Coaches - Women's Soccer

Head Coach: Jesse Symons 

  • Three-time U SPORTS champion (2019, 2023, 2024) and three-time Canada West champion (2016, 2022, 2024) since taking the head coach position ahead of the 2016-17 school year
  • Awarded the U SPORTS Coach of the Year award in 2024 after leading the T-Birds to a perfect 20-0 season across the regular season and playoffs
  • Has a 35-10 record in postseason games (as of August, 2025)
See his full bio: gothunderbirds.ca/staff-directory/jesse-symons/548

Click here for the entire Women's Soccer coaching staff: gothunderbirds.ca/sports/womens-soccer/coaches


Jesse Symons yells with joy after winning the title


UBC Women's Soccer Head Coaching History

Years            Coach
1976-80 – Joe Molnar
1980-81 – Coach Unknown
1981-82 – Darren Porter
1982-84 – Dave Fales
1984-91 – Brian Thomson
1991-94 – Bob Elton
1994-10 – Dick Mosher
2010-13 – Mark Rogers
2013-15 – Andrea Neil
2015-16 – Marisa Kovacs
2016-Present – Jesse Symons