B TEAM HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Jarrett Hunter 

For the past six years Coach Hunter has been a head coach for the Ellington Roadrunners football program, the varsity quarterback coach and junior varsity head coach for the Ellington High School football team. Coach Hunter is a dedicated, hard-working, passionate coach who excels at teaching players about the fundamentals of football, including the proper safety procedures and equipment related to the sport. He is skilled at educating players on correct techniques and tactics, including blocking, tackling, passing, and receiving. He values communication amongst parents and players and imposes motivation both on and off the field to encourage players to push for the greatest achievement.

Coach Jarrett

C TEAM HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Ryan Herget

Email: [email protected]

 I'm coach Ryan with the Ellington Roadrunners!  This is my 4th year coaching.  2nd as an assistant coach on pee wee's and 2nd as head coach for micro's.  I love the game of football!  My goals as a coach are to positively influence and mentor the youth in our community and to teach the fundamentals of football.  I believe it is the ultimate team sport and there are so many aspects of the game that translate to real life.  I'm looking forward to another successful season with the Roadrunners family! 

See you all on the field soon! 
Coach Ryan

D TEAM HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Brian Moody

A TEAM HEAD CHEER COACH
Sarah Akstin

Email: [email protected]

This is Sarah's fifth year coaching cheer with the Roadrunner's and her eighth year with children involved in the program. This is her second year as the Cheer Coordinator for our program.

Prior to coaching Cheer she spent many years dancing and teaching dance and acrobatics at nearby studios. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and has performed and choreographed in dance pieces all her life. Sarah works as both a Health and Fitness Coach and as a Billing Specialist. She absolutely loves all things Roadrunner's Cheer and loves to see the Cheerleaders grow each year from the beginning of the season to shining at competition at the end! She is married to a football coach and has two football players and two cheerleaders currently involved in the Roadrunners.

B TEAM HEAD CHEER COACH
Marque Mercure

Hi There! 
 
I’m Coach Marque and this will be my FIFTH season with the Roadrunners. My first season, in 2019, I was an assistant and the following two years I was head coach for D team. Last year, I coached C team and this year I am moving up to B team.
 
I have three children - two girls who will be on B and D cheer and a boy who will be on D football. My husband, children and I have resided in Ellington for going on six years now and from the beginning it has always felt like home. 
 
Outside of the Roadrunners organization, I work for Ellington Youth Services primarily with our preschool age group and am always looking for an opportunity to volunteer at Windermere Elementary where my children attend school.
 
I am an avid Swiftie, mental health advocate and duck mama!
 
I was a cheerleader all throughout my years at Agawam High School, three of those being captain of my team. I coached Agawam Youth cheerleaders while in high school. I dabbled in cheerleading post high school at the University of Hartford, UMass Amherst and an all-star team Titan All Stars out of Wilbraham, MA.
 
I am so excited to have familiar faces and look forward to meeting new children on my team! Cheerleading has been the one constant throughout my entire life that brings me so much joy. I consider it a blessing that I get to share this love with the youth of our wonderful league. 
 
Go Roadrunners!!!!
Coach Marque

C TEAM HEAD CHEER COACH
Ashley Ladr