Penn State Harrisburg

Danielle Lynch D'24 - Men's and Women's Track & Field and Cross Country

Helming six programs during her time at Penn State Harrisburg, Danielle Lynch built the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field programs from scratch beginning with club competition in 2013-14 before ushering the programs into NCAA competition in 2014-15. During her eight-year tenure, men's and women's track & field athletes earned one NCAA Division III National Championship, six USTFCCCA All-America plaudits, 19 NCAA Championship qualifications, two USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year awards and 46 USTFCCCA All-Region honors. Lynch was named the 2018-19 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, while her athletes racked up eight conference major awards and captured 25 individual conference championships. Following her success at Penn State Harrisburg, Lynch took on the role of director of athletics at Haverford in 2022 before earning her doctorate from Penn State in 2024.