Athletic Director

Head Football Coach

John Walsh will be starting his 32nd year in education and coaching,20 of those years as the head football coach. Coach Walsh has lead his teams to the playoffs 14 of those 19 years. Of those 14 years his teams reached the semifinals 6 times, coached in 4 State Championship games and won of 2 them. Coach Walsh is married to Amber (Goodnight Middle School girls coordinator, and has 3 children - JW Walsh 33 (who played QB for him and lead them to thier first state title game) coaches football at his alma mater Oklahome State. Sami Walsh 26 (graduate from the University of Arkansas) lives in the Dallas business world. Maggie Walsh 22 (San Marcos HS graduate) plays volleyball at Texas State University. Rattler Up Baby, Let's Go!

Athletic Secretary

Varsity Football Defensive Coordinator

Powerlifting Assistant Coach

Varsity Football Assistant Coach
Baseball Assistant Coach

Kristian Cogdill was born and raised in San Marcos, TX and is a 2010 graduate of San Marcos HS. After high school he played football at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. After graduating from St. Scholastica he went to Texas State University for his Masters degree in Secondary Education. This is his 9th year in the district and 8th year at San Marcos HS.

Track & Field Assistant Coach

Wrestling Assistant Coach

Graduated in May 2012 from Texas State University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science and Business Administration. 

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Volleyball Assistant Coach
Softball Assistant Coach

Swimming Assistant Coach

Cross Country Assistant Coach

Head Girls Soccer Coach

Volleyball Assistant Coach

Girls Basketball Assistant Coach

Track & Field Assistant Coach

Boys Basketball Varsity Assistant

Track and Field Assistant Coach

Coach Flores was born and raised in New Braunfels, TX. Flores graduated from Canyon High School in 2010 and from Texas State in 2014 with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Sports Science. Flores is beginning his 8th year with SMCISD. He taught 4th grade for one year & PE for four years at Bowie Elementary. Coach Flores will be returning for his second year at SMHS to continue teaching P.E. and coaching boys basketball. All in all, he has coached youth boys basketball for 7 years at the high school, middle school and elementary level. When he is not coaching, you can find him working on old Chevys or spending quality time with his family by the river.

Football Assistant Coach

Baseball Assistant Coach

Girls Basketball Head Coach

Track & Field Assistant Coach

 Powerlifting Head Coach

Hello, I am a graduate of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a BS in Rehabilitation Services. My passion for fitness started through high school sports and continued to be a part of my life through adulthood via recreational fitness, until I discovered CrossFit in 2016. CrossFit has offered the competitive atmosphere and community team environment I had been missing. Since then I have spent the last 3 years competing in team and individual CrossFit competitions. This is my second year teaching ACL- Life skills at San Marcos High School. As a strength and conditioning coach for tennis my goal is to ensure that our athletes are equipped with the skills necessary for achieving academic, athletic and social success. 

Boys Basketball JV Coach & Varsity Assistant Coach 

Coach Hester was born and raised in Huntsville, TX. Hester is a recent LeTourneau University graduate. He earned a Bachelor's in Kinesiology while playing four years of collegiate basketball at LeTourneau University. He was a captain his senior season and coached by Coach Miller. Hester is looking forward to this first year of coaching and will also be pursuing his Master's at Texas State University.

San Marcos Tennis Coordinator
Head Tennis Coach San Marcos High School 
Head Tennis Coach for Miller Middle & Goodnight Middle Schools

Coach Martinez has been coaching high school tennis for 10 years with the last four at San Marcos High School. He played tennis at St. Marys University. 

Cross Country Head Coach

Golf Assistant Coach

Softball Assistant Coach

Boys Basketball Head Coach

Coach Miller comes to San Marcos after spending seven seasons as the Head Basketball Coach at LeTourneau University. Miller guided the YellowJackets to five straight winning seasons, the school’s 1^st ASC Championship, 1^st NCAA Tournament (x2), and became the school’s all-time leader in wins. Prior to LeTourneau, he was the Head Basketball Coach at Katy Seven Lakes where his teams won four District Championships, seven straight playoff appearances with at least one win, and two regional appearances. Coach Miller is married to Monica, an English teacher and they have three kids, Kayla who graduated from UT-Dallas and lives in Dallas, Kyren who attends UT-Tyler, and Kayden who will attend Texas State University. When Miller isn’t coaching basketball he loves spending time with his family and rooting for the Green Bay Packers! 

Track & Field Assistant Coach

Golf Head Coach

Football Assistant Coach

Boys Soccer Head Coach

Football Assistant Coach

Football Assistant Coach

Baseball Assistant Coach

Athletic Trainer

Athletic Coordinator

9th Grade FootballHead Coach
Boys Track Assistant Coach

David-Ryan Sambrano was born and raised in San Marcos Texas. He was also a 2010 graduate of San Marcos HS. After high school, Coach Sambrano graduated from Texas State University, and in 2024 he completed his Master's Degree from Lamar University. This is his 7th year in the district and 10th year in education. His biggest fans are his amazing Wife Daniela, and his parents David and Angela Sambrano.

Wrestling Head Coach

Coach Garvin Smith is a Health Science and Technology teacher here at San Marcos High School.  He joined the Health Science team, adding 27 years experience in Chiropractic and Acupuncture to an already outstanding staff and program at our school.

