Jim Barlow

Biography

Jim Barlow begins his 29th year at the helm of the Princeton men’s soccer program in 2025. In the last 15 seasons, Barlow had guided the Tigers to four NCAA Tournament appearances and two perfect Ivy League seasons (2010, 2021). In 2024, Barlow coached the Tigers to a momentous season that saw Princeton win its first Ivy League Tournament and make an NCAA tournament appearance. En route to the crown, no. 3 seeded Princeton defeated the no. 2 seed, #16 Cornell in a thrilling overtime semifinal victory before going on to defeat the no. 1 seed, #12 Penn on its home field, 3-1. With the win, Princeton secured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and handed the Quakers' their first home loss since 2021 - which was also to Princeton. Barlow coached the Tigers to a 12-6-0 record in 2021, putting together just the second undefeated (7-0-0) Ivy League season in program history and once again coaching in the NCAA Tournament. The 2021 Ivy League Coach of the Year, Barlow saw Kevin O'Toole earn United Soccer Coaches All-American honors for his efforts on the field, also garnering the second Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year honor of his career. In January of 2022, O'Toole would be selected by NYCFC in the second round of the MLS Superdraft. Barlow enters 2025 with 222 career wins as head coach after reaching the 200-win mark with a 1-0 win over Yale in overtime to clinch the undefeated Ivy League season in 2021. Barlow was named the 2018 Ivy League Coach of the Year and the NCAA

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