CCA Coaches

Marcus Walker has over 20 years of cheerleading, tumbling, and dance experience. In 1999, he opened Cheer Carolina All Stars and 7 years later his dream of building one of the fastest growing cheerleading and dance programs has come true.

His most recent accomplishment is being named one of American Cheerleader Magazine’s 2005 and 2006 100 Top Cheerleading Coaches in America. Marcus was also  featuered in the August 2006 issue of Cheer Biz Maganize as a leader in the cheerleading industry, 2007 National Cheerleading Coach of the Year nominee. Other accomplishments include:

118 National Cheerleading Championships won as a Coach or Choreographer
3 Time NCA All-American
4 Time NCA Collegiate All-American 
9 years as the Head Coach Nationally Ranked Duke University Dancing Devils
National Cheerleaders Association National Champion
2004, 2005 & 2006 Open Cheer National Champion
4 years of Collegiate Cheerleading
6 years as a Head Instructor for the National Cheerleaders Association
4 years as the Cheer Coach of the 2004 and 2005 National Champions Orange High School Varsity and JV Squads 
8 years as the Cheer Coach of the 2004 National Champions Brogden Middle School Squad
Jordan High School JV and Varsity Cheer Coach 1998-2000
Carrrington Middle School Cheer Coach 1999

7 NCA Innovative Cheer and Dance Choreography Awards

2007 National Cheerleading Coah of the Year nominee

USASF Cheer Certified

Lisa Woods has over 16 years of cheerleading experience and more than 6 years of gymnastics experience. She has been apart of the Cheer Carolina family for seven years and continues to be apart of the administrative staff and a coach. Some of Lisa’s many accomplishments include: 

20 National Championships
2001-2005  National Champion Brogden Middle School Cheer Coach

2002-2004 Orange High School JV Cheer Coach

2004 and 2005 Open Cheer National Champion

4 years Riverside High School Cheerleader

2001 All-American Cheerleader

USASF Cheer Certified

Krystle Knight has over 9 years of combined college, all star, and high school cheerleading experience. She has been with Cheer Carolina for over four years as an all star coach and team member. Her other accomplishments include:

Nationally ranked NC State Wolfpack Cheerleader
2004 Partner Stunt National Champion
2004, 2005 & 2006 Open National Champion  

CCA 2003 Scholarship Recipient
CCA Sr.Coed Team Member 2002-2004
4 years as an Orange High School Varsity Cheerleader and Captain
2003 High School  Lg. Varsity National Champion

USASF Cheer Certified

Christy comes to Cheer Carolina with 17 years of combined cheerleading and tumbling experience. She has worked 2 summers as an instructor with Esprit! Cheerleading Camps, providing private camps to middle school through varsity level squads. In addition, she has seven years of coaching experience with Cheer America International where she choreographed many state  anad championship routines.

2004 Open National Champion
2004-05 JV Coach Cedar Ridge High School
CCA Tumbling Instructor

USASF Cheer Certified

Lisa Dodson has been with Cheer Carolina for over five years as an all star and a coach. She has over 9 years of cheerleading and dance experience. Her other accomplishments include:

CCA 2003 Scholarship Recipient

CCA Sr.Coed Team Member 2002-2003
4 years Orange High School Varsity Cheerleader 
2003 National Champion Orange High School

2004-05 Orange High School JV Coach
2004 Open National Champion
USASF Cheer Certified

Tessa Stanfield has more than 5 years of cheerleading, dance, and tumbling experience. She has been with Cheer Carolina for more  four  years as an all star and cheer coach. Her other accomplishments include:

Current Cheer Carolina All-Star Cheerleader

Eastern Alamance High School Cheerleader

15 National Championships

2003  Cheer Individual National Champion

2004  and 2007 Cheerleader of the Year nominee

2005 and 2006 Trip of a Lifetime winner