Coach Smith has come to the San Marcos Wrestling program, having 15 years coaching experience (involved in all levels of coaching grade school, junior high, high school, and post high school athletes). Coach Smith was recruited by and wrestled under Coach Dan Gable at the University of Iowa. He also brings a strong background in international style (Freestyle,& Greco-Roman) wrestling, Having won a total of 6 state titles, 2 national championships,and 5X All-American status. Coach Smith was 2X team captain for team Illinois and named AAU’s outstanding wrestler exiting high school.

Coach Smith is dedicated to improving on the already strong start of the San Marcos Wrestling Program. With plans to implement a sound feeder program from the younger kids  to insure the creation of a wrestling powerhouse for the state, right here at San Marcos High School.

                       “ GO RATTLERS”

Tennis Assistant Coach

Dale Stonecipher was born in Indiana, and grew up where they filmed the movie Hoosiers.  Dale’s dad was a farmer, where he learned very early about hard work and why he should go to school.  He moved to Texas at the age of sixteen and graduated High School from Dalhart, Texas.  Upon graduation from High School he attended Wayland Baptist University majoring in mathematics and physical education.  After finishing his undergraduate degree, he stayed at Wayland and received a Masters of Business Administration degree.

Dale then moved To Dallas where he worked for Automated Data Processing and married his wife Ronda, who is also a teacher.  Then twenty-eight years ago they moved to the Lubbock area, where two children were born Kelsey and Ty.  Dale coached and taught mathematics at little six-man football schools.  During this time he completed his mid-management certification at Texas Tech.  Upon completion of his mid-management certification his family moved to the San Marcos area.

Dale has had such interesting jobs as a truck driver, sanitation department, computer programmer, teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal.  He has taught math at every level from seventh grade to calculus.  He has coached everything from football, baseball, track, tennis, golf, basketball, cross country and softball.  This is his tenth year at San Marcos and he is having the best time of his life.  Dale has received the Most Valuable Coach Award for National Girls and Women in Sports Day from Texas State.

Softball Head Coach

Cathy Stoughton is in her 25th year of teaching and coaching, and her 21st year of teaching and coaching at San Marcos High School.  Coach Stoughton is a graduate of Texas Lutheran University with degrees in Mathematics and Kinesiology and a 1993 graduate of San Marcos High School where she played volleyball, basketball, and softball, and played the trumpet in the Rattler band, while being a member of the UIL Math team. 

While at SMHS, Coach Stoughton was an All-Central Texas softball player, and member of the Rattler 1992 State Champion and 1993 Region Semi-finalist basketball teams and the 1993 State Semi-Finalist softball team. In 1993, her San Marcos Big League team won the State Championship and finished two games away from the Big League World Series. She was also a member of the All-Region Band and advanced to UIL Math Regionals.

While at Texas Lutheran University, Coach Stoughton was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American and an NAIA All-American.  She was voted Regional player of the week six times and named to the Heart of Texas All-Conference team three times. In 1997, she was voted Heart of Texas Conference Most Valuable Player. 

In her SMHS coaching career, the Lady Rattlers have made fifteen playoff appearances, including capturing three District Championships, nine Bi-District Championships, two Area Championships, and one Region Finals appearance. Thirty-seven Rattler athletes have received college scholarships during her tenure. In 2014, Coach Stoughton was named Central Texas Coach of the Year by the Austin American Statesman and San Marcos Daily Record Coach of the Year. She was also selected to coach the Central Texas Senior All-Star game South team at Westlake High School in 2015. In 2021, Coach Stoughton was selected San Marcos High School Teacher of the Year. She currently teaches Geometry.

In her spare time, Coach Stoughton performs in the SMART Orchestra, and she recently completed her first triathlon. She is in her final year of study for her mathematics education masters at Texas State University. She and her husband have a 10-year daughter and 8-year old son, and she enjoys spending her time off with her family. 

Assistant Girls Soccer Coach

Volleyball Head Coach

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Volleyball Assistant Coach

Girls Basketball Assistant Coach

Softball Assistant Coach

Football Assistant Coach

Track & Field Assistant Coach

Swimming Head Coach

I began my career at San Marcos High School in 2015. Most of my life has been spent around the world of swimming. As a Rattler Coach, I believe in holding our athletes to the highest of standards and expectations in the pool, in the classroom, and in the eyes of the public. Swimming is a sport that not only fosters competitive spirit and builds every muscle in the body, but it also encourages life long self discipline. The San Marcos Rattler Swim Team is a family of high performing student athletes.

Boys Basketball Freshman Coach & Varsity Assistant Coach 

Football Assistant Coach

Boys Soccer Assistant Coach

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Baseball Head Coach
Varsity Football Assistant Coach

This is my 13th year at SMHS. Overall I have 21 years of experience (19 as head coach).  I have been married to wife Britney for 19 years and have 3 sons (Gunner, Kannon, and Kutter Gage) that all attend San Marcos schools.  Go Rattlers!

Assistant Volleyball/Basketball Coach

I am originally from San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Judson High School in 2011. I relocated to San Marcos to attend Texas State University. I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Sports Science. I taught 7^th grade science at Goodnight Middle School for 2 years. I also started the XC program and coached basketball and track. I transitioned to the high school where I will be co-teaching English III and coaching Freshman Volleyball and Basketball. Go Rattlers!!!

Track & Field Head Coach