Jackie Pardee enters her first season with Columbia lacrosse after being named an assistant coach for the program on Feb. 1, 2020. A 2018 NCAA Division II national champion at Le Moyne College, Pardee joins the Lions as an assistant coach after spending the 2019 season as a graduate assistant coach for the Dolphins.
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Pardee will work primarily with Columbia's offensive unit, as well as orchestrating community service and social media efforts.
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As a graduate assistant coach at Le Moyne in 2019, Pardee helped lead her alma mater to its third-straight Northeast-10 regular season title, compiling a 20-2 overall record including a perfect 13-0 mark in conference games and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Pardee also helped coach four Dolphins to IWLCA All-America honors.
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A four-year letterwinner and two-time captain as an attacker at Le Moyne, Pardee helped lead the program to its first-ever national championship as a senior in 2018 while reaching the Final Four all four years. In 2017, Pardee was named an All-NE-10 honoree and IWLCA All-Region selection after recording a career-best 35 goals.
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A native of Camillus, New York, Pardee also has experience as a youth travel coach, having spent the 2018-19 season coaching with Orange Crush.
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A 2018 graduate of Le Moyne College, Pardee holds a bachelor's degree in psychology.