Program Director
Email: kmvarsitycheer@gmail.com
Email: amie.kmcheer@gmail.com
Coaches: Varsity Football Sideline, Varsity Competition, & Elementary Competition (KoMet White)
Amie is currently going on her 12th season as a Kasson - Mantorville coach and going on 5th season as the program director. She graduated from K-M in 2015 with 4 years as a cheerleader on both of the sideline teams and the varsity competition team. She then went on to attended Winona State University where she participated on their competition cheer team as well as their football & basketball sideline teams. When not in the gym Amie works for Mayo Clinic as a Research Assistant in the Genome Analysis Core.
Email: ahofstad52@gmail.com
Coaches: Wrestling Sideline
Annika is currently going on her 5th season as an assistant coach for Kasson-Mantorville. She graduated from K-M in 2022 and was a cheerleader for 8 years starting on our Middle School team. She was involved in competitive cheer and sideline for football and wrestling. Throughout high school she also helped as a student coach for the middle school team. Currently she goes to school at Mayo Clinic Health Science for Phlebotomy. She also works at Dodge Center Ambulance.
Email: carolineplank@gmail.com
Coaches: Varsity Football Sideline & Varsity Competition
Caroline has been involved in the Kasson-Mantorville Cheerleading program since 2017 – first as a cheer mom, then team mom, and then assistant coach. Caroline graduated from KM High School and is a proud KM alum, who finds coaching these KM cheerleaders a rewarding experience while watching them grow, both athletically and into amazing humans.
Caroline and her husband, Ted, live in Mantorville with their daughter, Mallory – a cheerleader on the team, and also has an adult daughter, Jillian, and 3 grandchildren. By day, she is an Operations Manager at Mayo Clinic.
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Coaches: Elementary Competition
Cassie is new to our staff this season. She Cheered for K-M on bothe our Football sideline & Varsity competition team graduating in 2020.
Email: Emily.emkiki@gmail.com
Coaches: Middle School Competition
Emily is currently going on her 3rd season as a Kasson - Mantorville coach. Her daughter, Leila, has been involved in the program for over 5 years.
She is dedicated to helping athletes achieve their goals, whether that's mastering a new skill, winning a competition, or simply having fun. We're confident that she can provide a positive and rewarding experience for every member of the team.
Emily is a patient, encouraging, and enthusiastic coach. she is also a great listener and will always strive to understand her athletes' individual needs and goals. Outside of coaching, Emily enjoys reading, hiking, boating and spending time with her friends and family.
Email: nandristcheer@yahoo.com
Coaches: Varsity Wrestling Sideline & Middle School Competition
Nikki is a passionate and experienced cheer coach who has been coaching for Kasson - Mantorville Sideline/Competitive High School Teams for a total of 23 years. After a short sabbatical she returned to coach Sideline Wrestling in 2024-2025. She has led her competitive teams to five state titles, one national qualifier, and one national performance. She is also certified in MN USA Stunt, a program that promotes safety and skill development in cheerleading.
Growing up in Plainview MN, she cheered for football, wrestling, and competition. She loves cheering and believes it is a great way to develop confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. She enjoys working with students of all ages and abilities and helping them achieve their goals.
Nikki is married to Jay, and they have three sons: Dalton, 25, Devan, 23, and Drake, 15. All of her sons have been or are in the KM athletics football and wrestling programs, and Nikki is a proud supporter of their athletic endeavors. In her spare time, Nikki likes to spend time with her family & dogs, read, and travel.
Email: mazy.gilbertson1279@gmail.com
Coaches: Middle School Competition
Mazy Voshart is a proud KM alumna and former KM cheerleader, where she dedicated six years to sideline, competition, and wrestling cheer. Now entering her third year as a KM coach, Mazy is passionate about giving back to the program that played such an important role in her life. She believes cheerleading builds character, confidence, leadership, and a strong sense of teamwork. Mazy is especially inspired by watching athletes push past their limits, grow in their skills, and develop into confident individuals both on and off the mat.
Outside of coaching, Mazy is newly married to her husband, Ryan. She works at Mayo Clinic in the Oncology department, where she is honored to support patients through their journeys and celebrate meaningful milestones along the way. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, staying active at the gym, and playing in a volleyball league with Ryan.
Email: sarah.kmcheer@gmail.com
Coaches: Elementary Competition
Sarah is going on her 4th year as a Kasson-Mantorville cheer coach. She grew up in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School in 2000. Sarah has been involved with cheerleading since she was around 10 until her senior year of high school when she was captain.
Sarah and her husband Adam live in Kasson with their daughter Aubrey who is on our Elementary team. During the day, she works at Mayo Clinic in the Orthopedic Surgery Research Division. She enjoys building relationships with the team members and is very excited to be involved with cheerleading again!