Coaching Staff
Coach Meredith Rowley
Coach Meredith was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and she attended Eureka High School, in Eureka, MO. She spent all four years as a cheerleader for the Wildcats, with her leading the squad as captain for three of those four years and cheered for football, basketball, and wrestling. She was devoted to her squad, came up with and choreographed many cheers and stunts over the years, and simply loved being a cheerleader. It was this love of cheerleading that inspired her to accept a position at Rogers High School as a cheerleading coach in 2022.
Meredith is a member of USA Cheer, the Minnesota Cheerleading Coaches Association (MCCA), the MN State High School Coaches Association, has completed the NFHS Cheer and Dance Safety Certification, and is current with all MSHSL continuing education requirements and courses.
Meredith attended the University of Missouri where she got her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. She has been working as an L&D RN for over 20 years and currently works at Maple Grove Hospital.
Meredith relocated to Minnesota in 2019, and currently resides in Otsego. She is married to her husband, Eric, with whom she has five children: Jackson , Wyatt, Logan, Cohen, and Piper. She also loves photography, baking, home improvement, and almost anything else that she puts her mind to.
Coach Kristen Thomas
Coach Kristen is a Minnesota native and began her career in cheerleading in 8th grade at Osseo Senior High School in Osseo, MN. During her high school years, she cheered for both football and basketball teams while also being a member of the competition squad. Kristen was captain during her junior and senior years, and her team earned 1st place at the MCCA Great MN Cheer Off in her junior year. Kristen also earned a spot on the MCCA All-State Cheerleading team during her junior and senior years.
Kristen continued cheering in her collegiate years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she cheered co-ed all four years for both football and basketball. While attending UW, Kristen earned a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to earn her Master's Degree in Nursing at Marquette University.
Kristen worked as a Regsitered Nurse in surgery and community internal medicine for several years before transitioning to her current role as an Informatics Analyst for Mayo Clinic. Kristen resides in Otsego with her husband, Ben, two children - Isla and Emmett - and their goldendoodle, Mona.
Coach Kacey Trujillo
Coach Kacey will graduate from Rogers High School in June 2025. She cheered on the sideline and competition teams for 2 years. In her senior year of high school, she was a junior coach for the middle school competition team. During her last year of cheerleading, she was selected to be on the MCCA All State Sideline team, and was hand picked to try out for UCA Staff. Cheerleading is one of her passions and she feels strongly that the sport of cheerleading builds character and confidence, in addition to building strong leadership skills.
In her time spent helping coach the middle schoolers, it made her realize what she wanted to do with her future. Kacey will be attending North Hennepin Community College, majoring in Elementary Education in hopes of becoming a future educator. She found passion for this sport because of Coach Rowley and Kacey aspires to influence the girls on the middle school team as her coach did for her.
