2025 STAFF
CAPTION HEAD - Sarah Thursby
Sarah has been choreographing and teaching the 77 Lancers Color Guard for 6 seasons. She choreographs and judges around the region and out of state as well. On top of that, she has designed three winter guard shows and helped facilitate a new 3rd-10th grade training winter guard in Mankato. Sarah began spinning in her sophomore year of high school with Chops, Inc. completing 5 seasons before marching 3 summers with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps where she served as color guard captain. Sarah aged out with Phantom Regiment in 2008 with the world champion show “Spartacus.”
TECHNICIAN - Jamie Drey
Jamie participated in color guard during middle and high school from 7th grade through 12th at Pipestone Area Schools. She served as captain in her 10th through 12th grade seasons. After high school, she joined the Maverick Machine color guard at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She participated in that group during the 2022-2024 seasons. During that time, she served as captain for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Additionally, Jamie participated in the winter guard during the 2022 and 2023 seasons at MSU. She has been a technician for three guards in the past three years, serving as the technician for Pipestone High School in 2022 & 2023, Worthington High School in 2024, and the 77 Lancers in 2024.
TECHNICIAN - Elie Wendinger
Elie started color guard during the winter of her 8th grade year of school. She marched 1 year of winter guard, 4 summer seasons and 1 fall season all affiliated with the Mankato Area 77 Lancers. After her junior year of summer marching band, she marched a fall season with the Maverick Machine Athletic Band and 1 winter guard season with the Maverick Machine Winter Guard. During her senior year of marching band she served as a the color guard captain. Since graduating high school, Elie has successfully completed her first season with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps in 2024 and will be marching the 2025 season with them this summer as a color guard captain.