2025 Blue Stars Leadership Team
Introducing the 2025 Blue Stars Member Leadership Team! We are thrilled to have this group of young adults sharing their talents and energy leading the 2025 Blue Stars membership this season.
The 2025 Blue Stars Leadership Team:
Mattie Kleespies, drum major
Seth Milbry, horn sergeant
Matt Wishart, trumpet
Ian Roberts, trumpet
Peyton Bewley, mellophone
Chaz Bush, mellophone
Chase Snoots, baritone
Julian Garcia, baritone
Bryan McCabe, tuba
Allen Davenport, tuba
Trevor Dietert, front ensemble
Bode Kaanta, front ensemble
Roy Liu, front ensemble
Josh Stowe, snare
Preston Trent, tenors
Blake Linders, bass
Alyssa Polo, color guard
Daniela Salas, color guard
Amber Smith, color guard
MATTIE KLEESPIES, DRUM MAJOR
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Section: Team Time
Years Marched: 2022, 2023, 2024
School/Work: University of Texas at Austin, Human Dimensions of Organizations, Business Minor
SETH MILBRY, HORN SERGEANT
Hometown: Clover, South Carolina
Section: Tuba
Years Marched: 2023, 2024
School/Work: York Technical College
MATT WISHART
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Section: Trumpet
Years Marched: 2022, 2023, 2024
School/Work: University of Minnesota, Music Performance
IAN ROBERTS
Hometown: Bridge City, Texas
Section: Trumpet
Years Marched: 2024
School/Work: Lamar University, Music Performance
PEYTON BEWLEY
Hometown: Irmo, South Carolina
Section: Mellophone
Years Marched: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
School/Work: Appalachian State University, Music Performance and Music Education
CHAZ BUSH
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Section: Mellophone
Years marched: 2023, 2024
School/Work: Warehouse Worker & Visual Instructor
CHASE SNOOTS
Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
Section: Baritone
Years Marched: 2023, 2024
School/Work: Clemson University, Mechanical Engineering
JULIAN GARCIA
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Section: Baritone
Years Marched: 2024
School/Work: University of Houston, Music Education
BRYAN McCABE
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Section: Tuba
Years Marched: 2023, 2024
School/Work: University of Houston, Pre-Nursing; EMT
ALLEN DAVENPORT
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Section: Tuba
Years Marched: 2023, 2024
School/Work: Arizona State, Music Education
JOSH STOWE
Hometown: Clover, South Carolina
Section: Snare Drum
Years Marched: 2024
School/Work: York Technical College & Fireplace Installer
PRESTON TRENT
Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee
Section: Tenor Drums
Years Marched: 2024
School/Work: East Tennessee State University, Music and Finance minor. Nursing school in the fall. Instructor at Dobyns- Bennett HS.
BLAKE LINDERS
Hometown: Lewisville, Texas
Section: Bass Drum
Years Marched: 2025
School/Work: Texas A&M University, Electrical Engineering
TREVOR DIETERT
Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas
Section: Front Ensemble
Years Marched: 2025
School/Work: Texas State University, Music Education
BODE KAANTA
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
Section: Front Ensemble
Years Marched: 2025
School/Work: Colorado State University, Computer Science - Cyber Security, Percussion Performance minor
ROY LIU
Hometown: Round Rock, Texas
Section: Front Ensemble
Years Marched: 2024
School/Work: Senior at Cedar Ridge High School, Attending TAMU for Electrical Engineering
ALYSSA POLO
Hometown: Davie, Florida
Section: Color Guard
Years Marched: 2023, 2024
School/Work: Florida International University, Early Childhood Education
DANIELA SALAS
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Section: Color Guard
Years Marched: 2022, 2023, 2024
School/Work: UC Merced, Anthropology/Archeology
AMBER SMITH
Hometown: Frisco, Texas
Section: Color Guard
Years Marched: 2022, 2023, 2024
School/Work: University of North Texas, Elementary Education
