UM Names Hanson As Cheer Coach

The University of Mobile (UM) has named Jared Hanson as the new head coach of the university’s competitive cheer and game day squad. Hanson brings a wealth of experience to the position, having coached competitive cheer for over 13 years. He joins the UM coaching staff from Spring Hill College, where he served as head coach since April 2025. His team was regional champion in 2024 and a bronze medalist in the All Star World Championship in 2024 and 2025. In 2016, Hanson led Cullman High School to an AHSAA 6A State Championship. In the years following, he has spent time as a choreographer, cheer judge, tumbling director and gym director. Additionally, he has helped coach all-star cheer with local gyms in the Saraland area. Prior to coaching, Hanson spent two years at Shorter University, where he was part of a Hawks team that finished runner-up in the 2011 National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Collegiate Championships. The following year, he was named an NCA Collegiate All-American as the Hawks finished as NCA Collegiate National Champions.