Frank Dixon
Carmel High School
Impact Statement
“I am so lucky to do something I love for such a long time at a great school.”
-Frank Dixon
Biography
In 10 years at Carmel High Dixon has guided his teams to the state’s Final Four nine times, winning titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2000 and finishing second in 1996. This year’s team, which finished 22-1-1, set a state championship-game scoring record in a 5-0 victory over Chesterton High, and was not scored upon in eight state tournament series games. The team was ranked No. 1 nationally at one time during the season. Dixon’s career record is 204-7-12. Dixon was selected the state’s Coach of the Year in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2000, Sectional Coach of the Year by the National Federation of Interscholastic Coaches of Athletics in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and Regional Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association in 1993, 1994, and 2000.
Dixon may have been named the 2001 NHSCA Coach of the Year for girls’ soccer but it didn’t slow him down. Dixon is still leading the Greyhounds on the field and on August 20, 2018 he claimed win number 500. The girls finished the season as the State Runner Up. In 2019, Carmel made another state appearance.
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