Elaine Jones

Biography

Elaine Jones is in her third season as Akron's head women’s lacrosse coach after being named to the position in June of 2023. Akron Zips lacrosse is in its seventh season during her third campaign on the sidelines in 2026. Jones came to Akron with 22 seasons of head coaching experience at the NCAA I and II levels. She spent the 2023 campaign at the University of Indianapolis, where the Greyhounds, posted an 18-3 record en route to advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championships, while capturing the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular and postseason titles. A trio of her athletes garnered All-America status in 2023, while a pair of Greyhounds were recognized with Academic All-America accolades. Jones came to UIndy after leading Longwood for 10 seasons, earning Big South Coach of the Year honors in 2019. Jones mentored a pair of Big South Scholar-Athletes of the Year (2015, 2021), one Big South Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2016) and 23 Big South All-Conference players. During her tenure, Longwood earned the IWLCA Team Academic Honor Squad recognition eight times, while also placing multiple student-athletes on the IWLCA Honor Roll. Prior to Longwood, Jones became the winningest head coach at the University of California, Davis, where the Aggies earned 97 victories in 11 seasons. After leading the UC Davis to multiple top-four rankings at the NCAA Division II level en route to garnering Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Coach of the Year distinction, Jones successfully trans