Liza Dickson enters her first season as Oklahoma City University women’s rowing coach.
Dickson arrived at OCU with an extensive background in coaching rowing. She served as boys varsity coach for Sarasota Crew in Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota Crew won the varsity eight at youth nationals last year.
She led Sarasota Crew to several state and regional championships from 2009-13. Sarasota Crew took runner-up in the boys varsity eight in 2012 after taking fourth the previous year and ninth in 2010 in national competition. Many Sarasota alumni have competed for the U.S. junior national team and the under-23 national team.
Dickson holds a level 3 coaching certification from USRowing. Dickson developed junior scullers at the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia as well as coached at the Craftsbury Sculling Center in Vermont.
Also in Florida, Dickson has been director of rowing at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale and manager and head coach of Miami Beach Rowing Club.
Dickson entered coaching following her college rowing career, becoming the first head coach for the Annapolis Junior Rowing Program. She served as assistant women’s coach at Colgate.
Collegiately, Dickson competed for Washington (Md.) under legendary sculling coach Mike Davenport. Dickson earned her degree in political science from Washington.
Dickson is originally from St. Michaels, Md.
