Deussing Named As Inaugural Corkins Family Program Manager for Sports Data and Analytics
10/10/2025 10:00:00 AM | Athletics
HANOVER, N.H. — Mike Harrity, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, has announced the hiring of Sarah Deussing as Dartmouth's inaugural Corkins Family Program Manager for Sports Data and Analytics.
This newly created position, a member of the Dartmouth Peak Performance (DP2) team, was made possible through the fundraising efforts of the newly established Kirsten and Eugene F. "Buddy" Teevens '79 Center for Peak Performance. In this role, Deussing will use data-driven insights to strengthen collaboration among strength and conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, sports dietitians, and decision-makers in coaching and administration.
The creation of this position was supported by the generosity of David Corkins '88 P'29 and his family, whose commitment to enhancing the student-athlete experience continues to make a lasting impact on Dartmouth Athletics and Recreation. This investment ensures that varsity programs have the resources to innovate, adapt, and compete at the highest level.
"David understands that investing in sports data and analytics is about giving our student-athletes and coaches every possible advantage to succeed," said Mike Harrity, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation. "Sarah's expertise and passion for using data to drive performance will elevate the work of our Dartmouth Peak Performance team and strengthen the experience within every varsity program. We are deeply grateful to David for his generosity in making this elevated approach to performance possible. This is an exciting step forward for Dartmouth Athletics and Recreation."
Corkins expressed his belief in the importance of this position for our entire community. "Dartmouth values excellence in athletics, classrooms, departments and research laboratories. This new position will bridge innovative partnerships across these areas to impact performance, and student well-being, on and off the playing fields." He is thrilled to support President Beilock and Harrity as Dartmouth Athletics builds student-athletes' overall excellence and helps to hone their focus on effective execution. Corkins lives with his family in Denver, CO and is founding partner of ArrowMark Partners. He is a member of the Class of 1988 and majored in English and Russian. He earned his MBA at Columbia University.
Deussing recently earned her master's degree in business analytics with a concentration in sports analytics from the University of Notre Dame, where she also completed her bachelor's degree in mathematics with minors in scientific computing and innovation & entrepreneurship.
At Notre Dame, Deussing gained hands-on experience across athletics and academia. She worked as a data scientist in the Notre Dame Athletics Sports Performance department, served as a graduate researcher in the Department of Information Technology and Analytics, and led a capstone project focused on modeling with human performance data.
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"Sarah consistently delivered high-quality work and approached challenges with a sharp, solutions-oriented mindset. That same approach will make her a valuable asset to Dartmouth and the DP2 initiative." — Dr. John Wagle, Pat & Jana Eilers Sr. Associate Athletics Director, Sports Performance, Notre Dame Athletics |
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"Sarah Deussing is one of the most promising and talented individuals I have had the pleasure of working with. Her exceptional performance in the MSBA in Sports Analytics program at Notre Dame demonstrated her intellectual curiosity and dedication. She has that rare combination of being great with numbers and great with people, with a caring nature that sets those around her at ease. Sarah is also a natural leader, having guided her capstone team to create multiple prediction models for college teams. Her hard work, love of sports, and unique blend of talents will make her a valuable addition to Dartmouth Athletics." — Brandon Erlacher, Associate Professor and Academic Director, MSBA in Sports Analytics, University of Notre Dame |
The rise of sports analytics, popularized in the "Moneyball" era, transformed professional franchises across North America. Dartmouth is proud to be among the first in college athletics to embrace this wave of innovation. By launching this role, the only of its kind in the Ivy League, Dartmouth has created a strategic asset that will allow varsity programs to turn data into actionable insights from talent identification and development to in-game strategy, to operational efficiency providing a foundation for holistic student-athlete growth. In the past two years, Dartmouth has made strategic investments in DP2, expanding services and staffing that advances Athletics' ability to support student-athletes holistically to benefit team and individual wellness and performance. DP2 has welcomed an Executive Associate Athletics Director for Peak Performance, Austin Driggers, and a Director of Sports Nutrition, Liz Fusco, which makes Dartmouth the only Ivy League institution with two full-time dietitians in athletics. Additionally, the following positions were created to support student-athletes: a Post-Doctoral Fellow for Sport and Counseling Psychology, three new strength and conditioning coaches, including a Director of Olympic Strength and Conditioning, and three new full-time athletic trainers. A search is also underway for a Director of Student-Athlete Professional Development, which along with Deussing's position of Corkins Family Program Manager for Sports Data and Analytics, the only position of its kind in the Ivy League.
"This position demands a rare blend of skills. Sarah combines an infectious passion for sports data, strong technical expertise, and an insatiable intellectual curiosity with an approachable style and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders," Driggers said. "Those qualities set her apart in a very strong candidate pool and will make her a valued teammate across our department."
Beyond the classroom, Deussing served as head manager for the Notre Dame volleyball team from 2022–24, overseeing logistics and technology support as the Fighting Irish won 33 matches.
"Dartmouth represents a rare and powerful convergence of excellent minds, all driven by a shared mission to grow, innovate, and lead," said Deussing. "I believe the best work happens in collaborative environments where people are united by something larger than themselves, and Dartmouth embodies that belief. I'm excited to be part of a community that cares not only about performance on the field, but also about developing leaders, thinkers, and community-minded individuals."
A Pennsylvania native, Deussing also gained professional experience as a data science and technology intern with Raymond James Financial Inc., worked with Notre Dame's Department of Applied & Computational Mathematics, and served as project lead on a dynamic pricing and forecasting initiative for urban mobility in 2025.
