Kayla Treanor was named as the head women's lacrosse coach at Penn State in May 2025 following a four-year run as the head coach at her alma mater, Syracuse.
Treanor led the Orange into the NCAA tournament in each of her four seasons, including Championship Weekend in 2023 and 2024. She previously served as an assistant coach at Harvard and Boston College, helping the Eagles reach three straight NCAA championship games, including claiming the national championship in 2021 as a member of Acacia Walker-Weinstein’s staff.
As a player, Treanor was a four-time first-team All-American, three-time Tewaaraton finalist and IWLCA Attacker of the Year and finished her career with 260 goals and 393 points. She also had a tremendous run with the U.S. Women’s National Team, winning a world championship at the U19 level in 2011 and then with the senior team in 2017 and 2022. She holds five U.S. national team records, including most points in a game (12), tournament (43) and career (77). She was named to the All-World team in 2017 and 2022.