Hiram College

Griffith enters his third season as head coach of the Hiram men's lacrosse program in 2026, having joined the Terriers after serving four seasons as head coach at Kenston High School.

In the 2025 season, the Terriers picked up three consecutive and gritty wins, including an 11-10 victory over Anderson University and a 9-8 victory over Heidelberg University. The Terriers capped the win streak with a 25-5 win over La Roche University. The Terriers were led by Ethan Maye,r who tallied 25 goals along with seven assists, and All-NCAC Third Team selection Ethan Bitong. 

In his first season at the helm in 2024, Griffith led the Terriers to record-setting victories over La Roche (27-1) and Mount St. Joseph (29-3), as well as key home non-conference wins over Bethany and Hilbert. Noah Pilgram earned All-NCAC Third Team honors under the leadership of Griffith.

During Griffith's time at Kenston (2019-2023), the program won two Western Reserve Conference titles and achieved the No. 3 seed for the region multiple times.

Prior to Kenston, Jason spent four years at the helm of the Shaker Heights High School program. Coach Griffith was the Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) Coach of the Year twice, leading the Shaker Heights boys to GCC titles in 2016 and 2018. The four years at Shaker saw numerous firsts for the program that included the school’s first Bob Scott Award winner and two-time High School All-American. It was a full revamping of the lacrosse program and has remained stable ever since.

Prior to Shaker Heights, Jason was the Offensive Coordinator at St. Edward High School for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Jason’s coaching resume also includes stints at the University of Delaware (Division I) in 2012, Hood College (Division III) for the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Western Reserve Academy in 2009, as well as Lindenwood University (Division II) and Rockwood Summit High School in 2008.
 
Coach Griffith is a Hudson, OH native who played his high school lacrosse for Western Reserve Academy before playing at the University of Delaware (2004 and 2005). A transfer to Ohio State in the fall of 2005 is what led Jason to coaching. He served as the President - Head Coach for the Buckeye club team. Jason still actively plays lacrosse with the Cleveland Lacrosse Club and the Cleveland Demons.

Coach Griffith lives in Solon with his wife (Allison), children (Jacob, Maxwell and Gwendolyn) and dog (Frankie).