Kathy Jenkins

Kathy Jenkins has been a national leader in girls sports for more than 50 years. She has been the varsity girls lacrosse coach at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School since 1976 and has led her team to be recognized as one of the nation’s elite lacrosse programs.

Over the past 50 seasons, she has developed one of the most successful girl’s lacrosse programs in the country. Her teams have won 33 conference tournament championships, 28 league titles, nine state titles, and have had eight undefeated seasons. She has sent hundreds of athletes on to play at the college level and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Potomac and Virginia chapters of US Lacrosse.

Coach Jenkins is recognized for her work with other schools and organizations to increase interest, participation, and support for girls lacrosse in the Virginia-Maryland-Washington, D.C. area, and nationally. She has served on numerous boards while coaching and mentoring athletes through clinics, camps, and awards programs. Coach Jenkins constantly seeks to develop her game by attending workshops, talking to college coaches, and watching as many matches as she can. “I feel like I’m always learning, every conference I go to, I learn new things. When I talk to other coaches, I learn new things,” she says. “I try to be open to suggestions, open to change.”