Central College Athletics

Kate Jones was named the assistant women's soccer coach at Central College in August of 2025.

Jones comes to Pella after spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons as an assistant coach at Lincoln Memorial University (Tenn.). The Division II Railsplitters finished 10-5-3 and advanced to the 2024 South Atlantic Conference tournament championship match. The program was 18-12-6 during her tenure while having seven conference offensive or defensive player of the week accolades.
           
Prior to that, she was the Director of Player Analysis/Soccer Operations at Division I Xavier University (Ohio). The Musketeers were 30-7-6 in her two seasons.
           
She is a USSF Licsensed Coach and has several United Soccer Coaches diplomas, including Goalkeeping Level 1.

Additionally, she was the head coach of the Cincinnati United Soccer Club from August of 2021 to May of 2023. After an injury ended her own career, she was a volunteer student assistant coach at Division III Westminster College (Pa.) for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.
 

Coaching achievements

Lincoln Memorial University

• Team had 18-12-6 (.583) record in her two seasons
• (6) All-conference performers
• (3) All-tournament players
• (7) conference players of the week
• (1) SAC tournament finalists - 2024

Xavier University (Ohio)

• Team had 30-7-6 (.805) record in her two seasons
• (2) appearances in the NCAA Division I tournament
• (1) Big East tournament final appearances - 2022
• (2) Big East tournament semifinal appearances - 2021, 2022
• (1) Big East regular season title - 2021

Westminster College (Pa.)

• Team had 18-7-5 (.683) record in her two seasons

Athletics career

Westminster College (Pa.)

• Played two seasons before an injury ended her collegiate career