Joelle Bice became Muskingum's first-ever STUNT head coach prior to the program's inaugural season in 2022.

In just its second full season of competition, under coach Bice, the Muskingum STUNT team concluded the 2023 season with a 6-4 overall record and finished second ranked among Divsion III STUNT programs. The team also made its first-ever appearance at the Division III STUNT National Championships and picked up its first-ever win at the national championships, topping Buena Viesta, 12-2, before finishing as runners-up to defending National Champions Alma. The historic season also marked the first time in program history that six members of the STUNT team were named to the CSCA All-American list.

During the 2022 campaign, Bice led the program to its first win on March 23, 2022, defeating Aquinas, 13-5.

Bice has over 15 years of coaching and mentoring student-athletes in gymnastics, stunting, cheerleading, and dance and has previously worked as a Universal Cheerleading Association Instructor. She holds U.S. All Star Federation (USASF) Safety Certified Tumbling Levels 1-5 and USASF Safety Certified Stunting Levels 1-5.

"I'm excited to welcome Joelle to the Muskie family," said Vice President and Athletic Director Steve Brockelbank. "I'm looking forward to Joelle building the Muskingum STUNT program and the impact she will have on our female student-athletes."

Bice, an alumna of Muskingum, is the owner and CEO of Champion Athletics in Zanesville, where she is an all-star tumbling and stunt coach for teams levels 1-4. Additionally, she teaches choreograph routines and facilitates camps for multiple school districts. Bice also serves as the Zanesville High School varsity cheerleading coach and is a former Americheer cheerleading and Ameridance dance judge for local and national events.

"I am beyond grateful to Muskingum for the opportunity to coach and grow the sport of STUNT," said Bice. "As an alumna, I know first-hand how amazing this University is, and I cannot wait to provide my student-athletes with the same incredible experience I have had."

Bice graduated from Muskingum in 2010 with a B.A. in speech communication and earned her MAT from Muskingum as an intervention specialist in 2019.

Muskingum will be the only school in the Ohio Athletic Conference to offer STUNT and one of the few schools in Ohio to field a team. STUNT will begin as a club sport and transition to a varsity sport starting in the fall of 2021.