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Jason Childs

  • Title
    Head Coach
  • Phone
    240-895-3291
  • Email
    jlchilds@smcm.edu
  • Year at SMCM
    Ninth Season
  • Hometown
    Baltimore, Md.
  • Alma Mater
    Dickinson '01

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

  • 57-66 (.463%) in eight seasons
  • 1 x NCAA Tournament Appearance
  • 2 x United East Tournament Championship 
  • 1 x C2C Tournament Appearance 
  • 1 x CAC Tournament appearance
  • 2019 USILA DIII Senior All Star game head coach

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

  • 3 USILA Scholar All-Americans
  • 4 USILA All-Americans
  • 1 Maverik Men's Lacrosse DIII Media All-American
  • 2 United East Conference Player's of the Year
  • 2 United East Conference Rookie's of the Year
  • 1 United East Conference Defensive Player of the year
  • 19 All-United East 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
  • 3-25 (.107) 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 Great Mills with wife, Mary, and children, Elizabeth Ann, Jackson, and Katy
SCHOOL SEASON OVERALL CONFERENCE POSTSEASON
PRESBYTERIAN 2006
(Inaugural Season)
2-9
2007 3-11
2008 0-11
2009 1-11
6-42
MERCER 2011
(Inaugural Season)
1-12
2012 1-13
2-25
SHORTER 2013 7-7
2014 7-7
2015 7-7
21-21
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE 2016 4-9 2-6
2017 1-14 1-7
2018 5-12 2-6
2019 10-8 3-3 Capital Athletic Conference First Round (No. 4 seed)
2020 5-3 0-0 Season shortened by COVID-19 pandemic
2021 3-10 1-5 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Semifinals (No. 4 seed)
2022 14-4 4-1 United East Conference Tournament Runners-Up (No. 2 seed)
2023 15-6 5-0 United East Conference Regular-Season Champions
United East Conference Tournament Champions (No. 1 seed)
NCAA Tournament (Second Round)
2024 14-7 5-0 United East Conference Regular-Season Champions
United East Conference Tournament Champions (No. 1 seed)
NCAA Tournament (Second Round)
71-73 19-28
OVERALL CAREER RECORD
(Updated 2/8/25)
100-161 19-28  



































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