Head Coach
Springfield '93
A new era of St. John’s lacrosse beings as Jason Miller enters his first year at the
helm of the Red Storm lacrosse program.
On Sept. 1, 2007, Miller was named the third head coach in St.
John’s lacrosse history.
“To be the third head lacrosse coach at St. Johns University
means a great deal to me,” remarked Miller. “It means that a lot of
hard work and sacrifice has finally paid off for me personally.
Professionally, I was enticed by the chance to build a program from
the ground up. In evaluating the opportunity, I couldn’t find any
reasons why we wouldn’t be successful at St. Johns.”
Miller comes to St. John’s after spending three seasons as the
top assistant coach of the University of Massachusetts lacrosse
program. While on the sidelines for the Minutemen, he worked with
the defense and face-off units helping lead the team to its first
ever NCAA national title game in 2006. During the NCAA semifinal
contest last season, the UMass defense held Maryland, one of the
nation’s strongest offensive teams, to just five goals. Under the
tutelage of Miller, two Minutemen earned All-America honors,
including Jack Reid, who was a finalist for the Schmeisser Award as
the nation’s top defenseman. Reid was a first round draft pick in
the Major League Lacrosse Draft in June.
Prior to his time at Massachusetts, Miller coached at Army from
2000-03, where he helped lead the Black Knights to a 24-20 record
in three seasons. Army won two Patriot League titles and earned a
NCAA tournament berth in 2003 for the first time since 1997. Prior
to Army, Miller spent one season as an assistant coach at the
Rochester Institute for Technology, where the Tigers advanced to
the quarterfinals of the 2000 NCAA Division III tournament.
From 1997-99, Miller served as a graduate assistant at
Springfield College in Massachusetts while earning his masters
degree in education with a concentration in athletic
administration. In 1998, Springfield captured the ECAC Division III
championship.
Miller played defense on the Springfield lacrosse team and
graduated in 1993 with a degree in sports management.
Miller and his entire family have made a commitment to
education. His father, Richard, is the President of Hartwick
College in Oneonta, N.Y., and his mother, Barbara, is a former
English teacher. Miller’s wife, Mary, has been a school teacher on
Long Island and in Massachusetts. The couple has two children, Liam
(1) and a newborn daughter Maggie.