Cheerleading Coaches

Erin Vance

Head Coach - Erin Vance

Erin Vance grew up in Buffalo Grove and cheered at St. Mary's grade school and Stevenson High School ('02).  Erin was an ICCA Scholarship winner and All-State selection. She was a member of the inaugural University of Illinois Illini All-Girl competitive cheerleading team in Champaign. In 2007, Erin began coaching IHSA cheerleading. She was the assistant varsity coach to the 2007 Coed State Champions, Elk Grove. Vance became the head coach at Streamwood High School in 2008 and took them to the IHSA Coed State Finals for the first time in school history. They repeated that trip to State in 2009. In 2010, Erin was named the head coach at Stevenson High School and took the large varsity team to State in 2011 and 2012. Erin has been the head coach at LHS since the summer of 2015. The 15-16 squad finished 6th at Sectionals, 0.6 points away from State Qualification. The 16-17 team also finished 6th at Sectionals with their best performance of the season.

Erin has been an IHSA official since 2007 and an IRCA official since 2009. Erin had the privilege to judge the inaugural IHSA Competitive Dance State Championship in 2013 and repeated this honor in 2014 & 2015. Erin Vance is the Head Official for the IRCA (Illinois Recreational Cheerleaders Association).

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Sydney Seyter

Assistant Coach - Sydney Seyter

Sydney Seyter grew up in Antioch and began cheering at Antioch Upper Grade School and Antioch Community High School (‘13). She was a member of the Junior Varsity team until her senior year. During the 2012-2013 season, Antioch’s Varsity team placed 5th at the IHSA Cheerleading State Finals competition. After graduating she returned to volunteer for the ACHS Cheerleading program and taught tumbling classes at the local Gymnastics Zone in Antioch. Sydney went on to cheer at Carroll University in Waukesha WI for a short time (‘17). 

During her first year of teaching at Mitchell Middle School in Racine WI, Sydney started a cheerleading program. The program grew in its two years and in the second year they attended their first local competition and placed 3rd. She then went on to teach and coach at Lance Middle School Kenosha WI where she assisted the head coach in preparing their team for the Wisconsin State Cheerleading Championship in February 2020. 

Sydney now teaches at 5th grade at Indian Hill Elementary School. She is excited for another year at LHS and is ready for a successful season! 

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JV Coach - MacKenzie Cook

MacKenzie grew up in Green Oaks and attended Libertyville High School (class of 2016). She was a member of the Varsity squad her freshman, junior, and senior years, garnering All-American honors her junior year and served as the team's head co-captain her senior year, when the team finished sixth at sectionals. She was a member of ICE Lady Lightning, which won the USASF Worlds competition in 2014. During her time as a cheerleader, she also won a bronze medal at Worlds, won the NCA Dallas and Cheersport Atlanta competitions, competed at the Majors, and was in the Champions League movie. After graduating, she was an NCAA Division 1 cheerleader at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio during her freshman year. Before LHS, MacKenzie served as the assistant coach for Panico’s (P3) Supernovas, an all-star level 4 team.

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Julianne Evans

Volunteer Assistant - Julianne Evans

Julianne (Luick) Evans grew up in Schaumburg and cheered at Jane Addams Junior High and Conant High School ('02). Julianne was also the feature twirler at Conant. Julianne continued twirling in college as the feature twirler for the Trojan Marching Band at the University of Southern California. During her senior year Julianne cheered with the USC Song Girls. In 2009, Julianne began coaching IHSA cheerleading. She was the freshman coach at her alumna mater Conant High School. Julianne was hired as a full time math teacher at Libertyville High School in 2012 and began coaching at the junior varsity level. In 2013, Julianne was named the assistant varsity coach at Libertyville High School and she held that position until 2021.  Julianne is currently the math and science division chair at Prospect High School and still volunteers her time with LHS Cheer.

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Julianne Evans

Volunteer Assistant - Marleigh Johnson

Marleigh Johnson grew up in Libertyville and cheered since she was 6 for many all star cheer teams, did LBC (now LWYS) for one season, and cheered for the Varsity cheer team all four years of highschool. (‘12-’16). Marleigh continued her cheer career for two years at Eastern New Mexico University. This is Marleighs first year coaching as a volunteer assistant coach for the Junior Varsity team. Outside of cheer she is pursuing her degree in social work and psychology.  She is very excited to be back at her alma mater Libertyville High School.

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