Jason Ouellet enters his third season at the helm of the WestConn men’s lacrosse team after serving two years as an assistant to coach Rick McCarthy.

Ouellet guided the Colonials to an overall record of 6-9 in 2006 (2-4 in the Little East Conference) and improved to 10-8 in 2007 (3-3 LEC).

Ouellet graduated from Avon Old Farms in 1997 where he played hockey and lacrosse. He was named to the All-Founders League during his senior year.

He went on to star in lacrosse at Hobart College and captained the team during his senior campaign in 2001. He was named to the Patriot League All-Star First Team in 2000 and 2001 and appeared in the North/South All-Star game.

The Cheshire resident coached for two seasons at Yale University following graduation from Hobart.