Mark Collingham, Head Coach
Coach Mark Collingham has BS/MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from WSU and a MBA in Technology Management from UoP. He worked for a number of years on engineering processes for chemical, circuit board and hybrid manufacturing before moving into management. Mark has played water polo since 1980. Prior to that he was one of a dozen inaugural members of the Tri-City Channel Cats swim team. He went on to a swimming scholarship for WSU and played/coached water polo there for 6 years. Coach Collingham has played for and coached a number of other teams, including Washington State University, Milwaukee Water Polo, Old Pueblo Water Polo, and the University of Arizona. Since moving to Coeur d’Alene, Mark has been coaching the CHS, CDA/Kroc and North Idaho Water Polo clubs since 2011. In his spare time, he also does some consulting work and usually has a project or two around his property in Cougar Gulch.
Israel Morrow, Coach
Coach Israel holds a B.A. in History from CSU San Bernardino and an M.S. in Athletic Administration from Ohio University. His experience spans various roles in swimming and water polo, having contributed to teams such as Canyon Lake Aquatics, Riverside Aquatics Association, Elsinore High School Swim Team, Mt. San Antonio College for Water Polo and Swimming, Silverwood SRA State Lifeguard Water Polo Club, and Extreme Aquatics as an Assistant Coach. He served as the Head Coach for Lake Elsinore Lakeside High School’s Swim Team and Water Polo from 2013 to 2021 and continues to share his expertise as the coach for Kroc CDA Water Polo Club from 2023.
Doug Keese, Coach
Doug swam and played with SPPY Swim Team, PVPHS Swim & Water Polo teams and the University of Redlands. Doug has also coached water polo as the JKC Aquatics Director as well as the Miraleste Swim/Water Polo Club. Doug has been coaching with the Kroc/CDA Club since 2016.
Katelyn Smith, Coach
Katelyn played water polo and swam with Chehalem Water Polo and Swim teams and has also played with Newberg High School, San Diego State, OMBAC Masters and NYU Water Polo before moving to CDA in 2017 and helping the club since then.
Marshall Soltman, Coach
Marshall swam for Tualatin Hills Swim Club and played water polo for Tualatin Hills Water Polo Club in Portland, Oregon. He also played water polo and swam for Beaverton High School before moving to San Diego and swimming and playing for Grossmont College. After college Marshall coached the Lincoln High School swim team and started an open water polo program at the Multnomah Athletic Club. He also has many years of experience officiating water polo for the OWPOA and the SDWPOA services.
Alec Stein, Coach
Alec played water polo for Elite Water Polo Club from 2009 to 2019, competing in nine Junior Olympics tournaments during his playing career. He also participated in the USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program (ODP), gaining valuable experience in high-level competitive water polo. Alec brings his playing experience and passion for the sport to North Idaho Water Polo, where he is dedicated to helping athletes develop their skills and compete at a higher level.
Rylan Butera, Coach
Coach Rylan’s water polo experience began with North Idaho Water Polo in 2016, where he developed as a utility player and driver. During his time as an athlete, he became the club’s first student coach, beginning his transition from player to mentor. He earned his BA in Music from Texas Christian University and has continued to grow as a coach, gaining extensive knowledge and experience by learning from the other coaches within the club
Samantha Steigleder, Coach
Sam Steigleder grew up playing competitive water polo at Monache High School in Porterville, CA, where she served as a set guard and competed in multiple league championships. Her background in the sport is rooted in high-intensity training and discipline, values she now brings to her career as an ER nurse. As a coach, Sam is passionate about building a strong team culture where athletes are known, supported, and held to high standards. She hopes to help them grow not only as players but also as teammates and people with the goal of developing resilience, confidence and a genuine love for doing hard things together.
Tyler Snyder, Coach
Coach Tyler swam competitively for 10 years with the Mt. Hood swim team and Sam Barlow High School in Oregon, lettering in swimming and water polo all four years. He has coached in the pool as a swim instructor and on the mat as a taekwondo and MMA self-defense instructor. He spent eight seasons as a wildland firefighter, often serving as the crew EMT and an instructor. He holds a B.S. from Oregon State University and an MBA from George Fox University and works as a fiduciary financial planner and wealth advisor in Spokane Valley. Tyler and his wife, Erin, moved to North Idaho in 2021. Their sons swim for CHS and are joining the club this season. He wants the kids he coaches to get what the pool gave him: discipline, fun, and mental toughness.