Bio

Twitter: @WPUCoach_Abby, @WPUCheer_Dance

Abby Reynolds is in her eighth year as Head Cheer and Dance Coach.

Reynolds, who is the first full-time cheer and dance coach in school history, was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Dance Coach of the Year in 2022.  In dance, she has coached one all-Heart of America Athletic Conference performer and one NAIA All-American.

She came to William Penn from her alma mater Baker University, where she most recently served as Welcome Center Coordinator in the Admissions Department.

Beyond her duties at Baker, Reynolds was also the Head Cheer Coach at Eudora High School in Kansas for the past two years, coordinating all aspects of that program.

A graduate of Baker in 2013 with a degree in Communications, Reynolds will bring strong recruiting skills as she also served as an Admissions Representative at Wayland Baptist University for one year after graduating.

At Wayland Baptist, Reynolds was also the Assistant Cheer Coach, helping the cheer and dance teams qualify for nationals.

After her time at Wayland Baptist, Reynolds worked at Tyler Junior College in the Student Life Department, specializing in social media content and managing the student worker program.

As an undergrad at Baker, Reynolds was a three-year member and team captain of the cheer program; she danced one year as well. Reynolds also helped the Wildcats to a trip to nationals.

Reynolds, who began dancing at just 1 1/2 years old, competed on her high school’s dance team for three years and was on the cheer squad for two seasons.

Reynolds earned her Master’s of Sports Administration from Baker in 2017.