Dan McDermott was named Director of Athletics of Charger Athletics on December of 2025.
McDermott returns to The Cliff with more than 35 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics, coaching, and sports administration.Â
McDermott previously served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities, Events, and Operations at Colorado Mesa University, where he also coached baseball and taught in the sport management program. Prior to that, he spent nine years as the Head Baseball Coach at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and served 15 years as the Head Baseball Coach at Regis University in Denver. He left each school as the most winning coach in the history of the program. He served on a multitude of national leadership committees, including Chair on both the NAIA and NCAA level. McDermott is a member of the Regis University Athletic Hall of Fame, and also, the Colorado Dugout Club Hall of Fame.
From 1988 to 1997, he served as the Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, leading the Chargers to national prominence and leaving as the winningest coach in program history. He was later inducted into the Briar Cliff Athletic Hall of Fame.
McDermott holds a Master of Arts in Administration of Athletics, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Saint Mary's College of California, where he also earned his bachelor's degree.
