Women's Water Polo
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- puccino@usc.edu
Jackie Puccino enters her first season as an assistant coach for the USC women’s water polo program. She joins the Women of troy after serving six seasons at Harvard, where she was on staff for both the Crimson women’s and men’s programs. The associate head coach at Harvard in 2023-24, Puccino joined the Crimson staff as an assistant in 2018. In her time there, Harvard teams posted a combined eight 20-win seasons, including the Crimson women’s first-ever conference championship game appearance in 2022 and a 2019 NCAA appearance for the Harvard men.
A 2012 graduate of Marist College, Puccino’s coaching career began with the Palomar College women’s program. While there, she was named PCAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2016. She then spent a year as the women’s head coach at San Diego Mesa College, winning the 2017 PCAC title and earning another nod as the PCAC Coach of the Year. Puccino also has experience as a head coach at Cathedral Catholic High School and with San Diego Shores.
As a player, Puccino earned All-America First Team honors at Palomar College before going on to Marist, where she earned a degree in psychology. Puccino also holds a master’s degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific.
