Jim Tursi

Biography

Jim Tursi enters his 16th year at Lewis & Clark College in the fall of 2025. He has served as the head women's soccer coach since 2010 and has worked with the program since it returned to the varsity level in 2022. Tursi was tabbed to lead men's soccer in their return to varsity play in October of 2021. The 2022 season was the program's first varsity season since the Fall of 1991. He served as the men's soccer head coach from the program's first three seasons, before being named the Director of Soccer in 2025. He will continue to work with the men's program for the 2025 season but former assistant coach Fraser Morrison will lead the team as head coach. Tursi is a staple in the Pacific Northwest soccer scene after spending nearly 50 years in the area as a player and coach. Over the course of his 30+ seasons of collegiate coaching, he has amassed over 350 career victories, won 11 conference titles and been named Coach of the Year five times.