Sergio Dorrego—Head of Aquatics; Head Coach, Swim & Dive
Coach Dorrego has been coaching at Sunny Hills for nine years. He has also been a special education teacher on campus for four years. He was a member of the swim and water polo teams at Fullerton Union High School and was named MVP for Boys Swim in 2009 and 2012. In 2012, he became the Freeway League Champion in the 100 breaststroke. Coach Dorrego also swam at FAST for five years and coached there for three years. His proudest moments as a coach at Sunny Hills include leading the Girls’ Swim team to six consecutive Freeway League Championships, finishing as runner-up in the CIF Championships with the Girls’ Water Polo team in 2019, and coaching the Boys’ Water Polo team during their 2022 CIF appearance.
Contact me: sdorrego@fjuhsd.org
Keith Nighswonger—Head Coach, Girls Water Polo
Coach Nighswonger has been coaching at Sunny Hills for over 35 years. Throughout his career, he has coached hundreds of aquatics athletes and hosted thousands of water polo games and swim meets. He has earned countless awards and recognitions and recently achieved his 1,000th career victory. Coach Nighswonger credits his success to his wife, Laura, and their two sons, Seth and Hayden.
Contact me: knighswonger@fjuhsd.org
Jordan Jaime—Head Coach, Boys Water Polo
Coach Jaime has been coaching at Sunny Hills for seven years. He was a swim and water polo team member at Sunny Hills High School, where he was recognized as a Guardian Lancer, Scholar-Athlete, and 2nd Team All-Freeway League. He made three CIF appearances as a player and was part of the 2014 Boys Water Polo Freeway League Championship team. As a coach, his proudest moments include leading the Boys’ Water Polo team to their first CIF appearance since the 2017-18 season and assisting the Girls’ Water Polo team in securing seven undefeated Freeway League Championships.
Contact me: jjaime@fjuhsd.org
Riley Godfrey—Assistant Coach, Girls Water Polo
Coach Godfrey has been coaching at Sunny Hills for 2 years. She also played water polo at Sunny Hills. During her time in high school, she played 3 years on Varsity and was a part of 3 Freeway League Championships, CIF quarter finalist, and CIF semi-finalist. She received many awards as a player; Rookie of the Year, Most Inspirational, Scholar Athlete, Guardian Lancer, 2nd team All Freeway League, and 1st team All Freeway League, Division 3 CIF team and MVP. As a coach, she loves coaching the incoming freshman and watching them develop into skilled players. She also enjoys moments when players come up to her with exciting news such as getting a college acceptance, passing a test, and even making it to JOs for club.
Andrea Lantz—Assistant Coach
Coach Lantz has been coaching at Sunny Hills for two years. A lifelong swimmer, she began her career at FAST and continued swimming through the collegiate level. She was a member of the swim and water polo teams at Troy High School and later returned to Troy as a coach for five years after completing high school. As an athlete at Troy, Coach Lantz earned MVP titles in both water polo and swim and still holds the frosh-soph Freeway League record in the 50 Butterfly. Her coaching career includes contributing to four Freeway League water polo championships, three Freeway League swim championships, and multiple CIF teams. Some of her proudest moments as a coach include helping lead Troy High School to five consecutive undefeated Freeway League championships in both boys water polo and boys swim and contributing to Sunny Hill’s Girls Swim Freeway League Championship team.
Natalie McIlveen—Assistant Coach, Girls Water Polo
Natalie graduated from Sunny Hills in 2022. She played a big role in the aquatics program in both swimming and water polo. She started coaching girls water polo in 2024.
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