Frostburg State University Women's Cheerleading

Katie Amedure enters her sixth season as the Frostburg State Acrobatics & Tumbling Head Coach in the 2025-26 academic year. .2025 marked the fifth consecutive season of reaching the MEC Tournament, as FSU finished 4-6 overall and 4-2 in the conference. Five athletes received All-MEC nods, as Nia Ivanov, Meghan Dunster, and Isabella Mongelluzzo each were named to the First Team, while Callie Miller and Julia Welch earned Second Team honors. Additionally, 18 athletes were selected to the NCATA Academic Honor Roll.  In 2024, FSU continued its momentum as one of the premier A&T programs in the country, winning their second-consecutive MEC Tournament Championship and returning to the NCATA National Tournament as the No. 7 seed. The team secured an overall record of 7-3, which included a pair of ranked wins over Hawaii Pacific and Fairmont State. At the MEC Event Finals, the Bobcats once again led all teams with 6 titles on the day. Under Amedure's direction, Abbie Baker repeated as an NCATA All-American, while Navah Marierose was named the MEC Specialist of the Year, as Laiken Spahr and Sydney Green joined both in receiving All-MEC honors.  The 2023 season marked a historic rise for the program, beginning the season at #12 by the NCATA preseason poll. Frostburg rattled off seven straight victories to begin the year, including wins over ranked opponents King, West Liberty, and Fairmont State. It also marked the first-ever meeting between the Bobcats and perennial powerhouse Baylor, the seven-time reigning champions and consensus #1 team in the country. After clinching the MEC regular season title, FSU rolled through the MEC Tournament, defeating Glenville State in the semifinals before taking down Fairmont in the Championship meet for their first-ever Mountain East Tournament Championship. The run culminated in the team receiving the #7 seed in the NCATA National Finals, the program's first selection to the national tournament, where they lost to another dynasty in #2 Oregon. The Bobcats weren't done, however, as during the finals, Frostburg did bring home some hardware. Amedure was voted the NCATA National Coach of the Year and the team won the Open Pyramid National Event Final with a score of 9.825.  Among Mountain East Conference honors, Amedure repeated as the Coach of the Year, while Isabella Mongelluzzo earned Freshman of the Year and Abbie Baker was the MEC Athlete of the Year. FSU won a whopping nine event finals at the MEC Championships, as four athletes earned First Team All-MEC with one Second Team performer. Kaitlin Bolton and Baker earned distinguished honors from the NCATA, with the former named NCATA Academic All-American and the latter being an NCATA All-American.  In the 2022 season, Amedure led the Bobcats to a 6-5 record on the season, clinching a spot in the MEC Tournament. The NCATA voted FSU as the #15 team in the country during the coaches preseason poll, marking the first-ever ranking for the program. During the MEC Tournament, the Bobcats defeated West Virginia Wesleyan in the semifinals before ultimately falling to Fairmont State in the MEC Championship to earn second place. The Bobcats won seven individual event finals, the most by any team at the championships. Nunley herself was named Mountain East Conference Coach of the Year, while coaching the MEC Specialist of the Year, Alexis Palmieri. Amedure also coached three All-MEC First Team and one Second Team performer.  In her first season as Head Coach of the Bobcats in 2021, she led the team to a semifinal appearance in the MEC Tournament. The Bobcats went 2-4 on the season and clinched their spot in the MEC Tournament with a regular season finale win over West Virginia Wesleyan. Off the mat, Amedure coached 13 NCATA  All-Academic team honorees along with 12 All-MEC Academic selections.    Amedure came to Frostburg after serving as an assistant acrobatics & tumbling coach at Adrian College since September of 2018. In her only year with Bulldogs, she signed 14 incoming first-year athletes and helped AC to four wins in seven meets this past spring.   Amedure was a three-year member of the Alderson Broaddus A&T program from 2013-16 and was part of the inaugural team in '13. She helped the Battlers qualify for the top eight of the NCATA National Championships in each of her three seasons, and she qualified for pyramid and acro event finals in 2014.   In the summer of 2017, Amedure served as a clinic coach for A&T at Davis & Elkins. She provided demonstrations of drills and sport-specific skills and provided skill development training for students at positions such as base, mid-level and a top.   Amedure is a graduate of Alderson Broaddus where she earned her bachelor's degree in biology in 2018.  

Carter was named the head coach of the Frostburg State Bobcat Cheerleaders in the fall of 2008. Carter has over 20 years of coaching experience and has coached on the youth, junior/senior high school and collegiate levels. She also attends FSU as student and will earn her bachelors degree in physical education and health in the fall of 2010. Carter has been trained by the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and currently holds an American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) safety certificate. In 2000, she became a camp manager for UCA and worked numerous summers assisting with cheer and dance camps on both the east and west coast. From 1996 2005, Carter was the head coach for the Piner High School Prospectors. Under her direction, the team earned numerous regional championships and placed in the top 10 at the national level for five-consecutive years. In 2010, Coach Carter took the Frostburg State Cheerleaders to the UCA College Nationals for the first time in the schools history. While there, the FSU program gained national recognition and Carter helped reveal the cheerleading team as an up and coming team for the future. Carter promotes a competitive spirit in her athletes and strives to create an atmosphere where teamwork and respect is a top priority.