Coaching Staff

Kelly Dullard (7th Year)

Head Coach

Coach Dullard enters his 7th season with Mater Dei in 2022-2023. He was named Orange County Coach of the Year by the OC Register after leading the girls to a 9-1 dual meet record and 3rd place finish at CIF D1 Finals in the 2019 season. In 2021, the girls placed 5th in the CIF Championships. In addition to being the Head Swim Coach, Kelly is an Associate Director of Athletics at MD.

Kelly comes to Mater Dei through Concordia University Irvine where he served as a Graduate Assistant to both the men’s and women's teams while earning his Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration in 2016. While at Concordia he also served as a Graduate Assistant for Game Management and Sports Information, has worked as the YMCA of San Diego County's Teen Program Coordinator, and has served as Costa Mesa Aquatic Club's head age group coach.

Growing up in Waterbury, Connecticut Kelly received his Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from Springfield College in Massachusetts. He was a four year member of the swim team and competed in the IM and backstroke events. Kelly's experience with all age groups and diverse organizations make him a great fit on the MD coaching staff.

Celine Dong (1st Year)

Assistant Coach

Celine is a recent graduate from Biola University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and received double minors in Human Biology as well as Biblical and Theological Studies. She was a four-year NCAA Division II swimmer and primarily competed in the 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard breaststroke. She and her team clinched 3rd place at PCSC Conference Championships in 2020. The following year, the team was crowned undefeated PCSC Conference Champs.

Outside of Mater Dei, Celine has worked at various swim clubs such as Irvine Novaquatics (NOVA), Orange County Regional Aquatics (ORCA), and Fullerton Aquatic Sports Team (FAST).

Bowen Lasher (1st Year)

Assistant Coach

Bio coming soon...

Diego Pombo (1st Year)

Assistant Coach

Coach Diego is currently head coach and owner of CMAC Masters swim team in Costa Mesa. A team he started in 2020. In 2022, his team was the largest US representation at the Pan American Masters Swimming Championships, achieving several gold medals and an individual Pan American record.

Diego’s coaching career started 12 years ago as Masters head coach at Riptide Aquatics in Huntington Beach. He achieved Level III coach certification with US Masters Swimming and has attended several clinics on Biomechanics and Swim Technic.

Coach Diego was born in Bogotá, Colombia where he swam age group. He’s now a Masters swimmer, competes regularly and is top 5 in his events in the Southern Pacific Region. Diego is married and has three grown kids.

Kaikea Roe (1st Year)

Assistant Coach

Bio coming soon...

Cynthia Trigueros (1st Year)

Assistant Coach

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Kylie Eggers (2nd Year)

Coach Kylie Eggers is entering her 2nd year as a part of the MD coaching staff. A recent graduate of the MD class of 2020, she currently attends California State University of Northridge as a Deaf studies major. During her time at MD, she was a team captain for the 2018-19 & 2019-20 seasons and the recipient of the 2020 Orange County athlete of character award. Prior, she was a volunteer swim coach at FAST working with age group swimmers.