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One of the most successful lacrosse coaches in NCAA history, Hank Janczyk will take to the sidelines for his 22nd season at the helm of the Gettysburg College men’s lacrosse team in 2009.
With a career record of 314-94 (269-70 at Gettysburg), Janczyk ranks second in career victories among all active Division III men’s lacrosse coaches, and he is second among all current NCAA men’s lacrosse coaches (all divisions). He became just the fifth NCAA men's lacrosse coach to reach 300 wins when Gettysburg defeated Denison University 9-5 on March 8, 2008.
In 2008, Janczyk guided the Bullets to their fifth-straight Centennial Conference title (their 12th overall) and a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA semifinals. His team, which closed out the season ranked No. 3 nationally, finished 17-3, tying the program record for single-season victories. Gettysburg also tied a school record with 10 All-America selections, including Andrew McGann '08, who became the second Bullet to be named the Division III Defenseman of the Year.
During his tenure, the 1976 graduate of Hobart College has guided the Bullets to 16 conference titles. Under Janczyk, Gettysburg has made 18 appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs – a feat that has been accomplished by just three other Division III schools. Sixty-eight Bullets have earned All-America recognition under Janczyk's tutelage.
Seven of Janczyk’s teams have reached the national semifinals, with his 2001 and 2002 squads making it to the championship game. Every one of his Bullet squads has finished with a winning record.
Janczyk’s 2001 Bullets set school records for consecutive victories (14) and wins in a season (16) en route to the program’s first-ever national title game appearance. As a result, he earned the 2001 Babe Kraus Award as the Division III Coach of the Year, an honor he first won in 1984 at Salisbury State University. On April 7, 2001, he earned his 200th career coaching victory with a 14-10 win over Western Maryland.
The following year, the Bullets again broke the program record for victories in a season (17) and ascended to No. 1 in the national rankings for the third time in four years. Janczyk’s 2006 team tied the single-season school record for wins, finishing 17-2.
In 2007, Janczyk picked up his 250th career win at Gettysburg when the Bullets knocked off Washington (Md.) College 11-4 in the Centennial Conference championship game.
At Hobart, Janczyk earned three varsity letters as a defenseman on the lacrosse team. He played on a pair of NCAA Division III runners-up and captained Hobart's 1976 national championship squad.
Following several assistant coaching positions, Janczyk was named the head coach at Salisbury State, where his teams posted a three-year record of 33-12. Later he coached two years at Colgate University before arriving at Gettysburg.
