Kerry Dziczkaniec, an assistant coach at the Division I level nearly a dozen years, has been hired as women's soccer coach at the University of Vermont.
Dziczkaniec, 32, arrives from the University of Maryland, where she's been an assistant to Shannon Higgins Cirovski the past five years. She previously was an assistant coach at Florida State, Virginia (where she worked for former U.S. women's assistant coach Lauren Gregg) and Georgetown.
She also is on the Region I ODP coaching staff and worked with Virginia's and Maryland's ODP programs in the early 1990s.
Dziczkaniec, a goalkeeper, was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at George Washington University, serving as captain as a senior in 1992 She also has played in the W-League.
Dziczkaniec was one of four finalists the university announced on Feb. 2. The others were Boston University assistant coach David Bucciero, Utah State head coach Heather Cairns and Wisconsin assistant Zac Shaw.
Dziczkaniec replaces Jodi Kenyon, who resigned in November following a 5-9-4 campaign last fall, her seventh season.,
NCAA DIVISION COACHING CHANGES/HIRES
Arkansas (SEC) — Gordon Henderson (Idaho State head coach) for Alan Kirkup (contract not renewed)
Arkansas State (Sun Belt) — Jason Wharton (Cisco JC, Texas, head coach) for Kent Hefner (fired)
Cal State Northridge (Big West) — Tony Davila (CS Northridge men's head coach; will coach both teams) for Mac Thompson (interim coach)/Allison Lee (resigned)
Central Michigan (MAC) — Tony DiTucci (interim) for Mark Salisbury (hired at Idaho State)
Cleveland State (Horizon) — Derrek Fallor (DePaul assistant); first-year program
Davidson (Southern) — Tiffany Tisdale (interim) for Kevin Hundley (resigned)
George Mason (CAA) — Open; Jac Cicala (resigned)
Georgia Southern (Southern) — Ashley Hart (UAB assistant) for Tom Norton (resigned)
Holy Cross (Patriot) — Deborah Flaherty (West Chester head coach) for Mary Curtis (resigned)
Idaho State (Big Sky) — Mark Salisbury (Central Michigan head coach) for Gordon Henderson (hired at Arkansas)
Mercer (Atlantic Sun) — Open; Jodie Smith (resigned)
Minnesota (Big Ten) — Mikki Denney Wright (Missouri assistant) for Barbara Wickstrand (contract not renewed)
Montana (Big Sky) — Neil Sedgwick (USC associate head coach) for Becky Duerksen (resigned)
Morehead State (Ohio Valley) — Greg Sheen (Dayton Soccer Academy coaching director) for Leslie Faber (resigned)
Nevada (WAC) — Teri Patraw (former Arizona State head coach) for Dang Pibulvech (contract not renewed)
San Diego State (Mountain West) — Angela Morrison (interim) for Chuck Clegg (retired)
San Jose State (WAC) — Dave Siracusa (San Diego State men's assistant) for Cris Gilmore (resigned)
Temple (Atlantic-10) — David Jones (Temple men's assistant, served as interim 2003) for Seamus McWilliams (resigned)
Tulsa (WAC) — Rena Richardson (Alabama assistant) for Damon Gore (resigned)
Vermont (America East) — Kerry Dziczkaniec (Maryland assistant) for Jodi Kenyon (resigned)
Youngstown State (Horizon) — Anthony James (West Virginia Wesleyan head coach) for Elizabeth Bartley (contract not renewed)