Cole Mars joined the Catamount Cheerleading coaching staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2026.
Mars will assist with day-to-day team operations while serving as the program's primary recruiting coordinator and point of contact for prospective student-athletes. His areas of expertise include coed and all-girl stunting, game day performance enhancement, and competition choreography.
Mars arrives in Cullowhee with an extensive coaching background. Following his graduation from Newberry College, he served as the Wolves' assistant cheer coach from 2021 through 2025 while simultaneously leading the cheerleading program at Clinton (S.C.) High School as head coach. He also joined the Varsity Spirit UCA Staff in 2022 and advanced to head instructor from 2023 through 2026.
A 2020 Newberry graduate with a bachelor's degree in Spanish, Mars was a four-year letterwinner for the Wolves cheer program. A native of Englewood, Fla., he served as team captain during the 2019-20 academic year.
