Dallas Baptist University Athletics

Callie Taylor is in her ninth year as the Head Cheer and STUNT Coach at DBU, where she started the STUNT program in 2019. Taylor is also in her eighth year as Spirit Coordinator, developing and designing the Blue Brigade Leaders. Taylor oversees the DBU Drumline as well as the Patriot Man mascot.
 
Taylor has captured nine national championships with DBU Cheer during her tenure while leading the Patriots to their first title in 2021. The Patriots captured five consecutive Intermediate Division II All-Girl titles, and three straight titles in Gameday Division II from 2024 to 2026.
 
The 2025 Intermediate team posted a 97.61 and finished in Daytona Beach, FL, with the highest Intermediate All-Girl score across all divisions.
 
In 2021, the DBU Cheer team won its first-ever NCA Collegiate National title in Intermediate All-Girl Division II. This year marked the 10th anniversary of the program competing at NCA Nationals. Since then, the DBU intermediate team has won back-to-back-to-back National Championships. In 2023, Taylor led two teams to NCA Nationals and won in both divisions, including a game day Spirit Rally division.
 
From 2021-2025, Taylor has led DBU to five straight appearances in the STUNT National Championships. In 2025, the Patriots finished the season 8-0 in the regular season and won back-to-back Lone Star Conference Championships. In 2023, DBU finished the season ranked in the top three in the nation. Taylor has a career record of 48-22, a winning percentage of 68 percent.
 
Taylor was named the 2023 College STUNT Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year. In 2024 and 2025, Taylor’s staff was named Coaching Staff of the Year by the LSC.
 
Prior to her arrival at DBU in 2018, Callie had over 14 years of cheerleading experience, including four years of high school cheer, eight years of competitive cheer, and serving as the all-girl captain at the University of North Texas, where she was a captain and member of the nationally ranked cheerleading team. During the 2017-2018 season, Taylor spent her time coaching at Champion Cheer while also giving private lessons across DFW.
 
Taylor graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Merchandising and a minor in Marketing. Taylor graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a Master of Arts in Sport Management.