Three Coaches Selected for 2022 IWLCA Hall of Fame Class

The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association has tabbed three coaches for induction into the association’s Hall of Fame class for 2022. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place in November during the IWLCA Convention at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.

The class of 2022 includes current Princeton University head coach, Chris Sailer, and former coaches Dorothy “Dotty” Hall (St. Lawrence) and Jan Hathorn (Washington & Lee). University of Florida head coach Mandee O’Leary is the chair of the IWLCA Hall of Fame committee that evaluates candidates and selects the honorees.

“The committee does an excellent job reviewing the credentials for every coach that has been nominated for the Hall of Fame,” said Liz Grote, President of the IWLCA and head coach at Bowdoin College. “Comparing coaches from different eras is a challenging task, and the committee takes that responsibility seriously. Dotty, Jan, and Chris are each outstanding coaches that have amassed a legacy of success and have served their student-athletes and the game with distinction. We are very eager to welcome them into the Hall of Fame this fall.”

Tickets for the 2022 IWLCA Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will go on sale later this year and will remain available for purchase through November 11, 2022. If you are interested in purchasing a table or sponsoring this event please contact IWLCA Executive Director, Liz Robertshaw directly. The IWLCA Hall of Fame was established in May 2017 to recognize and honor outstanding career achievements by collegiate women's lacrosse coaches. The class of 2022 will be the fifth class of honorees to be inducted.

Dorothy “Dotty” Hall was one of the most successful coaches in the history of St. Lawrence women’s athletics with a combined win total of 306 victories in field hockey and lacrosse, but her impact on the development of the women’s athletic program could be the most important part of her distinguished career as a teacher and coach. She was the first to win a NYSWCAA team title with her undefeated lacrosse team in 1990 and was the first Saint women’s coach to earn national coach of the year honors when she was named national lacrosse coach of the year in 1989. She also earned regional coach of the year honors in field hockey and is the first Saint women’s coach to take teams to the national semifinals in two different sports in the same academic year with the 1989 field hockey and 1990 lacrosse teams. She amassed a 172-121-1 record coaching lacrosse from 1978-1999. Hall also served as mentor to other women’s coaches, and until her retirement in May 2000, was a popular and highly respected teacher. She earned the Maslow Teaching Award in 1995 and was a Danforth Teaching Fellow from 1980-86.

Jan Hathorn served as the women's lacrosse coach at Washington & Lee for 19 seasons before being named the Director of Athletics. She arrived at W&L in the fall of 1987, serving as women’s soccer coach from 1987-2000 and women’s lacrosse coach from 1989-2007. Hathorn earned nine ODAC Coach of the Year Awards and led the Generals to nine conference titles and eight NCAA tournament berths, amassing a career record of 277-112. She was a two-time regional coach of the year, and in 2010, she earned the Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement. Hathorn also coached lacrosse for five years at Denison University.

Chris Sailer is in her 36th season at the helm of the Princeton women’s lacrosse program. She was inducted into the USA Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2008. She has guided Princeton to three NCAA championships, 11 national semifinal appearances, 26 NCAA tournament appearances and 15 Ivy League titles. Sailer ranks second in NCAA history among Division I coaches in victories, with an astonishing 418 career wins, and is the second winningest active coach in Division I and second all-time. She has coached more NCAA Tournament games than any other coach, a total of 60 games, and is second in NCAA wins with 37.