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St. Mary's College of MD-Men's Lacrosse St. Mary's College of MD-Men's Lacrosse

Head Coach Jason Childs

Jason Childs became the 10th head coach in the history of the Seahawk men's lacrosse program in August 2015. Childs brought 10 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels before taking the reins of his first Division III team.

AT ST. MARY'S

  • 42-60(.41%) in eight seasons
  • 1 x United East Tournament Championship 
  • 1 x C2C Tournament Appearance 
  • 1 x CAC Tournament appearance
  • USILA DIII Senior All Star game head coach 

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

  • 2 USILA Scholar All-Americans
  • 1 USILA All-American
  • 1 Maverik Men's Lacrosse DIII Media All-American
  • 1 United East Conference Player of the Year
  • 1 United East Conference Rookie of the Year
  • 10 All-United East Athletic Conference Selections 
  • 3 All-C2C Athletic Conference Selections
  • 2 All-Capital Athletic Conference Selections
  • 84 student-athletes named to CAC All-Academic Team (through 2020 season)

AT SHORTER UNIVERSITY

  • Helped the Hawks transition from NAIA into a successful NCAA Division II program
  • 21-21 (.500) in three seasons
  • Man-down defensive unit ranked 8th in 2015 (first season as NCAA member)
  • Concluded first season on five-game win streak

AT MERCER UNIVERSITY

  • Started the state of Georgia’s first Division I lacrosse program in 2009
  • 2-25 (.074) in two seasons

AT PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

  • Started the men’s lacrosse program and guided the Blue Hose transition from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I status
  • 6-42 (.125) in four seasons

AT LIMESTONE COLLEGE

  • Served as an assistant coach for two seasons
  • 26-2 (.929) in two seasons
  • Finished as the national runner-up at 2004 NCAA Division II Tournament 
  • Won 2004 Deep South Conference title

PLAYING CAREER

  • Four-year starter and two-year team captain as an attackman and midfielder at Dickinson College
  • Set a school and Centennial Conference record for assists in a game with 11 while also posting the second-best single-game scoring performance of 12 points (1g, 11a) vs. Susquehanna University (3/22/00)
  • Unsung Hero Award as a sophomore
  • Graduated 5th in career assists (64) and sixth all-time with 108 points (44g, 64a)
  • Currently ranks 9th in assists and 17th in points in the Red Devil record books

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's in American studies from Dickinson College in 2001

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Lives in Lexington Park with wife, Mary, and children, Elizabeth Ann, Jackson, and Katy