Clay Owensby was selected as Embry-Riddle's head cheerleading coach in Aug. 2011, bringing over 12 years of experience to the Eagle program. He cheered at the University of Georgia for four years and was named team captain in 2001. Upon graduation, he was named the head coach of the fledgling University North Florida squad in 2002 and in four seasons, he built the Ospreys into a National Cheerleading Association competition team. During that same four-year period, Owensby also owned and coached at United Cheerleading. This start-up program also gained prominence in the NCA, capturing two World Championships and seven National Championships.
Owensby returned to NCAA Division I cheerleading in 2006 when he joined the Florida State University program as an assistant coach. In that capacity, he provided expert tumbling and stunting instruction and was responsible for game-day choreography and management.
A native of Commerce, Ga., Owensby moved to Central Florida in 2005 and put his Masters of Information Systems degree to work as a Systems Engineer for Spirit Cheer. Three years later, he made the move to Three Stars Media as a Media Systems Engineer in Orlando, and he currently works as an Application Engineer/IT Manager/Systems Administrator for Premiums, Promotions and imports in Port Orange.
Owensby, who has been a Cheerleading Competition Head Judge and cheerleading music producer for 10 years, got back into cheerleading when he moved to Port Orange in 2010, serving as a tumbling and stunting coach, and choreographer for Power Cheer.
Owensby received his Bachelors degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia in 2003 and completed his Masters of Information Systems with the University of Phoenix in 2008.
