Brittany Dickerson was named head coach of the IU Northwest men’s and women’s cross country programs in June 2025.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Dickerson brings extensive experience as both an NAIA student-athlete and a collegiate coach. She competed at Ohio Christian University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Emergency and Disaster Management and Business Management. She also holds a master’s degree in Advanced Leadership and Business Management from OCU.
As a student-athlete, Dickerson qualified for the 2020 NAIA Cross Country National Championships and recorded a personal-best 5K time of 18:51.95. She was a First Team All-Conference selection in the River States Conference for both cross country and track and field in 2020 and 2023, and earned Second Team All-Conference honors in cross country in 2022.
Dickerson has coached multiple athletes to NAIA Indoor Track National Championship appearances and led her previous team to a fifth-place finish at the NCCAA National Cross Country Championships. In 2025 alone, her athletes broke 10 school records, with every team member recording at least one personal best during the season. Under her leadership, her teams have earned numerous NCCAA accolades, including:
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Men’s and Women’s NCCAA All-American 4x800m Relay Teams
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Women’s NCCAA National Runner-Up in the 10,000 meters
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Men’s NCCAA National Champion in the 400m hurdles
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Men’s NCCAA National Runner-Up in the 110m hurdles
Dickerson is a graduate of Global Impact STEM Academy in Dayton and is committed to building a strong culture of development and competitiveness within IU Northwest Cross Country.
