Amber Minton, who attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and a former Skyhawk assistant cheerleading coach, was named the head cheer coach on June 8, 2020. In addition to her duties with the cheer squad, she also has served as UT Martin's STUNT head coach since the program's inception in 2023.

Minton oversaw the introduction of Skyhawk STUNT as the sport was introduced as the school's newest athletic program in June 2021 but NCAA legislation wasn't approved as an emerging sport at the Division I level until January 2024. UT Martin became the first STUNT program in the state of Tennessee, posting a 6-2 record in an eight-game exhibition slate.

Following a highly successful trial run of exhibitions in 2023 while awaiting NCAA certification, the inaugural season of Skyhawk STUNT took place in 2024. UT Martin finished third nationally in the NCAA Division I ranks, falling only one game shy of playing for the national championship. Overall, the Skyhawks achieved five victories - including the program's first-ever postseason win on Day 1 of the NCAA Division I National Championship event held in Lexington, Ky.

Last season, UT Martin managed its second consecutive top-four national finish in as many years. The Skyhawks went 10-8 overall - doubling their win total from the inaugural 2024 campaign - and collected a 5-2 mark in Mid America West Conference play, earning the No. 3 seed in the Division I National Championship tournament. The season featured a pair of lengthy winning streaks as UT Martin reeled off five consecutive victories from Feb. 2 through March 16 to go along with four consecutive wins from March 27 until April 4.

Minton has owned Flip & Tumble Gymnastics in nearby Union City, Tenn. since 2005, building the business from the ground up. She oversees all daily business operations, accounting, scheduling, coaching competitive cheerleading teams, instructing tumbling classes, choreography and managing social media.

The Perry County High School graduate was a Skyhawk cheer assistant under Fran Spears during the 2011-12 season. During that time, Minton was responsible for practices, choreography and managing the cheerleaders at games.

Minton has established a winning culture at Flip & Tumble Gymnastics as her teams have earned dozens of national championships. That includes titles in organizations such as Cheersport, WSF One Up Championships, Mardi Gras Spirit Events, Athletic Championships, The US Finals, Jamfest, Deep South Spirit, WSA, Worldwide D2 Championships, Americas Best and more.

Minton has been a scoring, head, review and safety judge all over the United States for various competition companies since 2011. She also takes business and rules classes each year at the U.S. All Star Federation and USA Cheer Regional Conference.

Minton is married to her husband Blaze and the couple has three sons between them.

#	Name	Class	Hometown
3	Amanda Street	So.	Dickson, Tenn.
4	Emmy Melton	Fr.	Henderson, Tenn.
6	Madalyn Bell	Fr.	Linden, Tenn.
7	Audri Hill	Sr.	South Fulton, Tenn.
8	Violet Gillilan	Fr.	Gordonsville, Tenn.
11	Kaity Mistretta	So.	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
13	Kirsten Jolly	Sr.	Christopher, Ill.
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15	Emily Hartley	Fr.	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
16	Claudia Colston	So.	South Fulton, Tenn.
17	Ashley Myles	Jr.	McLemoresville, Tenn.
18	Avanna Adamson	Fr.	Memphis, Tenn.
21	Emma Grace Thomas	So.	Milan, Tenn.
22	Annaleigh Armstrong	Sr.	Dyersburg, Tenn.
26	Emily Wilcher	Fr.	McMinnville, Tenn.
29	Jade Reed	Fr.	Memphis, Tenn.
34	Lexi Felty	Fr.	Mount Pleasant, Tenn.
50	Reese Swearingen	Fr.	Cross Plains, Tenn.
76	Emily Wood	Fr.	Charlotte, Tenn.

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Amber Minton	Head Coach	aminton3@utm.edu
	Mindy Halverson	Assistant Coach	mindymhalverson@gmail.com

2023 Stunt Roster

Amanda Street

Emmy Melton

Madalyn Bell

Audri Hill

Violet Gillilan

Kaity Mistretta

Kirsten Jolly

Emily Hartley

Claudia Colston

Ashley Myles

Avanna Adamson

Emma Grace Thomas

Annaleigh Armstrong

Emily Wilcher

Jade Reed

Lexi Felty

Reese Swearingen

Emily Wood

Amber Minton

Mindy Halverson