The St. Edward’s University athletics department welcomed Sean Garland as its new head STUNT and cheerleading coach in September of 2024.
Garland comes to the Hilltop with 25 years of experience coaching sideline and competitive cheerleading. Most recently, he was the first head competitive cheerleading and mascot coach at the University of Health Science and Pharmacy in St. Louis. He created gameday activities and promotions and fundraised for the start-up program with 30 recruits.
Before UHSP, he owned Texas Lonestar Cheer Company, a competitive all-star cheer gym in Houston, for 25 years. His gym helped schools, all-star teams, and college teams with NCA, UCA, USA, ACP, and several other cheerleading organizations to national titles and silver and bronze medals at the 2007 and 2011 cheerleading world championships.
Garland also served as the University of Houston head cheer and mascot coach from 1999 to 2007, leading the Cougars to collegiate national titles in 2001, 2003, and 2004.
He received his B.B.A. in Marketing from Iowa State in 1989 and his B.S. in Speech Communications in 1990. He has memberships with USA Cheer, National Cheerleaders Association College Coach Certification, University Cheerleaders Association College Coach Certification, and USASF Coach Certification Level 1-5 for All-Star Cheerleading.
