Staff Directory
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- Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach
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Years in Coaching: 3rd season
Years at USF: 1st
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2020- Bachloer’s degree in political science and master’s degree in sport management
Hometown: Brookfield, Wisconsin
Jennifer Wandt joined Chris Brown’s staff as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach in May of 2026.
Wandt came to Tampa after spending the 2025 season at Marquette University, where she served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. At Marquette, she assisted with the day-to-day operations of the program while providing direct on-field mentoring and player development. The Golden Eagles posted a 7-7-4 record during the 2025 campaign.
Prior to her stint at Marquette, Wandt spent the 2024 season as an assistant coach at Indiana University, where she served as an assistant coach and a goalkeeper coach, after beginning her collegiate coaching career at Illinois State University in 2023.
Before beginning her coaching career, Wandt played two years at the professional level with the Trelleborgs FF Swedish football club and was a standout goalkeeper at Baylor University.
The Brookfield, Wisconsin native ended her career with the Bears as the all-time career and season record holder for shutouts and wins. She leads the program with goalkeeper minutes played in a season and holds an impressive list of honors with an All-Big 12 Second Team selection as a senior in 2020. Wandt posted a .896 save percentage, six shutouts and a career best .506 goals against average.
She also earned All-Big 12 Freshman team honors in 2017 and an All-Big 12 Second team selection in 2018 as she helped lead the Bears to an NCAA Elite 8 appearances in both seasons. Wandt was a four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, including a First Team honor in 2020.
Wandt graduated in 2020 from Baylor University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in sport management.
Jennifer Wandt Coaching Career
2026- South Florida, Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Coach
2025- Marquette University, Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
2024- Indiana University, Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Coach
2023- Illinois State, Assistant Coach
