Jesse Zabal enters her 10th year in the Loyola Athletics Department. Zabal joined the Wolf Pack Athletics Department in 2017 when she was hired as the Head Volleyball Coach, then she moved into an Assistant Athletic Director role, along with her head-coaching duties, in February 2021. She moved into a full-time Associate Athletic Director role in November of 2024, and was designated the Senior Woman Administrator in August of 2026. 
 

Zabal currently serves as compliance administrator for all 22 sports at Loyola for the department’s final year of NAIA membership. In her Associate AD/SWA capacity, she'll work in conjunction with Simpson on critical path projects and track matters related to strategic planning, policy, and practice, as well as act in a more student-athlete-facing role by advising SAAC and identifying other initiatives to support student-athlete development.
 

"Jesse has flourished in her dual role since we promoted her back in 2021," Simpson said. "She chose to focus on a career in administration and has a very bright future in our industry."
 

During Zabal’s coaching tenure, she amassed a 155-118 record to sit second all-time in program history for wins. Loyola had three 20-win seasons under Zabal, including an SSAC Regular-Season crown in 2021. She also guided the Wolf Pack to the NAIA National Championship tournament in 2023 for the first time since 2002, and that team's 26 wins that season were the most for the program since 2012.