Kristin Kraemer
Head Coach - Junior and Youth Teams

Kristin comes to the Southwest All Stars with 11 years of cheerleading experience, 13 years of gymnastics experience, and she has been choreographing and leading cheer camps for over 8 years.  During high school, she was a member of the All-State team, and was the Captain of both her sideline and competitive cheer teams.  She competed at both the State and National level, with many 1st place finishes.  She has also been actively involved in the Minnesota Cheerleading Coaches Association, and served as Co-All-State Director in 2005-2006.  She is a certified member of the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors (AACA) and is a certified competition judge.  Kristin has 5 years of coaching experience, including; Hutchinson High School from 2002-2004 and Totino-Grace High School in Fridley from 2004-2007.  She has also led many camps and choreographed for various teams around Minnesota.  Kristin graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2006 with a degree in Elementary Education.  She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Lee, and their dog, Odie.

Kara Robinson
Head Coach - Junior and Youth Teams

This is Kara's second year with the Southwest All Stars, but she has been involved with cheerleading for the past 11 years.  She cheered all four years of her High School career on the sideline and competitive cheer teams at Hutchinson High School.  During these four years, Kara was a 2-year member of the Minnesota All State team, Honor's team, a UPA All Star, voted Captain her Junior and Senior years, along with numerous 1st place finishes.  Out of college, Kara began volunteering with her former Hutchinson team, and choreographing and judging for numerous schools in the surrounding area.  Kara has taught cheerleading to all age groups through Hutchinson and Southwest Minneapolis Community Education programs.  She has served on the Minnesota Cheerleading Coach's Association and as a Co-Coordinator of the Minnesota All-State team.  For the past 3 years, Kara was coaching at Totino-Grace High School, where her competitive team took first in 2007 at the Minnesota State Competition and in the top 3 all three years at Nationals.  Kara has over 20 years of dance and gymnastics experience.  She graduated in 2006 from the University of Minnesota, with a degree in Elementary Education.  She currently resides in Apple Valley.