Susan Delaney-Scheetz serves as an Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator. She was promoted to the position in 2002. She has worked with the administration of 13 women??s sports since her appointment as Assistant Athletic Director in 1989.
From 1986-89, she was the head coach of Penn State??s women??s lacrosse team. She was named National Coach of the Year after leading the Nittany Lions to NCAA National Championships in 1987 and 1989. In 1986 and 1988, Penn State was NCAA Division I runner-ups.
In four years as head coach, Scheetz compiled a 67-9 record, for an outstanding 88.1 winning percentage. She coached 14 first team All-Americans and sent three players to compete for the U.S. National Team.
Prior to becoming head lacrosse coach, she served as an assistant to Gillian Rattray for the Penn State field hockey team for six years and the lacrosse team for three years.
For her contributions to the sport of lacrosse, Scheetz was inducted into the 43rd class of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2000. Only 10 individuals out of 200 nominees were chosen for induction. Scheetz also coached one of the other inductees, Betsy Williams Dougherty, who graduated from Penn State in 1984.
In 1998, she was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Pennsylvania Chapter Hall of Fame.
A native of Wilmington, Del., Scheetz graduated from West Chester in 1969, where she lettered in lacrosse, field hockey, basketball and softball. She received her masters degree from West Chester in 1975. Her coaching career began at Indian Lane Junior High School, where she coached for six years. She then went on to coach Penncrest High School from 1976 to 1982 and compiled a 93-20-3 record with one undefeated season, three league champions and one PIAA District/State Championship. In 1985, she coached the Philly I team.
Scheetz has also been involved with lacrosse on a national level. She served on the coaching staff for the U23 Touring Team in 1987, the USA World Cup Team in 1986 where the team won a silver medal, and the USA/Canada Touring Team in 1985.
In addition to her National Coach of the Year honors at Penn State, Scheetz has also been honored as a High School Senior All-Star Coach in 1981 and a College Senior All-Star Coach in 1987 and 1989. She received both the NCAA 10th Anniversary Award and the IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women??s Lacrosse Association) Recognition Certificate in 1991. Scheetz is also a member of the West Chester University Hall of Fame.
Her contributions to lacrosse and athletic administration include being a member of numerous committees during her career. Some of her responsibilities have been the NCAA Lacrosse Committee from 1987-1989 and 1998, serving as chair from 1989-1993; the USWLA (U.S. Women??s Lacrosse Association) Collegiate & Brine All-American Selection committee, and the IWLCA Nominating Committee.
She is currently on the NCAA Championships Cabinet and is chair of the Awards/Travel/Bylaw 16 subcommittee. Her Big Ten Conference responsibilities include Joint Group, Administrators Council and the Sport Management Committee.