EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. –Kristina "Krikit" Gulics has been named the interim head coach of East Stroudsburg University's acrobatics and tumbling program, as announced by ESU Director of Athletics Dr. Gary R. Gray on Thursday. The appointment comes after Miles Avery's resignation earlier this week.

"This is a very exciting time for ESU Acrobatics and Tumbling as we welcome our interim head coach, Krikit Gulics, said Gray. Coach Gulics comes to us with extensive experience in the very competitive stunt and cheer world and will be able to jump right into A&T. She brings tremendous energy and enthusiasm for the growing the sport at ESU. In addition, Coach Gulics is a proven fund raiser, which is an important part of every coach's job. I am completely confident she will do an excellent job and help our program take the next step in its development."

Gulics officially starts as the A&T interim head coach on Sept. 13 but was most recently named the head cheerleading coach at ESU in early August.

"I am honored and excited to be a part of building our new Acro and Tumbling program, said Gulics. ESU has such a talented and diverse community of athletes and I look forward to watching them grow and develop through this new and emerging sport."

Gulics brings over 15 years of cheerleading coaching experience to the Poconos. A veteran of the United States Navy, Gulics most recently served as the competitive cheer and competitive dance teams coach at Woodbridge High School, along with teaching US History, Facing History and African American Studies at the school. She guided Woodbridge to numerous Greater Middlesex Conference titles (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020), New Jersey state titles (2015, 2020, 2021) and a National Cheerleaders Association National Championship (2016).

Prior to joining the Warrior family, Gulics was an assistant cheerleading coach at Montclair State. She was the lead competitive stunt coach along with head fundraising coordinator duties.

Gulics is an executive board member for the N.J. State Cheer and Dance Coaches Association. She is also a coach and representative for Cheer Hawaii USA, which hosts a college preparatory summer program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa each summer.

A native of Red Oak, Texas outside of Dallas, Gulics currently resides in Blairstown, N.J with her husband, Dan, who is also a US Navy Veteran and their daughter, Taylor. Their son, Patrick, is currently a US Navy Sailor.