Coaching Staff

Samuel Vogel-Seidenberg

Head Coach

Phone805-732-5631

Coach Vogel-Seidenberg is in his fourth year as the Head Coach of the Dominican lacrosse program. He joins Dominican from the University of Idaho, where he was head coach of the MCLA Division I program since 2013. While in Idaho, he oversaw coaching duties, recruitment, video coordination, and fundraising. He twice led the Vandals to the most wins in school history and to a playoff berth in 2015.

Vogel-Seidenberg had additional stints at Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania as assistant coach, head recruiter, and video coordinator for the NCAA Division III Presidents (2012-13); at Oak Park High School as junior varsity head lacrosse coach (2011-12); PO Starz head lacrosse coach (2011-12); and head women’s lacrosse coach at Humboldt State, where he helped start the program (2009-10).

A four-year player at Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California, Vogel-Seidenberg went on to play four seasons at Humboldt State (MCLA D2), where he was captain and starting goalkeeper. There, he earned a film degree in 2010. He has his M.S. in Recreation and Sports Sciences with a concentration in coaching from Ohio University.

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Casey Hock

Assistant Coach- Offensive Coordinator

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Most recently, Hock assisted in turning around the boys lacrosse program at Cuthbertson High School. Hock was a three-year starter at Queens University of Charlotte, where earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Hock finished his career there second all-time in points, third in goals, and fourth in assists. As a senior, he received First-Team All-SAC honors. As a junior, he helped Queens win the South Atlantic Conference and its first ever NCAA Quarterfinal appearance. Hock was born and raised in Danville, California, where he attended Monte Vista High School. He was a three-year starter and in his senior season helped lead the Mustangs to the 2011 North Coast Section championship. That season, he set the single-season points record at Monte Vista history with 128 points, which helped him garner First Team All-EBAL and High School All-American honors.

Max Kaehler

Assistant Coach- Defensive Coordinator

Phone925-683-2758

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We are excited to announce our new Defensive Coordinator position has been accepted by former player Max Kaehler. Coach Kaehler is a recent graduate from Dominican University of California with his degree in political science. He was a 2 year starter and a Captain his Senior year for the penguins and set the single season save percentage record at 61.2 %. Growing up in the East Bay, Coach Kaehler played high school lacrosse at California High School in San Ramon, CA where his Senior year he was an Honorable Mention all EBAL goalie and continued his playing career at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York. Coach Kaehler has also coached various club and travel teams over the last 10 years along with being an assistant coach at Dougherty Valley High School, where he helped guide the Wildcats to North Coast Section playoffs for the first time in program history.