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Alli Szymanski '17, M '18 returned to the Seahawks coaching staff for her second stint as an assistant coach in August 2022. In addition to her assistant coaching duties, Szymanski will also serve as the assistant director of athletic communications. She is the primary athletic communications contact for volleyball, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and men's and women's tennis (spring semester).

The Easton, Md., native came back to St. Mary's College following two successful seasons as the head varsity field hockey coach at Easton (Md.) High School. She led the Easton Warriors to a semifinal appearance in the 2021 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Class 2A State Tournament as well as the 2021 2A East Region II Championship title with an overtime win over James M. Bennett High School.

Szymanski finished her two-year head coaching career at Easton with a 17-7 record.
 
Before going to Easton to teach English Language Arts and coach field hockey, she spent five seasons at St. Mary's as a player and coach. Szymanski was a four-year member of the Seahawks field hockey program between 2013 and 2016, serving as a team captain in 2016 and was a two-year starter in her final two seasons. She played in 60 games with 31 starts, scoring nine goals and dishing out two assists.
 
Szymanski then joined the coaching staff for her first stint in 2017, helping the Seahawks to eight wins and an appearance in the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Championship Tournament.
 
She also excelled in the classroom as a Seahawk, earning a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Academic Squad in 2015 and the CAC All-Academic Team twice. Szymanski also served as the secretary for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 

• M.A. in Teaching - St. Mary's College of Maryland (2018)
• B.A. in English with a minor in educational studies - St. Mary's College of Maryland (2017)