Naval Academy Athletics

Dallas Elliston is entering his third season at Navy as the Director of Rugby Operations and Player Development in the fall of 2026. Elliston had previously served as a volunteer coach with the Midshipmen since the fall of 2022. Navy has compiled a 61-7 record, played in three national championship games, including winning the title in 2023, and captured four Rugby East titles (2022, '23, '24, '25) during his time on staff.

Elliston helped guide Navy to an 11-2 overall record during the 2025-26 season. The Midshipmen posted a 5-0 Rugby East Conference record to capture their fourth-consecutive league championship and advanced to the national championship game for the third time in four years. Navy outscored its opponents 541-246 throughout the season, averaging 41.6 points per game.

During the 2024-25 season, Elliston assisted in guiding the Mids to a 15-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the Rugby East to capture the league title.

Elliston was born and raised as a farmer in Carl Junction, Miss. He studied mechanical engineering and played rugby under Hickie during all four years of his time at the United States Naval Academy, serving as president of the club his senior year. In 2021, Elliston graduated with distinction and was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps.

During his three years in the Marine Corps, Elliston was assigned to Navy men's rugby as an officer representative and its forwards coach. In this role, he used the sport's platform to facilitate an environment for developing and testing the character and leadership of players in line with the overall mission of the Naval Academy.

Under his current role, Elliston leads program operations and logistics, focuses on player development, and maintains responsibility for the coaching and performance of scrums and lineouts within Navy's game model.

Elliston is a class of 2024 Stockdale Associate Fellow from USNA's Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership and is currently obtaining his Master of Business Administration at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.

Elliston resides in Annapolis with his wife, Macalah.