Jim Catanzaro
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant vice-president for athletics & head coach |
| Team | Lake Forest |
| Conference | MWC |
| Record | 106–60 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1978 (age 47–48) Rome, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Greenville University (2000) West Virginia University (2002) Wingate University Liberty University (2022) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1996, 1998–1999 | Greenville |
| Basketball | |
| 1997–2000 | Greenville |
| Tennis | |
| 1997–1999 | Greenville |
| Soccer | |
| 1997c. Late 1990s | Greenville |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2000–2002 | Glenville State (DL/RC/S&C) |
| 2003–2005 | Wingate (DL/S&C) |
| 2006–2008 | Lake Forest (DC) |
| 2009–present | Lake Forest |
| Men's lacrosse | |
| 2007–2011 | Lake Forest |
| Women's lacrosse | |
| 2012–2014 | Lake Forest |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–2021 | Lake Forest (assistant AD) |
| 2021–2022 | Lake Forest |
| 2022–2025 | Lake Forest (assoc. AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 106–60 (football) |
| Tournaments | 0–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 MWC (2012, 2021–2022, 2024) | |
| Awards | |
| Football 3× MWC Coach of the Year (2012, 2021, 2024) | |
Jim Catanzaro (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant vice-president for athletics and head football coach for Lake Forest College, positions he has held since 2026 and 2009, respectively.[1] He also coached for Glenville State and Wingate.[2][3] He played college football, basketball, tennis, and soccer for Greenville.[4]
Catanzaro served as the athletic director for Lake Forest from 2021 to 2022.[5] He also began the school's men and women's lacrosse teams.
