Sarah Lawrence College Athletics

The 2016 season is Pomykala's fourth as Head Coach of SLC's men's and women's cross country teams. Previously, Pomykala served as Head Coach of the College's club women's soccer team.

In 2013, Pomykala led the Gryphon women to a fourth place finish in the team's final season in the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team had four championship medalists and two All-Conference honorees, including runner-up Mary Kauffman. The SLC men took fifth place with two medalists and one All-Conference runner.

The 2014 season saw the Gryphons make their debut at in the Skyline Conference. After being ranked eighth in the coaches' preseason poll, the SLC women stunned the league with a fourth-place championship finish, led by All-Skyline honoree Natalie Grieco. The men's team also surpassed expectations with an eighth-place finish in the conference.

In 2015, women's cross country collected its first Skyline trophy with a runner-up finish at the league championship. Mary Kauffman became the College's first woman to receive first team All-Skyline honors, and Natalie Grieco earned second team all-conference accolades. The Gryphons competed for the first time at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships, finishing 36th among all teams from New York and New Jersey.

Pomykala's Gryphons have earned 13 All-Academic team selections (through 2014).

Pomykala also serves as the Assistant Director of Physical Education, administering the College's physical education classes, including scheduling courses, managing student records and overseeing the development and assessment of the physical education curriculum.
 
Pomykala is also in charge of managing day-to-day facility operations, including serving as the primary contact for rentals, coordinating varsity practices, and supervising maintenance of the Campbell Sports Center.
 
Pomykala has been a part of the department since taking on her former role as Administrative Assistant in 2011. In addition to directing managerial tasks around the sports center, she took the helm of the Gryphons' women's soccer program, cultivating it from a club program into the College's 15th varsity sport.
 
Pomykala attended Castleton State College and also has a Masters in Education from Springfield College. In addition to playing lacrosse as an undergraduate, she coached the sport at the high school level before taking a position teaching physical education at The King's School in Canterbury, England. She was also the first-ever women's lacrosse coach at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Mo.

Pomykala lives in Yonkers, N.Y., with her husband, Jay.