Salute Gymnastics

Our Team

Salute Gymnastics boasts a staff of highly competent and friendly fitness professionals. Check us out:

Teresa Middents

Owner of Salute Gymnastics & Girls Competition Coach

Teresa Middents grew up in Des Moines and has many years of gymnastics and coaching experience. From a young age, she was enrolled in recreational gymnastics classes at South Suburban YMCA. Teresa was on the competitive team with the YMCA and then with Corner House Gymnastics. While training on the team, she also began her coaching career with the YMCA, Corner House and Metro Gymnastics. Teresa is a graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education with a coaching endorsement. While in college, she coached at Chow's Gymnastics in Des Moines. Upon graduation, Teresa relocated to Atlantic, IA where she continuted her coaching gymnastics with the Nishna Valley YMCA. Teresa is a certified coach with USA Gymnastics.

Jeremy Middents

Girls Team Coach, Bookkeeper, maintenance man, etc...

Jeremy works for Principal Financial remotely by day, and go to guy in the evening at Salute Gymnastics. Jeremy is a certified coach with USA Gymnastics.

Nicole Middents - Recreational Coach & Team Coach

Nicole is attending Simpson College for the 2025-2026 school year. She is a former team member at the Xcel Diamond Level and has been in gymnastics since she was 4. She will be running track at Simpson. She will coach the team at meets when she is available.

Allison Middents - Recreational Coach & Team Coach

Allison is a Junior at Atlantic High School. She helps out around the gym with recreationals classes and helps with team as needed with class. She is a current team member at the Xcel Diamond level and has been in gymnastics since we started Salute Gymnastics. She enjoys running cross country, track, and band.

Megan Birge - Recreational Coach & Team Coach

Megan graduated from Atlantic High School in 2025. She is a former an Xcel Diamond team member and has been in gymnastics since she was 5 years old (11 years). She enjoys working with recreational classes at Salute and works at Walmart. In her free time she likes to paint and read. She is currently working to earn money for college.

Bella Brock - Recreational Coach

Bella is currently a senior at Atlantic High School. She loves to be at the gym both to practice and teaching. She is a current member of the Xcel Platinum team. Bella has been doing gymnastics with Salute since she was little. Outside of the gym she enjoys spending time with friends, and participating in sports.

Shauna Anderson - Recreational Coach

Shauna is currently a senior at Atlantic High School. She is involved in tennis, archery, band, choir, FCA, and NHS. After high school, she plans to attend Ozark Christian College to get a degree in student ministry and obtain her coaching license. She has worked at Salute for a little over a year and her favorite part is seeing the kids improve their skills and being able to build relationships with them.

Sage Miller - Recreational Coach

Callie Rudy - Recreational Coach

Callie is a sophomore at Atlantic High School. She likes to ride horses, show pigs, help with 4H and FFA, and do gymnastics on the Salute Gymnastics competition team.