Middle School Varsity Field Hockey

Coach Mirabile begins her second season as member of the Patriots' staff in 2026. Mirabile previously served as a Varsity coach during the 2023 season.

Colleen Dawson began coaching at Germantown Academy in 2025.

Dawson comes to Fort Washington after coaching stops at The College of William & Mary, Saint Joseph’s University, and Loyola University of Maryland. She played collegiately at the University of Maryland, where she was a three-time ACC Champion and a member of the 2010 National Championship women’s lacrosse team.

Dawson led William & Mary from 2020-24, and in 2023, helped the program to its best overall and conference record since 2011. In her tenure, five players garnered All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) honors and six were named to the CAA All-Rookie Team.

Prior to that, Dawson was instrumental in St. Joe’s success during her five seasons as an assistant, with the team breaking single-season school records for wins in back-to-back seasons (2017, 2018). Several Hawks benefited from Dawson's tutelage, as the squad produced the Atlantic-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and the A-10 Rookie of the Year in 2016. Additionally, the Hawks garnered 13 all-conference accolades, 10 A-10 All-Rookie Team selections and eight A-10 All-Academic Team honorees.

Dawson also spent time as the Director of Lacrosse Operations at Loyola University of Maryland, where she was primarily responsible for running day-to-day operations of the program, including film breakdown, travel, and fundraising. She also spent a year abroad playing and coaching youth lacrosse programs in Australia. Dawson coached the Footscray U-17 Team to the 2012 Premiership title and led all scorers on the 2012 Footscray State League Team.

Dawson was a member of the Maryland women's lacrosse program from 2008-11, helping the Terrapins to three consecutive ACC Championships and the 2010 NCAA Championship. She also excelled in the classroom, where she earned ACC Student-Athlete Honor Roll recognition and was a member of the Leadership Group. Dawson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland in May 2011 and an M.S. in Organization Development and Leadership from Saint Joseph's University in May 2018.