Meet Our Coaches

We are very lucky to have the coaches we have. There may be one or two programs in the country that can match the collective background our coaches have.

Head Coach for Boys & Girls Teams

Geo Tam: geo.tam@bvsd.org

Geo is a Boulder High Alum and a panther through and through. With the help of his boulder high coaches(several of which are still with the program), he walked on with the University of Colorado. He returned to help coach at Boulder High in 2011, and took head coach duties in 2017. Geo is a USATF level 1 certified coach.

Assistant Coach

Lilly Johnson

It’s possible Lilly is the most decorated high school coach in the state of colorado. She was a national champion and competed for world championships. Lilly also runs a successful private coaching program where she coaches many of our student’s parents! Lilly is a certified USATF level 1 coach.

Assistant Coach

Theresa Ellbogen

Theresa has been coaching at Boulder High for many years. In fact, she coached coach Geo! Before she coached at Boulder High, Theresa was the head coach of a college program. Students will benefit from her wealth of knowledge.

Assistant Coach

Noah Droddy

Noah is a currency professional athlete sponsored by Saucony. He is well known in the running world and it is not uncommon at high school meets for athletes from other teams to swarm him asking for autographs. It is very very rare that an athlete of Noah’s caliber takes time out of their day to coach high school athletes. We are fortunate to have Noah and his enthusiastic persona!

Assistant Coach

Jerry Babiak

Jerry boasts the longest tenure as both a Boulder High coach and Boulder resident. Jerry graduated high school in Boulder and competed for the University of Colorado. He recently retired from being a SRO at Boulder High but continues his dedication to Boulder High through coaching.

Assistant Coach

Lydia Dissly

Lydia knows what it takes to parent a panther. Her daughter graduated from our program and saw great success at the collegiate level. Lydia is passionate about running and can be found training around town when she is not coaching