Jagels Tabbed as Head Cheer and Dance Coach
(Hastings, NE) – Hastings College Athletic Director Chris Clements announced today that Madison Jagels has returned to Hastings College as the head cheer and dance coach after three years as head cheer coach at Hastings Senior High.
Note to media: For more information, contact David Loomis, assistant sports information director, at david.loomis@hastings.edu.
(Hastings, NE) – Hastings College Athletic Director Chris Clements announced today that Madison Jagels has returned to Hastings College as the head cheer and dance coach after three years as head cheer coach at Hastings Senior High.
"We are excited to welcome Madison back to Hastings College," Clements said. "I believe that her years of high school coaching will play a key role in the transition to college athletics. We are looking forward to her joining our athletic department and watching her build the two programs."
A 2022 HC graduate, Jagels directed the varsity cheerleading team of 18 high school athletes during her three years at Hastings Senior High. She prepared team material for pep rallies, sidelines, halftime performances, community performances, and regional and state wide competitions. Also over the last few years, Jagels has worked at the Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation and Hastings Economic Development Corporation in business development and marketing roles.
"I'm most excited to build a strong foundation for both the cheer and dance teams. This season will be about developing consistency, raising the bar, and creating a culture of accountability and pride," Jagels said, crediting her love for the Broncos Cheer and Dance programs to her late coach, Mikaelah Molifua.
At Hastings Senior High, Jagels managed schedules alongside the athletic director, as well as expanded school spirit through new skills, programs and fundraisers. Prior to her arrival in 2022, the Hastings Senior High cheerleading program had placed 14th in the Nebraska Class B Game day category. Under her direction in 2024, the program improved to place fourth in the Nebraska Class B Non-Tumbling/Non-Building category. In 2025, they took fifth in the Nebraska Non-Tumbling/Non-Building category and added a performance in the Nebraska Class B Traditional category, placing sixth.
While competing at Hastings College, Jagels was part of the competitive cheer team from 2019-2022, including the 2020 team that placed second at the NAIA Regional Championships. In 2020 and 2021, the Broncos were second in the GPAC and later took third in 2022.
She takes over two Hastings programs that each finished seventh at the GPAC Championships this past season.
"Athletes and fans can expect a coach who's organized, passionate, and fully invested. I set high standards, but I also support my athletes every step of the way," Jagels concluded.
You can get a hold of Head Coach Madison Jagels via email at madison.jagels@hastings.edu.
Hastings College is a four-year residential college that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. Discover more at hastings.edu.
