The Pomona-Pitzer athletics program has announced the appointment of Danielle Lynch, Ed.D., as Director, effective April 1.
Most recently serving as Director of Athletics of Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Lynch brings more than two decades of leadership in collegiate athletics administration.
“I am excited to join an institution where academic excellence, athletic achievement and physical education are all essential parts of the student experience,” says Lynch, who will also chair Pomona’s Physical Education Department. “Pomona-Pitzer’s commitment to holistic development aligns deeply with my values.”
Lynch will lead a program with 21 NCAA Division III varsity sports and more than 600 intercollegiate scholar-athletes; a robust physical education curriculum; club and intramural programs; and student wellness initiatives.
The academic program has captured dozens of SCIAC championships the past 10 years. Deep postseason runs are regularly made by teams such as women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, baseball and men’s tennis. Men’s cross country has won three NCAA titles since 2019, and women’s water polo is on a run of four straight USA water polo Division III championships. Angie Zhou ’23 captured the 2023 NCAA Division III women’s tennis singles championship, and in 2024, women’s swimming won NCAA titles in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays.
A former college athlete herself, Lynch competed in the 400-meter hurdles and pentathlon while at Rutgers, an experience that ignited a lifelong passion for athletics and student development. Her career of coaching and athletic administration began at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and continued at schools such as Bucknell, Penn State Harrisburg, Susquehanna University, and Haverford.