Mary Dwight
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mary Phyllis Dwight |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 3 December 1951 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Handball |
Mary Phyllis Dwight (born December 3, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life
[edit]Mary Phyl Dwight attended Southwest Missouri State and was a multi-sport athlete. Dwight was on the softball, volleyball, basketball, track, and cross country teams.[1]
Career
[edit]Handball
[edit]She was the captain of the US women's handball team, starting in 1974. In 1979, she started to play full time for the national team.[2] Dwight played handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Coaching
[edit]Kansas State
[edit]Dwight started her coaching career at Kansas State.
With the volleyball team she accrued a record of 108-88-4, coaching from 1975 to 1979.[3]
The softball team finished 43-81.[2]
University of Iowa
[edit]Mary Phyl Dwight was a volleyball coach for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes women's volleyball.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Phyl Dwight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "KS Women's Coach Resigns". Garden City Telegram. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. May 29, 1979. p. 7. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Iowa volleyball post to Dwight". Des Moines Times. June 9, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved November 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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