A new era of St. John's lacrosse began on Sept. 1, 2007 as Jason Miller was named the third head coach in St. John's lacrosse history. In 2007-08, Miller enters his second year at the helm of this promising program.

"To be the 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."

In his first year at St. John's, Miller made significant steps in rebuilding the Red Storm lacrosse tradition. On March 31, 2007, Miller led the Red Storm to a 6-4 win over Rutgers, earning the first conference victory for the program since its reinstatement in 2005.

Miller's 5-8 overall record and 2-5 league record as a first-year head coach was a Red Storm lacrosse program-best thus far. Under his tutelage, the Red Storm was ranked as high as sixth in the country in man-down defense with at least seven athletes ranked among the NCAA top-100. With his leadership, St. John's garnered its first ever all-conference honoree in then-junior Tom Michaelsen, who made the ECAC's second team all-conference list.

Miller came 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, the UMass defense held Maryland, one of the nation's strongest offensive teams, to just five goals. The Minutemen's road to the national championship game was arguably the toughest in the history of the tournament as Massachusetts defeated No. 2 Hofstra, No. 3 Cornell and No. 4 Maryland before facing No. 1 Virginia in the Finals, as an unseeded contender.

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 2006. He was also the first first team All-America defenseman in UMass history.

In 2005, Miller and the Minutemen ended Syracuse's 22-year streak of consecutive Final Four appearances with a 16-15 victory over the Orange in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Minutemen were 33-15 in the three years Miller spent at Massachusetts, posting a 20-3 home record. Miller's time with the Red Storm has been just as successful, as St. John's went 4-1 on its home turf in 2007.

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. Miller learned from the best as he assisted National Lacrosse Hall of Famer, Jack Emmer, the NCAA's all-time win leader with 326 career victories.

Prior to Army, Miller spent one season as an assistant coach at the Rochester Institute of 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 spent the first two years of his coaching career at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. from 1995-97.

A native of Rochester, N.Y., 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 lives in Rockville Centre, N.Y. and has two children, Liam (2) and a daughter Maggie (1).