Sydney Benz

Biography

Sydney Benz was promoted to first assistant coach during the summer of 2022 following her first season with the Big Green. She leads Dartmouth's hitting efforts and assists with defensive coaching. During the 2025 season, with Head Coach Jen Williams at the helm, Benz helped coach four athletes to All-Ivy recognition. Alaana Panu was named unanimous First Team, Jenna Brown was named Second Team and Academic All-Ivy while Jensin Hall and Faby Serna were named Honorable Mentions. Panu also added an NFCA Third Team All-Region honor at the conclusion of the season. Defensively, Benz coached the Big Green to the least amount of errors in the entire Ivy League. Last season, Benz served as Dartmouth's defense coach and led the No. 1 defensive unit in the Ivy League. She helped mentor Ivy League Player of the Year Billie McFadyen and All-Ivy League selection Kate Farren to strong seasons in the infield. Benz helped Dartmouth attain the best fielding percentage in the Ivy League as the program finished the season with a 14-7 record in conference play. Benz joined the coaching staff in August of 2021 after serving two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at East Carolina. She had a hand in the day-to-day operations of the Pirates program, including practice plans, recruiting, film break down and scouting reports while acting as the first base coach. She also organized and facilitated the team travel plans and meals, plus helped grow the sport in the Greenville area by providing hitti

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