FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Lovejoy Independent School District Announces Todd Dodge as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach
Allen, Texas – January 27, 2024 –
Lovejoy ISD is proud to announce
Coach Todd Dodge as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach.
The Lovejoy Independent School District Board of Trustees has
unanimously approved Todd Dodge to serve as Athletic Director and
Head Football Coach. Coach Dodge has over 30 years of experience
in high school and college coaching.
Most recently, Coach Dodge served as the Athletic Director and Head
Football Coach in Eanes ISD where he led the Westlake High School
football team to win 3 consecutive 6A State Championships during
the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. Additionally, Coach Dodge held
Head Football Coaching positions in Marble Falls ISD and Southlake
Carroll ISD. While in Southlake Carroll, his team won 4 total 5A State
Championships in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Superintendent of Schools, Katie Kordel, said, “We are thrilled to
welcome Todd Dodge to Lovejoy ISD as our new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. His experience
and accomplishments are unmatched. There is no doubt that Coach Dodge will take Lovejoy’s legacy of
excellence to the next level and provide our student athletes with a meaningful experience. Coach Dodge’s
passionate commitment to serving and impacting students through athletics tightly aligns with our mission and
core values in Lovejoy ISD.”
Coach Dodge shared, “This opportunity for Elizabeth and I is absolutely answered prayers. Our five
grandchildren, our children Riley and Molly, and Elizabeth's mother and sister will all be within 20 miles of us.
That is truly a blessing. Thank you to Katie Kordel, her team, and the Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees for having
confidence in me to lead the Lovejoy Athletic Program. I am absolutely ready to pour myself into these student
athletes here at Lovejoy. The legacy of excellence has been set. We will do everything to honor those hard
working coaches and athletes that have come before us. I have been a fan of Lovejoy Athletics for sometime
and to watch this program grow under the leadership of LISD's former athletic directors was truly amazing. I
am very excited to be the Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Lovejoy ISD.”
Career Accomplishments:
? 7 State Championships
? 9 quarterbacks that have been State Offensive Player of the Year
? 71-8 playoff record
259 Country Club Road ? Allen, Texas 75002 ? 469.742.8000
? Only coach to have 3 Championships in a row at 2 different schools
? Inducted into the Texas High School Hall of Fame
? Inducted into the THSCA Hall of Honor
? State 6A Coach of the Year 5 times
? National Coach of the Year 4 times
? Highest scoring offense in history (2021) - 908 points
Coach Dodge earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from University of Texas at Austin. He
holds current teaching certification in Health and Social Studies.
Press Release Contact: Anna Koenig
Executive Director of Human Resources and Communications
Lovejoy Independent School District
anna_koenig@lovejoyisd.net
THE LOVEJOY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES TODD DODGE AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
