Four or more years, Public NCAA DI ◦ NCAA DI - FCS, NULL ◦ NCAA DI, WWCHL ◦ NCAA DI - FCS, MVC ◦ NCAA DI, NACC ◦ NCAA DI, MAC ◦ NCAA DI, MVC ◦ NCAA DI, NULL • Youngstown, OH
Four or more years, Public NCAA DI ◦ NCAA DI - FCS, NULL ◦ NCAA DI, WWCHL ◦ NCAA DI - FCS, MVC ◦ NCAA DI, NACC ◦ NCAA DI, MAC ◦ NCAA DI, MVC ◦ NCAA DI, NULL • Youngstown, OH
NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC
Literal Ptsd
Date: September 5, 2026
By Athlete
1.8
Would Recommend
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Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
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"I was one of the first recruits at YSU and also one of the first to hit the portal and transfer out my Sophomore year.
Clarkson and I were very close my first year and I thought I was so lucky to have an assistant coach that actually cared about me and my personal/athletic development.
Boy was I wrong. Her and Walton would get minions to spy on me and what i was doing and report back to them. Then they would CALL MY MOTHER and yell at me with my mom on speaker phone. When the freshman came in my sophomore year, Clarkson began a relationship with one of them and everyone had proof of it. When i spoke up about it I was shamed in front of the whole team and they decided to have a team meeting just to discuss me and manipulate the players into turning against me. I even had to get two surgeries on my shins for overuse and constant running - She told me that it was shin splints and I should just put ice on it.
This experience ruined me and I started abusing substances just to get through the day.
Once I transferred I realized what a real Division I programs culture should look like and I’m so glad I made the decision.
I needed to come on here and say my peace."
"Probably the worst coach I’ve ever had the misfortune of dealing with. Completely unprofessional, lacking both competence and basic respect. Thankfully, he’s no longer here. To any college considering him, don’t make the same mistake. Hiring him would be a serious regret. And to any organization: be warned, he brings little to no real-world experience or value to the table"
"Probably the worst coach I’ve ever had the misfortune of dealing with. Completely unprofessional, lacking both competence and basic respect. Thankfully, he’s no longer here. To any college considering him, don’t make the same mistake. Hiring him would be a serious regret. And to any organization: be warned, he brings little to no real-world experience or value to the table."
"Liza Oakley provides a misleading fake persona of who she is. She does not put the student-athletes first at the end of the day and certainly does not put the student-athletes health and safety first or make it a priority. She has poor communication toward the student-athletes and support staff. She does not involve the support staff in communication decisions or leaves the support staff out of scheduling changes. Liza creates cliques within her team and makes all her communication run through her captains versus addressing the team as a whole together. She would rather run her 11 starters to the ground then utilize her bench full of talented players then there we are already losing by 10. She is disrespectful and disregards the one person who has been here for us the last two years through all the ups and downs. She can't even be bothered to show up to practice one time... she shows up 15 minutes late to practice every day."
"YSU’s sports facilities are well-maintained and designed to support multiple sporting events. The Watson and Tressel facility has been great to host early season lacrosse games in."
"When we went for the tour it amazed us all! Beautiful surroundings and this campus is easy to navigate. We were invited to a bbq and football game where the team could bond and parents could mingle. Very inviting atmosphere!"
"YSU new lacrosse field indoor as well as outdoor are both beautiful facilities! Tressel spared no expense for these accommodations to this new team and it shows !"
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