Megan Jackowiak
Bartram Trail High School
Championship coach who compiled a 178–58 record at Bartram Trail High School, leading the Bears to three FHSAA state titles and six Final Four appearances over a 12-year career.
Biography
Megan Jackowiak's impact on Florida girls lacrosse spans more than a decade of championship coaching, program building, and statewide leadership. Over a 12-year run as Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach at Bartram Trail High School (2012–2023), she compiled a 178–58 record, led the Bears to six Final Fours and four FHSAA State Championship appearances, and brought home three state titles in 2016, 2022, and 2023.
Career Highlights
- Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach at Bartram Trail High School (2012–2023)
- Compiled a 178–58 career record
- Led Bears to six Final Fours and four FHSAA State Championship appearances
- Won three FHSAA state titles: 2016, 2022, and 2023
- Director of the Grizzlies program for K–12 girls since 2017
- President of the First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Association (2018–2023)
- President of the North East Florida Youth Lacrosse League (2018–2023)
- USA Lacrosse North Florida All-American Chair (2020–2023)
- Coached Florida Shine Elite Club and directed North Florida Wave Lacrosse Club (2012–2016)
Awards & Accomplishments
- 2023 Florida Dairy 2A Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year
- 2023 Florida Coaches Coalition Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year
- 2022 USA Lacrosse North Florida Coach of the Year
- Two-time Florida Dairy Coach of the Year (2022, 2016)
- St. Augustine Record's Coach of the Year
- Bartram Trail High School's Coach of the Year (2015–2016)
Contribution to Florida Lacrosse
Megan Jackowiak has been a driving force in the growth of girls lacrosse across northeast Florida. Through championship coaching at Bartram Trail High School, leadership of the Grizzlies youth program, and statewide service with the First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Association and USA Lacrosse North Florida, she has developed generations of players and built the organizational foundation for the sport's continued expansion in the region.