Jenna Maguire begins her first season as the head coach of the Nichols cheerleading program in 2026-27.
Maguire takes the helm of the cheer program after previously serving as an assistant coach from 2024 to 2026.
Prior to joining Nichols College, Jenna spent eight years as the head coach at the College of the Holy Cross, where she elevated the program to national prominence. She led the Crusaders to a Top 5 finish at the NCA College Nationals in 2019. Her Division I experience also includes sideline leadership, as she traveled with the team to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2016.
In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, she served as an assistant coach at Bartlett High School for eight years. During her tenure, she helped guide the program to numerous league and regional championships. The team also earned multiple top-five finishes at the state level and secured a finalist finish at the UCA High School Nationals.
Jenna also spent eight years as a staff member with the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), where she instructed camps for youth through collegiate programs across the Northeast, judged competitions, and worked national events in Orlando, Florida. She is also certified to judge high school cheerleading in Massachusetts and Rhode Island at the state level.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Keene State College in 2013, where she was a four-year member of the cheerleading team and served as captain during her junior and senior seasons. She also competed at NCA College Nationals. In 2017, she completed her Physical Therapist Assistant degree at the New England Institute of Technology.
