Coaches

 
 
Shayla Jacob is starting her second year as Pratt Community College’s Head Cheer Coach. Shayla has over 15 years of cheerleading (all-girl and co-ed), dance and gymnastics coaching experience. Shayla grew up and graduated from Larned High School. Her senior year Shayla was named NCA All-American cheerleader and was a member of the National Cheerleaders Association performance team. Shayla traveled with the team to Hawaii where she performed at half time of the Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl. Shayla went on to cheer and dance for Barton County Community College and was a member of the 1998 BCCC dance team that earned a NDA National Championship Title.
 
Shayla earned a degree in Sports Science with an emphasis in coaching from the University of Kansas in 2001. Shayla came to PCC from Lawrence High School where she coached one of the top high school cheer programs in the state of Kansas for 11 years. Shayla was also co-owner, director, and coach for the Lawrence Cheer Academy, an All Star competitive cheer program. LCA competed in many local, state and national competitions, finishing in the top 10 each time. They also placed first four different times in National Competition. Many of her athletes have gone on to cheer for some of the top cheer colleges in the Nation such as Barton County Community College, Avila University, Wichita State, Kennesaw State, Texas Christian University, the University of Kansas and the huge cheerleading power house of Hawaii Pacific University. Shayla has also headed many cheerleading summer camps throughout her career. She also choreographs routines for high schools, colleges and all-star teams both locally and nationally. 
 
In her first year with PCC Shayla has continued to add to her coaching success. The Beavers placed second in the small co-ed division at NCA 2010 summer camp and also came away with the award for most improved squad. In the spring of 2011 the cheer team traveled to Tulsa Oklahoma to compete in the Jam Fest Nationals. The team came home as National Champions in the Elite Co-ed Division.   The 2011-2012 season is off to a great start as well with the team placing first at NCA summer camp in the Junior College Division and earning a bid to the NCA College Nationals this April in Daytona Beach, Florida.  The cheer team and Coach Jacob look forward to another great year with the PCC family!