Jamie Varney concluded her first season as an assistant coach of Finger Lakes in 2011-2012.

Varney was a 1993 graduate of Finger Lakes. During her years (1991-93) at Finger Lakes, she was a member of the Woodsmen team (she was voted team captain during her second year at the college) all while earning her Associates in Applied Science (dual degrees) in Natural Resource Conservation and Conservation Law Enforcement. As a Woodsmen team member, she was part of several championship competition wins, including the Annual Spring Championship, which the team won both years while she attended the college.

After college, Varney competed in Professional Timbersports competitions throughout the states of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York as well as Canada from 1992-96. During those years, she was a regular competitor at the New York State Open Championship, held in Boonville, NY, where she placed 1st in the Log Roll, Bow Saw, Chainsaw, and Axe Throw several times.

Prior to joining the Finger Lakes staff and after competing for several years outside of the college ranks, Varney served as a volunteer at competitions held at Finger Lakes. She also played in the Women’s Professional Football League momentarily in 2000-01 for the New York Galaxy.

Varney currently owns her own interior painting contracting business called Affordable Interiors.