B.J. Snow Position: Head Coach Experience: 1st Season Alma Mater: Indiana '00

The 2011 season marks B.J. Snow's first year at the helm of the UCLA women's soccer program. He takes over for longtime head coach Jillian Ellis who, after 12 very successful seasons in Westwood, accepted the job of Youth Women's National Team Development Director for U.S. Soccer. Snow becomes the fourth head coach in program history, following Joy Fawcett (1993-97), Todd Saldana (1998) and Ellis (1999-2010).

Snow is no stranger to the Bruin program, having arrived at UCLA in 2006 as a volunteer assistant coach. He quickly rose through the coaching ranks in Westwood, going from volunteer assistant to full-time coach in the span of just one year. He was then promoted to assistant head coach in 2009. During his time at UCLA, the Bruins have compiled a record of 97-18-7, reaching the NCAA College Cup from 2006-09. UCLA also won three consecutive Pac-10 titles from 2006-08.

Snow has stepped into the head coaching role for Ellis on several occasions, most recently in the spring of 2010 when she was away coaching the Under-20 U.S. Women's National Team. His contributions also go beyond the playing field, as he has taken an active role in recruiting the last several years, helping UCLA notch top five classes in each of his six seasons on staff. The current 2011 recruiting class has been tabbed No. 1 by several publications.

Snow arrived at UCLA after spending four years as the head men's coach at his former high school, Portage Central in Kalamazoo, Mich. During his tenure at PCHS, he led the Mustangs to three Southern Michigan Athletic Conference (SMAC) titles, including three district championships. In addition, Portage Central set the school record for wins in both 2004 (19) and 2005 (20). He also coached NSCAA/adidas National High School Player of the Year Eric Alexander, who now plays at Indiana. Snow was an assistant with the girl's team at the school.

A four-year starter on defense at Indiana from 1996-99, Snow helped the Hoosiers capture four-straight Big Ten titles, including back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999. Indiana's record during his time in Bloomington was 81-8-3. In addition to his efforts in the college game, Snow has also served as an assistant with the Under-20 U.S. Women's National Team, traveling with the team to the 2010 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Germany. He has also been brought in by U.S. Soccer to serve as a clinician at a number of coaching seminars.

Snow is married to U.S. Women's National team member Lindsay Tarpley.