Schmulbach named to lead inaugural season of cheerleading!

“Dance and tumbling have been my life!”

Head Coach: Kendra Schmulbach

Mobile Phone: (217) 652-6764

Athletic Office: (217) 726-1677

Email: kschmulbach@robertmorris.edu

At the age of 2, Kendra began taking dance classes. After a couple of years sitting the wrong way and blundering through recitals, her parents and dance instructors thought gymnastics might just be a better fit. In 1980, she started training at L & M Gymnastics School and ended up spending a majority of her adolescence at the gym.  Through the years Kendra has many notable accomplishments including USGF, USTA and AAU/USA National titles.  Among her most memorable accomplishments are qualifying as one of six gymnasts to represent Illinois at the Junior Olympic Games in Tallahassee, FL, as well as representing our nation at the Canadian National Championships, not once but twice! 

A broken back derailed her gymnastics career for a short time. Not wanting to sit idly by, she set her sights on cheerleading.  In 1992, she was chosen as a UCA All-Star.  This honor enabled her to travel to London for the New Years Day Parade where she was also chosen to perform for the Lord Mayor of Westminster himself.  Kendra then moved on to Southern Illinois University as a Physical Education major with a specialization in Exercise Science. While at SIU she was a member of the Saluki Shaker Dance Team.  As a member of this squad, she was selected as captain and then an NCA All-American. 

Kendra believes that she has been so blessed and somewhere along the way she found her calling.  Teaching at L & M throughout high school, college and the birth of her daughter, Breanne, she expanded her knowledge by becoming a USATTA Tumbling Judge.  She continued to further her love of the sport by coaching the cheerleaders and dancers at Riverton High School from 2001 – 2005. In 2009, Kendra became part of TurnOut Movement Arts Studio. 

Despite her noteworthy accomplishments, Kendra feels that “After all of the wonderful things I have been honored to achieve and accomplish, my family is what I am most proud of.  The best part...I get to work with my family and those I consider my family every day.  Who could ask for anything better?”