Ken Jacome Named Pima Community College Athletic Director
TUCSON, AZ –The Pima Community College Athletics Department has a new leader. Ken Jacome, PCC's baseball head coach for the past six years, has been named as the College's new Athletic Director. He is replacing
Jim Monaco, who served as PCC's Athletic Director since 2018, and is retiring this year.
Jacome is 214-90 in six seasons of leading the PCC baseball team. He will remain as the program’s head coach for the upcoming year.
“I am honored to accept the Athletic Director’s position at Pima Community College,” Jacome said. I look forward to partnering with the coaches and staff to build upon the success of this department. The last six years as the baseball coach have been very rewarding and I’m excited for the opportunity now to have a positive impact on over 300 student-athletes.”
"We are thrilled to welcome Ken Jacome as PCC's next Athletic Director," said Interim Chancellor Dolores Duran Cerda. "After successfully leading our nationally recognized baseball program, Ken will provide outstanding leadership in continuing PCC's tradition of producing student-athletes who succeed both in competition and in the classroom. "
Jacome earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Physical Education from Oklahoma City University. He graduated from Rincon/University High School.
He coached the Pueblo High School baseball team from 1995-1996 before becoming a volunteer assistant at the University of Arizona from 1997-1998. Jacome started the baseball program at El Paso Community College and led the Tejanos to three Western Junior College Athletic Conference titles (2001, 2002 and 2004.) He accumulated a record of 207-122-2 in six seasons (1999-2004.)
Jacome was an assistant coach for the 2002 USA Junior National Team, which captured the bronze medal in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Jacome joined the baseball staff at the University of New Mexico as the pitching coach in 2004, and then infield coach/recruiting coordinator in 2009. He stayed with the Lobos for 14 years.
Contact:
Raymond SuarezPima Community College
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