress!
Her favorite memory is when all the kids kept saying "6-7!" and she told them "Next person to say 6-7 has to do 10 pushups!" They all chose to do pushups! Audrey's favorite food is ice-cream and french fries, and her dream vacation is a visit to her foreign-exchange student sister in Germany! |
Aubri - Class Helper
Aubri is new to coaching, and and enjoys being able to help the kids! She loves that coaching is a way to meet new kids who are learning the sport. She started in gymnastics thanks to her older cousin and her parents encouraging her.
Aubri's favorite food is steak and she would love to visit Hawaii someday!
Aubri's favorite food is steak and she would love to visit Hawaii someday!
Ellie - Events Coordinator & Office Assistant
Gymnastics has been a part of Ellie's life since before she could remember - starting with being towed along to all her big sisters meets and eventually doing classes and competing with the YMCA in Fond du Lac herself! She spent even more time in the gym as both her parents were the WHS coaches for many years, and had the privilege of them being her HS coaches as well as coach Emily (aka her oldest sister!). She started coaching in middle school with the summer school gymnastics classes and eventually coaching with Waupun Gymstars for many years! Although she spent many years coaching, Ellie is happy to be on the administrative side of the organization now, as well as the "mom" side! Seeing her daughters grow in skill and enjoyment of the sport is such a blessing!