Responsibilities
Liz Darger is the senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator (SWA) at BYU. She serves as the sport administrator for women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s gymnastics, the spirit squads, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. She also oversees human resources and gender equity for the athletic department. Liz serves in several campus roles including as a Sorensen fellow for BYU’s Sorensen Center for Moral & Ethical Leadership, and as a campus Title IX liaison. She is a Utah Women & Leadership Project ambassador and serves on the Big 12 Conference SWA Committee. Additionally, Liz is a member of the NCAA Common Ground Leadership Team, tasked with exploring how representatives of faith-based and LGBTQ communities can work more cohesively in college sports and higher education to model respect for all.
Years at BYU
2015-present
Education
- Ed.D in Educational Leadership, BYU (2023)
- M.S. in School Counseling Psychology, BYU (2004)
- B.S. in Family Sciences, BYU (2000)
Prior to BYU
- Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Utah Valley University, 2009-15
- Women’s Athletic Director, Timpanogos High School, 2007-09
- Varsity Women’s Basketball Coach, Timpanogos High School, 2005-09
- School Guidance Counselor, Timpanogos High School, 2005-09
- President, Utah High School Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, 2008-09
- Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Timpview High School, 1999-2004
Personal
- Hometown: Boise, Idaho
- Daughter of Stan and Anne Carroll Darger, 2nd of 5 children
- Aunt to 16 nieces and nephews
- Sister, Emily Darger Deans was on the Athletic Marketing staff from 2002-2006 and was Director of Athletic Marketing at BYU from 2006-2007; Brother-in-law, Logan Deans, played running back at BYU from 2001-2004; Brother, Preston Darger, was a Sports Marketing Coordinator at BYU from 2009-2014
- Enjoys showtunes and Broadway musicals, pickleball, boating on Bear Lake and traveling with family and friends
- Is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served on the Young Women General Advisory Council of the Church from 2018-2023.