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Episode 52: Lori McLaughlin
Coach McLaughlin came to Cedar Park fresh off the road to state where she ended her 2018 season as the 6A State Runner-Up. When her career in Houston was complete, she was a four-time Regional Quarter-finalist, three-time District Champion, a Regional Semi-Finalist and a State Finalist at Ridge Point High School. In her time at Ridge Point, she was District Coach of the Year three times. In her final season in Houston, Coach McLaughlin was named AVCA Regional Coach of the Year and GHVCA Coach of the Year. She has also been an All-Star coach for TGCA & GHVCA four years combined.
Prior to Ridge Point, she spent five years at Dawson High School where she went to the Regional Tournament twice, was a Regional Semi-Finalist and also had a District Championship. Prior to Dawson, she spent nine years in Katy ISD: her first three years at Katy Junior High before moving to Mayde Creek for six years where she started her head coaching
career.
This season is Coach McLaughlin's twenty-fourth year as a Head Coach, 7th year at Cedar Park, and she has led her teams to playoffs for the last 18 consecutive years in a row. Most recently, she led her team to a 2024 State Runner Up Finish at the State Championship. In 2025, Cedar Park Volleyball ran it back to State and won it. This was historical due to this being the 1st ever Volleyball State Championship for Cedar Park HS, but also the 1st ever Volleyball State Championship for Leander ISD.
Since being at Cedar Park, she has achieved 563 wins, back to back District Championships(2024 & 2025) in an extremely competitive district, three-time Regional Semi- Finalist, three-time Regional Finalist, two-time State Semi-Finalist, and two-time State Finalist Appearances. Coach McLaughlin was also named Austin Coach of the Year(2019), District Coach of the Year(2024), and most recently All South Central Texas Coach of the Year, TGCA Coach of the Year, and Blue Bell/Texas Sports Association Coach of the Year.
She and her husband, Mike, have two sons, Chase and Cole. Chase is a Senior, Master's Student at Oklahoma State University, and Cole is a Sophomore at Texas Tech University.
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By Thornton-McFerrin Coaching AcademyCoach McLaughlin came to Cedar Park fresh off the road to state where she ended her 2018 season as the 6A State Runner-Up. When her career in Houston was complete, she was a four-time Regional Quarter-finalist, three-time District Champion, a Regional Semi-Finalist and a State Finalist at Ridge Point High School. In her time at Ridge Point, she was District Coach of the Year three times. In her final season in Houston, Coach McLaughlin was named AVCA Regional Coach of the Year and GHVCA Coach of the Year. She has also been an All-Star coach for TGCA & GHVCA four years combined.
Prior to Ridge Point, she spent five years at Dawson High School where she went to the Regional Tournament twice, was a Regional Semi-Finalist and also had a District Championship. Prior to Dawson, she spent nine years in Katy ISD: her first three years at Katy Junior High before moving to Mayde Creek for six years where she started her head coaching
career.
This season is Coach McLaughlin's twenty-fourth year as a Head Coach, 7th year at Cedar Park, and she has led her teams to playoffs for the last 18 consecutive years in a row. Most recently, she led her team to a 2024 State Runner Up Finish at the State Championship. In 2025, Cedar Park Volleyball ran it back to State and won it. This was historical due to this being the 1st ever Volleyball State Championship for Cedar Park HS, but also the 1st ever Volleyball State Championship for Leander ISD.
Since being at Cedar Park, she has achieved 563 wins, back to back District Championships(2024 & 2025) in an extremely competitive district, three-time Regional Semi- Finalist, three-time Regional Finalist, two-time State Semi-Finalist, and two-time State Finalist Appearances. Coach McLaughlin was also named Austin Coach of the Year(2019), District Coach of the Year(2024), and most recently All South Central Texas Coach of the Year, TGCA Coach of the Year, and Blue Bell/Texas Sports Association Coach of the Year.
She and her husband, Mike, have two sons, Chase and Cole. Chase is a Senior, Master's Student at Oklahoma State University, and Cole is a Sophomore at Texas Tech University.