Jessica Woody is in her first season as Head Coach of Belmont's STUNT program.  

In the fall of 2025, Belmont announced it was adding STUNT as its 18th NCAA-sponsored varsity sport.  The NCAA will sponsor a National Championship in the sport in the spring of 2027.  Belmont will begin official STUNT competition in spring 2027.

STUNT is a head-to-head competition between two teams, focusing on the technical and athletic aspects of cheer. It is among the fastest-growing female sports in the United States and is an NCAA emerging sport for women.

Before taking over the STUNT program, Woody has served as Head Cheerleading Coach since August 2023.

"A great coach doesn't just build teams—they build character, confidence, and champions on and off the field of play," said Renee Schultz, Belmont Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator. "For the past several years, we have had the pleasure of working with Jessi and are confident in her ability to build STUNT into a championship level program."
 
"It is an honor to help launch the STUNT program here at Belmont," Woody said. "I look forward to establishing a program that reflects Belmont's tradition of everyday excellence."
 
Prior to Belmont, Woody spent five seasons as the head cheerleading and dance coach at UT Martin.
 
Woody helped revolutionize the Skyhawk cheer program and start the Skyhawk dance team; after earning a Superior ranking at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College Camp – and third-place standing – UT Martin started competing at Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) College Nationals in 2017.  
 
With nearly two decades of competitive cheerleading experience, Woody competed at NCA Nationals all four years of her cheerleading career as an undergraduate student at Martin Methodist College. 

She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology in 2015.

A native of Newport, Tennessee, Woody lives in Nashville with her husband, James. The couple has one daughter, Everleigh and a son, Hudson.