Denison University

Jan Hathorn spent five seasons (1983-1987) as the head women’s lacrosse coach at Denison. She was just the second head coach in program history and finished with a 54-21 career record while being named the 1987 North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Hathorn was a true team player who made a big impact at Denison not only as a versatile coach in multiple sports (she coached three championship field hockey seasons and assisted with soccer and swimming & diving) but also through her work as a faculty member.

Hathorn began her 18th year as the Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics at Washington and Lee University during the 2024-25 school year. She is the first woman and just the seventh athletic director in school history. Under Hathorn's direction, the Generals have won better than 60 percent of their athletic contests and 109 conference championships. Additionally, W&L has been awarded the Dan Wooldridge Champions Cup as the top overall athletic program in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference following all 16 of her years as athletic director.

Hathorn plays an active role within the NCAA and served on the NCAA Management Council from 2011-15. During this time, she was a part of the Honors Committee, the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, and the Division III Subcommittee for Legislative Relief. She was the 2019 recipient of the NCAA Division III Administrator of the Year Award from the Women Leaders in College Sports

In 2010, she earned the Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in the sport of lacrosse.  In 2022, Hathorn was inducted into the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Hall of Fame.