Transformational Purpose Statement: I coach to help student-athletes become adults of integrity and class, to teach life lessons and instill lifelong confidence.
Jen Marshall enters her 22nd year as head girls swimming and diving coach at Farmington High School.
Marshall started coaching the Lady Tiger Swim & Dive team in the fall of 2000 which was the program’s second year of existence. During her tenure, she has been fortunate to work with 3 All-Americans, 2 State Champions, 30 Section Champions, 15 All-State swimmers and divers and 41 Academic All-Americans. Marshall has been named Section Coach of the Year 10 times and been a Class AA Coach of the Year nominee twice. She feels blessed to work with incredible student-athletes and parents who are committed to working together raising the bar for the program. Marshall also coached Softball for 10 years and Boys Swimming and Diving for 7 years.
In 2020, Coach Marshall led her team to a 6-3 South Suburban Conference record and was recognized as the Section 1 AA Coach of the Year.
Marshall spent the first 11 years of her teaching career as a middle school physical education teacher and the last 11 years teaching physical education at Farmington High School.
In addition to her teaching and coaching commitments, Marshall has been involved with the Minnesota State High School Swim & Dive Coaches Association for over a decade. She served as Vice President from 2009-2011, President from 2011-2013 and Executive Secretary from 2013-16. Additionally, Marshall began serving as the All State Banquet Coordinator in 2009 and still serves in this capacity. The position organizes and plans the annual All State Banquet for Class A and AA Girls’ and Boys’ Swimming and Diving. This banquet is capped at 700 attendees and includes Hall of Fame inductions, Coach and Athlete of the Year awards, Service Awards and recognition of All State Swimmers and Divers.
Some unique facts about Marshall include being an MSHSL Official for Swimming and Diving for the past 14 years, serving on the MSHSL Swim & Dive Advisory Committee since 2011, and has been a Section Meet Manager for Boys’ Swimming and diving for five years. She also started announcing the diving competition at the MSHSL State Meet in 2015 and announced the NCAA Division I Men’s National Diving Meet in 2018. Through her involvement in both the MSHSCA and MSHSL, Marshall has learned the importance of being a servant leader and hopes to further this commitment by serving as VP for the MSHSCA.
Coach Marshall was both a high school and collegiate student-athlete prior to her time as a coach. In high school, she participated in both swimming and softball. Following graduation, she attended the University of North Dakota where she continued her softball career.
