A.L. "BUCK" DAWSON
Cross Country Coach, 1995-present

A.L. “Buck” Dawson began his cross country coaching career at Florida Southern in 1995. Since then he has led the men’s team to ten conference championships, including the last nine in a row, while guiding the women’s team to five league titles. Both squads have placed in the top ten in NCAA regional competition ten times, while this past fall the men’s team was regional runner-up and finished 13th nationally. Under Dawson’s guidance, FSC has made a combined total of 22 appearances in NCAA postseason meets. He has been honored as SSC Men’s Coach of the Year nine times and SSC Women’s Coach of the Year five times. Dawson also is a member of the West Virginia State College and Morehead State University Halls of Fame. (Coach Dawson retired from FSC in 2006-07. He passed away in December 2020)