JAGUAR COACH PROFILES
Scott Cater
Varsity Head Coach
Coach Cater, a math teacher at Jefferson, is the longest tenured and winningest boys high school lacrosse coach in Minnesota. He began coaching Breck School in 1997 and started the Bloomington Jefferson team the following year, 1998. He’s been coaching the Jaguars ever since. Under his tenure Jefferson has won the 2000 and 2003 MBSLA State Championships and was MSHSL State Runner up in 2015. He also coached the Jaguars to 3rd place finishes in 1999, 2001, 2004. His current overall win-loss record is 274-143, with 270-140 at Jefferson and 4-3 at Breck. 23 of his 30 seasons have ended with a winning record and 15 of them have had 10+ wins, a strong accomplishment during our 13 game regular seasons. Coach Cater has earned recognition as 2003 USLacrosse Coach of the Year, 2007 3M Excellence in Coaching Award, 2016 MSHSL Section 6 Coach of the Year, and 2018 USLacrosse Man of the Year and 2023 MSHSBLA Hall of Fame and 2024 MSHSL Statewide Coach of the Year. 2026 Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame nominee. He has served as president of the coaches association where he co-authored the MBSLA bylaws to formalize the league and help expand the growth of the high school game. Coach Cater was instrumental in getting MSHSL and individual school districts to adopt lacrosse. He volunteered his time to the Chaska/Chanhassen Youth Lacrosse Association (C3YLA). For C3YLA he was Director of Girls Coaching, head coach of numerous teams, ran camps and clinics for both players and coaches to grow the game in his community. Coach Cater also led the off-season training for Chanhassen high school girls lacrosse for many years. Additionally, he coached club lacrosse with MN Elite as a lead goalie coach and tournament team coach. Coach Scott Cater has dedicated himself to the game and to supporting its ongoing growth for both boys and girls.
Riley Boehm
Varsity Offensive Coordinator
Ryan Gillard
Varsity Defensive Coordinator
Aydan Rasthabandith
JV Head Coach