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Cristina Rodriguez Varsity Head Coach
Orange County Lacrosse Coach of the Year
Named Orange County girls lacrosse 2019, 2021, and 2022 CIF-SS Division 1 Coach of the Year, Coach CJ is starting her 6th year as Program Director and Varsity Head Coach for the Foothill Girls Lacrosse Program and her 7th season in total with FHS. In her first season, as an assistant, she helped lead the Knights to a 14-6 record. The Knights made playoffs and the 2018 team was ranked 7th in the state of California. In 2019, her first year as varsity head coach, the Knights ended their season with a 17-2 record, ending the season ranked 18th in the Nation for girls lacrosse. The 2021 team, lead by Coach CJ, won the first ever CIF-SS Division 1 Championship with a repeat Championship in 2022. FHS finished with a 21-1 season and #1 ranking in the West by USA Lacrosse Magazine. Coach CJ is also a Co-Director of SoCal Express Girls Lacrosse Club in Orange County. Previous coaching experience includes, implementing the girls lacrosse program at Johnson & Wales University (NAIA) in Denver, CO from 2007-2011. Following her 4 years of playing at Regis University (NCAA - D II) in Denver CO, she was the team Graduate Assistant at Regis. She was also a head coach at Denver Summit Lacrosse Club. Coach CJ is originally from Baltimore, Maryland.
Natalie Novick
Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Natalie is a Foothill graduate, returning to her Alma Mater for her third coaching season with The Knights. Natalie played lacrosse for Foothill as their center midfielder and went on to play for the Brown Women's Lacrosse team. At Brown, Natalie competed as a defender for their Division 1 program and concentrated in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Studies. Natalie has three young children, Hazel, Isabelle and Bennett, with her husband, Tim, a Princeton lacrosse alum.
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Vanessa Topetee
JV Head Coach
Coach Vanessa is starting her 5th year as Junior Varsity coach for Foothill Girls Lacrosse. The year after graduation from Foothill, she was volunteer assistant coach for junior varsity. That year she helped lead the team to an undefeated season. The next season was her first year as JV head coach, also with an undefeated season that was cut short due to COVID-19. Coach Vanessa plays NCAA Division III at Chapman University and is attending Chapman University, majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Psychology. Vanessa also has coaching experience with the OC Crush Lacrosse Club and SoCal Express Girls Lacrosse Club. She is from Tustin, CA and a Foothill Girls Lacrosse Alum.
Mo Gainz
Trainer
Mo received his B.S. degree in Exercise Science from Delta State University. He now prepares athletes for their present and forthcoming opportunites. For the past 6 years he has worked with professional, elite, and rising youth athletes of all levels and sports. Whether you're a top NFL athlete or a rising star, Mo applies the same passion needed to take your game to the next level while preparing you to be the best version of yourself!
Yannick Peterhans
Team Photographer
Yannick is a Master's student at the University of Southern California studying Specialized Journalism. He serves as the photo desk editor at USC Annenberg Media, managing the visual media for LA's largest newsroom, with more than 400 student journalists walking through the doors every week. He is also the photography intern at USC Athletics, covering USC sports from the sidelines of the Coliseum to the underwater world of swim and dive. He is looking forward to capturing another season of FHS Girls Lacrosse and can't wait to get back on the sidelines. His portfolio can be viewed at www.peterhansphotography.com or Instagram @yannick_peterhans
Morgan Fennell (Coach Mo)
Strength and Conditioning
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