Entering 2025-26: 7th Year
Alma Mater: Campbellsville ('15)
Coaching Mission
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I strive to lead with the heart of Jesus by serving others with humility, compassion, and grace. I strive to create a team culture where servant leadership is lived daily – where athletes are encouraged to put others before themselves, lead with kindness, and live deeply both within the team and beyond it. Through dance, I aim to develop not only strong performers, but strong women of character who reflect Christ in the way they encourage, compete, preserve, and serve. I want every practice, performance, and personal interaction to point back to a purpose greater than ourselves: loving people well, pursuing excellence with integrity, and using our gifts to glorify God."
Biography
Entering her fourth season as Head Coach and seventh year overall with Campbellsville University, Laura Day has been a driving force behind the Tiger Dance Team's competitive success. A two-time Campbellsville University graduate with deep roots in the community, Day was instrumental in the team's 2020 Mid-South Conference Championship and 2021 Runner-Up finish as an assistant coach. Her leadership extends throughout the local area, where she has also developed championship-winning dance programs at both Taylor County High School and Middle School.
Since taking the helm, Day has continued to elevate the program. During the team's inaugural 2024-25 season in the American Conference, she coached Shalyn Taylor to two Conference Performer of the Week awards and led the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the prestigious DTU Collegiate Classic.
Day's commitment to Campbellsville University is extensive. Before transitioning to coaching full-time, she served the university for six years in the admissions office, rising from an Admissions Counselor in 2015 to the Director of On-Campus Enrollment, a role she held from 2019 to 2021.
Her expertise is rooted in a lifetime of passion for the art form. A former competitive dancer at All-Starz Dance Academy and a member of the Franklin-Simpson High School Dance Team, Day also has experience teaching and choreographing for dancers of all ages, including for multiple musical theater productions.
A Campbellsville resident, Day and her husband, Blake, are active members of the local community, where she is the owner of The White Orchid Florist.
