About the Coach
Jackie Cox
Head Coach, Field Hockey
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
610-795-7013
jcox@haverford.edu
Jackie Cox was named the head coach of Haverford College field hockey in June of 2010.
Prior to her arrival at Haverford, Cox spent the previous four years as the top assistant coach at nearby St. Joseph’s University, where she helped guide the Hawks to two Atlantic 10 second place finishes.
Cox began her coaching career at her high school alma mater, Episcopal Academy, where she assisted Gina Buggy, one of the most successful scholastic coaches in Southeastern Pennsylvania. After graduating from St. Joseph’s in 2006, Cox joined coach Michelle Finegan’s SJU staff where her duties included overseeing the team’s strength and conditioning program as well as coordinating practices and recruiting. In Cox’s four seasons at St. Joe’s, the Hawks were Atlantic 10 runner-ups twice, earned one Philadelphia Philly Six title and never finished below the top four in the A-10 conference.
As a player, Cox earned a reputation as a gritty and scrappy defender for the Hawks. After playing her first two collegiate seasons at Lafayette, Cox transferred to SJU where she played in 35 games on Hawk Hill, making 21 starts. She was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and also received the team's Vasquez Award for exemplifying the Jesuit value of being a "person for others." In the summer of 2006, Cox represented the United States at the Maccabi Australia International Games in Sydney.
Cox earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and Master of Education in elementary education from St. Joseph’s University. She also is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and has taught exercise and spinning classes at Main Line area fitness centers. She and her husband Adrian, the head men’s soccer coach at Immaculata University, were married in June and live in Wynnewood, Pa.
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Assistant Coach Lauren Luft First season |
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Assistant Coach Jennifer Burdo First season |
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Assistant Coach Marisa Pizzi |