David "Trey" Hayes , Head High School Coach

Coach Hayes enters his seventh year as head swimming coach for LISD. He is a former Coronado swimmer that was a team captain and all-state swimmer in the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay. He swam at Northeast Louisiana University where he served as team captain both his junior and senior years. He broke school records in four different events and was a five-time NIC conference champion. He received his bachelor degree in social studies education. Coach Hayes’ high school coaching career started as the assistant swim coach for Amarillo Independent School District. After leaving Amarillo, he served as head junior high coach for LISD and assistant coach for the high school team. As the junior high head coach, one of his teams won the junior high state championship in 1999, and he had several other teams finish in the top three at the state meet. In 2001, Coach Hayes was named LISD head high school coach. His teams have won twelve district team titles, and in 2007 his Lubbock High girls won the regional championship. Coach Hayes has had over 100 district champions, 25 regional champions, 40 Academic All-Americans and 22 all-state swimmers. Coach Hayes has been named District Coach of the Year twelve times and has been named boys’ Regional Coach of the Year four times and girls' Regional coach of the year two times. Coach Hayes and his wife April have two children Tyler and Reagan.

Penny DiPomazio, Head Diving Coach

Coach DiPomazio has both high school and college diving experience. She was a bronze medal winner in the Southern Illinois University v. Mexico National Team in 1980. Coach DiPomazio has coaching experience in both Indiana and Texas, qualifying divers in both states for the High School State Finals. She has also been a district coach of the year 14 times and a region coach of the year 8 times. While in Lubbock, she has coached 10 divers to 21 all-American titles. At the junior high level she has had many state champions.  Coach DiPomazio has also had 12 divers qualify for 20 different United States National Competitions and 8 AAU national competitions.  In addition to her coaching duties, Coach DiPomazio also serves as the Texas diving judges certification chairman. She is a past Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Diving chairman. Currently, she is the Secretary of the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association and a Texas Delegate to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.

Laura Kirkpatrick, Head Middle School Swimming Coach

Coach Kirkpatrick has lived in West Texas all of her life and in Lubbock for the past 34 years. She received her B.S. at West Texas State University and her M.A. at Texas Tech. The first 15 years of her career in education was spent as a high school math teacher. She has been a middle school swimming coach for L.I.S.D. for the past 15 years. During that time, Coach Kirkpatrick has seen the program expand from two schools to ten and has helped coach teams to several state championships. Currently, she is the head coach for our seventh and eighth grade programs. Coach Kirkpatrick believes technique is all-important and swimmers have to embrace that idea to be truly successful. She and her husband Mike have two grown children, Kellye and Steven, who swam for L.I.S.D.

Amy Suttles, Head Junior Varsity and Assistant Middle School Coach

Coach Suttles grew up in southwest New Mexico and attended New Mexico State University. While earning her Bachelors degree in Community Health Education at NMSU, she swam for the women’s team and was a conference finalist all four years. After moving to Lubbock in 2001, Coach Suttles became an assistant junior high swimming coach for LISD. While coaching, she attended Texas Tech University, receiving her teaching credentials. Currently in her 7th year with our program, Coach Suttles is heading up the High School Junior Varisty swimming program. She hopes to show her passion for the sport through her coaching technique and will continue to motivate her swimmers to reach their full potential. Coach Suttles and her husband Ryan consider their greatest accomplishments to be their two children, Carter and Kendal.

Holly Lambert, Assistant Swimming and Diving Coach

Coach Lambert has been a resident of Lubbock, Texas her entire life. Her career began as a very successful diver for Monterey High School. She was a regional finalist for three consecutive years. She also competed for Lubbock Dive Club at the regional level. Coach Lambert was a part time assistant diving coach with LISD for four years. While she was coaching, she attended Texas Tech University and received her B.S. degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences, with a minor in Health. Currently, she is in her fourth year as a full time assistant coach in diving. In addition to working with LISD, Coach Lambert has been a coach for Lubbock Dive Club for eight years. She has definitely contributed to the success of both programs. Coach Lambert brings youth and excitement to our coaching staff.

Coach Matticks joined the LISD Swimming and Diving staff in August of 2005. Coach Matticks spent 5 years developing the Odessa High School Swimming and Diving program. At Odessa, Coach Matticks increased participation in the program, established new school records, improved district standings, created swimming and Diving in the junior highs, and set state records in the junior high program. Coach Matticks assisted with swimming at the University of Houston and is a former Texas Tech Swimmer.