Cassey Ver Hey
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- Email:
- cassey.verhey@dwu.edu
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- Year:
- 1st
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- Title:
- Head Cheer & Dance Coach
Bio
Cassey Ver Hey was named the head coach of DWU Cheer & Dance on June 8th, 2026.
Coach Ver Hey most recently served as both the head coach of Mitchell High School Competitive Dance and Sideline Cheer since August of 2013, preparing her athletes for dance competitions across the region, along with being a major factor in MHS's gameday atmosphere, community engagement efforts, and overall team success through the contributions from her cheer squad. On top of her experience and success with the Kernels, Ver Hey also briefly served as an assistant competitive dance coach at Sioux Falls Washington High School, and was a dance teacher at Center Stage in Guymon, Oklahoma, from 1996 through 2006.
Coach Ver Hey has worked in the Mitchell School District since 2013, teaching at L.B. Williams Elementary for five years before transitioning to Mitchell Middle School, where she currently serves as a seventh-grade math teacher, and will continue to do so while now leading the Dakota Wesleyan Cheer & Dance program.