Director of Athletics
Denis Kanach

Denis Kanach was named the Director of Athletics at Randolph-Macon College in March of 2004. Prior to that, he had enjoyed an impressive 34-year career, most recently as the senior associate director and chief operating officer of athletics at Georgetown University. During his time at Georgetown, he also served as coach, recreation director, sports administrator, construction manager, fundraiser and ambassador to the community.

Kanach guided the transition of Georgetown's football program from Division III to I-AA and to the Patriot League and was responsible for men's basketball home game management and administration. While serving as a track and field coach at Georgetown, athletes set world, American collegiate and school records and many achieved All-American status. He was also responsible for sports administration for men's and women's teams and led the upgrading of both Lacrosse programs to the national level, where both programs became annual qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. His support of the men's golf and field hockey programs took them to the NCAA Tournament and top 20 national rankings respectively.

At Randolph-Macon, Kanach leads an athletic program that includes 15 men's and women's varsity teams, involves approximately 1/3 of the college's student body; and has a legacy of success including the outstanding recent National achievements of the women’s and men’s basketball programs and the ODAC successes of golf, volleyball, women's swimming, women's lacrosse, men’s soccer and baseball teams.

Since he arrived on campus he has hired 25 new head and assistant coaches and is confident that a “passion for teaching” is prevelent on this staff. “Randolph-Macon’s athletic legacy is in sync with its academic goals and mission statement. Our teams continue to be competitive on the National, Regional and Local levels. Led by a dedicated faculty and coaching staff, the terrific experiences our students have in the classroom and in the competitive arena prepare them well for the post collegiate challenges they will face.”