Elizabeth Wilson is in her first season as the director of operations of Utah State’s track & field and cross country programs.
Prior to joining the Aggies, Wilson spent the previous season as the men’s and women’s head track & field coach at Southern Virginia. In her lone season as the head coach of the Knights, Wilson mentored a pair of athletes who earned first-team all-Capital Athletic Conference honors in Derek Blasko and Mesi Havea. SVU’s Clarissa Barton garnered second-team all-league honors during the indoor season.
Blasko became the first SVU men’s track & field athlete to be named to the all-CAC team after winning the javelin title with a personal-best throw of 56.65 meters (185-10) at the conference’s outdoor championships. Havea earned her spot by setting a CAC Championships-meet record with a first-place discus throw of 41.49 meters (136-1).
Wilson arrived at Southern Virginia in the summer of 2016 to help the Knights get their track & field program off the ground and running. As an assistant coach, she primarily worked with throws and vertical jumps. Wilson also worked as an assistant sports performance coach.
In her first season with the Knights, Wilson coached the only individual to place in the top eight at the CAC Championship meet in both indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
Wilson was also in charge of creating and implementing the strength and conditioning programs for the men’s and women’s cross country, and track & field teams, along with women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s tennis.
Before joining the staff at Southern Virginia, Wilson competed at BYU as a heptathlete and jumper. During her time with the Cougars, Wilson was an eight-time all-conference recipient, two-time academic All-American, and holds top-10 all-time performances in the pentathlon, indoor triple jump and outdoor triple jump. She also served as team captain during her junior and senior seasons.
The native of Minneapolis, Minn., graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s of science degree in health education. From 2014-16, Wilson served an LDS Church Mission in San Diego, Calif.