COACHES

Brianna Roughton

Varsity Coach

Brianna Roughton is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin – Hook ‘Em Horns! – with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She is originally from the Austin area and attended Lake Travis High School. She cheered for Lake Travis all four years, winning the NCA National Championship in 2008 and cheering the Cavs onto 3 straight state titles.

This is Coach Roughton’s eighth year teaching and coaching at Vandegrift. She helped to lead the varsity team to a third place finish at the UIL State Cheerleading Competition in 2016 and 2020. She believes a successful coach is able to create a team atmosphere that consists of players that are willing to work hard, build positive reputations through one another, and are able to reach their ultimate potential while having fun.

Coach Roughton is looking forward to watching the athletes cheer on Viper football on Friday nights and having another successful year at the UIL State Competition. Go Vipers!

Claire McCutcheon

Junior Varsity Coach

Claire McCutcheon is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science and Arts in Chemistry. She is originally from Katy, TX where she cheered at Faith West Academy all four years and worked closely with coaching the middle school cheer team.

This will be Coach McCutcheon's first year teaching and coaching at Vandegrift. She is teaching IPC and Chemistry and is looking forward to working with the cheer teams. She believes that being on a team in high school can be a life changing experience and it is her goal to cultivate an environment where each student can achieve the highest potential of their most authentic selves, while being championed on by their teammates.

Coach McCutcheon can't wait for fall Viper football and to get to know all the students on the team. She is excited to be a cheerleader for the cheerleaders!