FAMILIAR BEGINNINGS
Assistant varsity lacrosse coach Jason Leneau talks about his experiences and the values he learned from Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, an institution whose philosophy echoes a similar message to that of 10600 Preston Road. He also shares what it feels like to play two DI sports, winning a national championship in one of them.
Being at one place for so many years, such as my 12-year time at Boys’ Latin, the world gets pretty small and you start to make really meaningful connections. I’ll just remember great pieces of advice from my old high school and college coaches, and those memories still resonate with me as I coach the young men at St. Mark’s.
GROUND BALL Leneau (above) invested a lot of his athletic time to the Boys’ Latin School of Maryland’s prestigous lacrosse program. GOING FOR SIX In addition to lacrosse, Leneau (left) played varsity football in high school. After high school, Leneau left the sport to focus on lacrosse and wrestling.
The first time I ever met with a college lacrosse coach was at Bucknell University. He only asked me a few things, then he just told me, ‘You’re too small to play Division I lacrosse.’ That just ignited a fire under me. I got a chance to meet him later on, and he asked me if I wanted to pursue a lacrosse opportunity with him, but in that same conversation, I met my future Virginia coach Dom Starsia, who I won a national championship with.
COACHING THEM UP Before coming here to coach lacrosse, Leneau was an assistant coach at Chapman University, a private university in Orange, California. He served the Panthers from 2012 to 2017, earning a 96-23 record over those six years.
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Interview Arjun Khatti Photos Courtesy Jason Leneau
