BJ Bernet returned to ENMU as the Head Spirit Squad coach during the 2020-21 athletic season.
Bernet served as the ENMU Head Spirit Squad coach from 2005-09 and returns as head of the program after serving as the Dance Studio Owner of Dance and Cheer Force in Clovis, N.M. In addition to her overseeing the operations at Dance and Cheer Force since 2005, Bernet also served as the Cheer Coach for Clovis Municipal Schools during that time frame as well.
She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during which time she competed on the cheer team and went on to cheer for two professional sports organizations following her collegiate career in the Las Vegas Sting of the Professional Arena Ball League and the Las Vegas Dust Devils, a professional soccer organization. Bernet also honed her craft in dance and cheer instruction in Italy at the Aviano Airbase, serving as a youth programs and dance instructor as well as a cheer coach from 2000-04.