Kristen Jones now has one year under her belt as the coach of the Competitive Cheer and Dance program at Wayland Baptist. A graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, she was a member of and later an assistant coach for the nationally ranked SFA Pom Squad. Most recently Coach Jones served as the assistant director of the national champion McLennan Community College Dance Company.

As a member of the American Dance and Drill Team staff and the Universal Cheerleaders Association, Coach Jones has taught clinics and camps, and judged cheer and dance team try-outs and contests across the nation. She also taught and developed gymnastic and competitive dance programs for two years for the Boys & Girls Club of Deep East Texas. Last fall, she was nominated for consideration to receive a NISOD Excellence Award.

Coach Jones received a bachelor's degree in communication advertising with a minor in kinesiology from SFA in 2005, and is pursuing a Master of Applied Arts and Sciences degree from SFA.