Nicole Dickson, a 2008 Eastern New Mexico graduate who has coached Stephen F. Austin to five consecutive winning seasons, has been named the head softball coach at the University of New Mexico.
“I am excited to have Nicole join the Lobo Family,” UNM athletic director Eddie Nuñez said in a news release. “She has been highly successful at multiple levels and she has a history of building programs. Her vision for what Lobo Softball can be, and how to build it, is what we need to bring our program to a championship level.”
Coach Paula Congleton’s contract was not renewed after the Highland High School and UNM graduate failed to post a winning record in her five seasons leading the program.