MEET THE COACHES
HEAD VARSITY COACH
Susie Nearhoof
Susie will be entering her third season as the Head Coach of the Austin High Girls Lacrosse Team. She is a native of Maryland and has been involved in lacrosse as a player and coach for over 20 years. Susie attended Governor Thomas Johnson High School where she played Varsity Lacrosse for four years.
As a player at the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, she played Attack and Center while specializing in draw controls. As a Senior, she was a Captain, led Attack in goals and assists and was selected as LEC 1ST Team while leading the team to the LEC playoffs.
After graduating college, she spent two years at her alma mater as the Head Coach for the JV Girls Lacrosse Team while playing three years with numerous post-collegiate teams. For the 2020-2021 high school season, she served as the Head Coach for the Austin Westwood JV Girls Lacrosse Team. In addition to coaching at Austin High, she is currently coaching for GRIT Austin Lacrosse Club (2029's).
Kayla Hamberry
ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH
Coming Soon......
Todd Tidmore
HEAD YOUTH COACH
Todd is the head coach for the Austin Youth Girls Lacrosse Team. He is originally from Connecticut but moved to the Austin area 20 years ago and has been involved in lacrosse as a player, high school and youth coach for over 10 years.
During the week Todd works full time as the Strategic Director for Supplyframe, Inc. In his free time, he enjoys "whatever my kids are into this week." Todd enjoys lacrosse because it is a sport that he has played with friends that they have bonded a friendship over for life. One of Todd's favorite quote is "It's not how big you are, it's how big you play."