Keiser University Athletics

Devoted Dawson

• Enters his fifth year with the program and second as an Assistant Coach
• Helped Keiser to back-to-back NAIA National Championships (2019/2020)
• The National Championship in 2019 was the first in program history
• Part of the 2019 and 2020 NAIA National Staff of the Year
• In four seasons, Keiser is 78-9-5 overall and 37-1-1 in conference games
• Part of three Sun Conference Regular Season Championships and two Tournament Championships
• Aided in two Sun Conference Freshman of the Year and one Player of the Year for the Sun Conference
• Helped with 21 NAIA All-Americans and 39 TSC All-Conference selections
• Coached Nina Haeberlin to the program record for shutouts in a year (14) and career shutouts (25)
• In 2020, his goalkeepers ranked seventh in the NAIA with 11 shutouts

 
Playing Career
Dawson was a four-year member of the Seahawks men’s soccer team, earning All-American and All-Conference honors as a senior goalkeeper. Dawson appeared in 32 games with a 7-6-1 record between the pipes. He finished with 94 saves and nine shutouts including six as a senior. He led the Seahawks to the NAIA National Tournament in 2014, falling in the quarterfinal round to the University of Texas at Brownsville.
 
Personal
Dawson graduated from Northwood University in 2014 with a degree in advertising and marketing. He is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Keiser University.