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    VMI names Dickinson volunteer assistant

    VMI head wrestling coach Chris Skretkowicz has named Ryan Dickinson as a volunteer assistant on his coaching staff.

    Dickinson brings coaching and military experience to his new job at Virginia Military Institute.

    Ryan Dickinson
    Most recently, Dickinson served as strength and conditioning intern at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa where he led wrestlers -- and all athletic teams -- through dynamic warm-up and training sessions, as well as shadowed the head strength and conditioning coach in programming techniques.

    Prior to taking on that assignment, Dickinson was a graduate assistant coach for the Briar Cliff wrestling team helping to develop and monitor the progress of the athletes. Dickinson instructed athletes on specific techniques and tactics, conducted individualized training and organized home event staffing for the wrestling program.

    Before launching his collegiate coaching career, Dickinson was an assistant wrestling coach at East High School in Sioux City, Iowa, from 2008-10. Some of his responsibilities included planning and coordinating daily practices, teaching effective technique and assisting the head coach in identifying team and individual goals.

    From 2008 to June 2017, Ryan -- a native of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa -- served as an infantryman in the Iowa Army National Guard, leading a team of 4-8 members in combat operations and providing tactical guidance. He received an implemented combat orders and performed as a fire team member during situational training exercises.

    Dickinson earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Science from Briar Cliff in 2015 before going on to earn a Master of Arts in Kinesiology and Human Performance from Briar Cliff in 2017.

    "We are excited to welcome Ryan to our wrestling program," Skretkowicz said. "He comes to us with a great wrestling background as well as military experience. I am confident that he will elevate our program and help our cadet-athletes be successful on the mat."

    Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a state-supported military college in Lexington, Virginia. Founded in 1839, VMI has an enrollment of approximately 1,700. VMI's wrestlers and other student-athletes compete in NCAA Division I.
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