Lesle Gallimore - Women's Soccer Coach - University of Washington Athletics

Lesle Gallimore

Lesle Gallimore

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
lesleg@uw.edu
Phone:
(206) 685-3966

		BIOGRAPHY
Lesle Gallimore ends her Husky coaching career after 26 seasons, having made a gigantic impact on athletes, coaches, and fans across the globe. Washington athletics would not be the same without Gallimore's contributions, nor would the sport of women's soccer worldwide. At Washington, Gallimore won 270 games and made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances. That includes two trips to the Elite Eight and ten trips to at least the second round. She has also served as the president of the United Soccer Coaches organization and has been a mentor to countless athletes and coaches across the country. Twice Gallimore earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards, one of only five coaches ever to do so. In 2019, Gallimore earned the United Soccer Coaches' Regional Coaching Staff of the Year award in addition to her Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. Gallimore graduated from California after a stellar playing career, earning four All-American awards before earning her degree in psychology. Gallimore's son, Zachary, is a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps and is stationed in Lejuene, North Carolina. He is married to Elhiany and they have one daughter, Leila.

		RECORDS & AWARDS
2000 NSCAA and Soccer Buzz National Coach of the Year 2000 & 2019 Pac-12 Coach of the Year 2019 Regional Coaching Staff of the Year member 2019 Washington Youth Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee 270-218-49 record at Washington (300-243-58 overall) 2012 NSCAA Women's Committee Award of Excellence 2000 Pac-12 championship Three NSCAA All-Americans (2001-2002 Hope Solo, 2004 Tina Frimpong) Six Soccer Buzz All-Americans (2000 Andrea Morelli, Hope Solo, Tami Bennett, & Theresa Wagner, 2003-2004 Tina Frimpong) 37 Academic All-Americans Six NWSL players (Veronica Perez, Kate Deines, Lindsay Elston, Hope Solo, Kimberly Keever, Sarah Shimer) 31 NSCAA All-Region honorees Three Pac-12 Players of the Year (2001 Hope Solo, 2003-2004 Tina Frimpong) One Pac-12 Defender of the Year (1999 Andrea Morelli) 67 All-Pac-12 honorees 192 Pac-12 All-Academic honorees Cal Athlete of the Decade for 1976-1986 Pac-12 All-Century Team honoree as a player

		NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
15 NCAA Tournament appearances Two Elite Eight appearances (2004, 2010) Ten second round appearances 14-13-2 all-time NCAA Tournament record

		COACHING HISTORY
Won the 300th game of her coaching career against Seattle U in 2019 Won her 250th game with UW on October 8, 2017 against Oregon Won her 200th game with UW on August 25, 2013 against UNC Greensboro 2014 U23 U.S. Women's National Team assistant coach 2001 U.S. Women's National Team assistant coach at Algarve Cup U.S. U19 Women's National Team head coach at USYS/Adidas Cup 1995-present NSCAA national staff coach At-large member of the NSCAA Board of Directors NCAA National Committee for Division I Women's Championships member San Diego State head coach (1990-1993) Cal assistant coach (1986-1989)

UW COACHING HISTORY

Year	Record	Highlights
1994	13-6-2	NCAA second round
1995	12-8-0	NCAA second round
1996	12-8-0	NCAA Tournament
1997	7-12-0	Played four top-10 teams
1998	10-9-1	NCAA Tournament
1999	8-8-2	Played five top-12 teams
2000	18-3-0	Pac-10 Champion; NCAA Sweet 16
2001	13-5-2	NCAA second round
2002	9-8-3	Played seven top-10 teams
2003	11-7-3	NCAA Tournament
2004	17-5-1	NCAA Elite Eight
2005	0-17-3	Played both NCAA finalists
2006	7-12-1	Won Ohana Hotels tournament
2007	5-13-1	Played six ranked opponents
2008	15-6-1	NCAA Second Round
2009	12-6-4	NCAA Second Round
2010	13-9-2	NCAA Elite Eight
2011	7-8-5	Tied two ranked teams
2012	10-8-3	NCAA First Round
2013	7-9-4	Tied at National Champ UCLA
2014	14-7-2	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2015	12-7-2	NCAA First Round
2016	7-12-1	Faced six ranked opponents
2017	9-8-3	Defeated #2 Florida at home
2018	8-10-1	Five shutout wins
2019	12-7-2	NCAA Second Round

Totals

270-218-49

15 NCAA Tournament appearances

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Friday, October 17

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Sunday, October 26

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Saturday, October 25

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Tuesday, October 21

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Sunday, October 19