Coaching Staff

2010-2011 will be Jeff Cathrea and Brent Hoskins seventh season as Co-Head Coaches of the men’s lacrosse team at Simon Fraser University. Through six seasons, they have accumulated an impressive record of 67-23 (.744) and a PNCLL Conference record of 46-9 (.836). Under Cathrea and Hoskins, the Clan have appeared in the PNCLL Final Four Conference Championship each of the last six years, reaching the finals in 2005, 2007 and 2010 and winning back-to-back Conference Championships in 2008 and 2009. They have also led the Clan to three straight National Championship Tournament appearances, most recently playing in the 2010 MCLA Semi-Finals after reaching the Quarterfinals in 2008 and 2009. Since the inception of the program in 1996, Fraser has won an unprecedented eight (8) Conference Championships and ranks 5th all-time with ten (10) National Championship Tournament appearances.

In just six seasons, their teams have produced seventeen (17) All-Americans (5 x 1st Team All-Americans) and fifty-three (53) PNCLL All-Conference selections (24 x 1st Team All-Conference). Away from the field, both Cathrea and Hoskins place a great deal of emphasis on academics and their players have excelled in the classroom, producing the programs first nine (9) MCLA Scholar Athletes (Academic All-Americans) and maintaining the programs best academic record. In 2008, Cathrea and Hoskins set the school record for wins in a season with sixteen (16). They also hold the school record for wins in a career at fifty-seven (67) and were named PNCLL Coaches of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Additionally, under Cathrea and Hoskins leadership, Simon Fraser University became the first institution outside of the United States to be awarded the James “Ace” Adams Sportsmanship Award (District 11); an award given by the US Lacrosse Men’s Division Officials Council, College Officials Committee.

Outside of their success at the collegiate level, Cathrea and Hoskins have coached five (6) SFU players selected in National Lacrosse League (NLL) professional draft and two (2) Clan players who have gone to represent their countries at the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championships, including one player who also represented his country at the European Championships.

Both Cathrea and Hoskins have been involved with the Simon Fraser lacrosse program for almost its' entire fifteen year existence. Cathrea began as a player at Simon Fraser in 1997 where he would become a four-year starting Attackman and four-time Captain for the Clan. In forty-eight (48) games, Cathrea would amass an impressive 159 Goals, 51 Assists and 210 Points. This would be good for #4 All-Time in the Clan's record books for Goals and #5 All-Time in Points. This would also make Cathrea one of Simon Fraser’s most decorated lacrosse athletes being named a USILA East/West All-Star in 1998, three-time PNCLL 1st Team Conference All-Star (1998, 1999, 2000) and a USLIA 1st Team All-American in 2000. In 1999, Cathrea would also win the PNCLL Conference Scoring Title and be named to the USILA All-Tournament 1st Team on route to becoming the USILA Tournament Offensive MVP.

Cathrea and Hoskins played two seasons together for the Clan (1999-2000) helping produce Simon Fraser's best season to date: placing 2nd in the USILA after losing a heartbreaker 15-11 to Colorado State University in the 1999 National Championship Final.

After joining Cathrea as a teammate at Simon Fraser in 1999, Hoskins would start on Defense for the Clan each of the next four seasons and be named a Captain in his Junior and Senior year (2001, 2002). A two-time SFU Defensive MVP, he would also earn PNCLL Conference All-Star honors and be named a USLIA 2nd Team All-American in 2001. In 48 games, Hoskins averaged 6.5 groundballs per game and posted an impressive 150 groundballs in 15 games his junior season (2001). Following the end of his playing Career in 2002, Hoskins would become the Clan’s Defensive Coordinator for the 2003 season and helped guide the team to its sixth PNCLL Championship in the programs first seven seasons. Hoskins would be named an Assistant Coach in 2004 before re-uniting with Cathrea and taking the reigns as Co-Head Coaches in 2005.

Both former Student Presidents of the Lacrosse Club at Simon Fraser, Cathrea (Club President ’98-’00) and Hoskins (Club President ’00-02) bring a wealth of organizational experience to lacrosse and the Clan have continued to represent the highest level of field lacrosse north of the 49th Parallel outside of Canada's National Team programs. Together they have founded “Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse” an amateur sports organization designed to train players in a high performance environment to best prepare them for a collegiate field lacrosse career. They are founded the “Maple Leaf Awards Dinner,” an annual event that celebrates youth and collegiate field lacrosse in British Columbia and are founding Directors of the Simon Fraser Lacrosse Endowment Fund. Each of these initiatives is the first of its kind in Canada and continues to lead the growth of Canada's National Sport.

Under their tenure, Simon Fraser has truly played a national schedule with trips to Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington, in addition to playing opponents from Florida, Illinois, and Rhode Island. Cathrea and Hoskins have re-built the team to a top-25 performer and molded the Clan back into a National contender, climbing as high as No. 2 in both the CollegeLAX.us and MCLA Lax Mag Polls and finishing the last three seasons ranked in the MCLA’s Top 5. They have also scheduled scrimmages versus Canada and England's U19 National Teams and defeated NCAA Division II opponent, University of Notre Dame De Namur, in the fall of 2008.

Cathrea and Hoskins draw recruits to Simon Fraser on a national level both in Canada and the United States, with players having hailed from BC, Alberta, California, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Texas, Massachusetts and New York. The majority of players at Simon Fraser have been recruited to play varsity lacrosse, with players choosing to play for the Clan over mid-range NCAA Division I programs or high-level Division II and III teams. The Clan’s roster has featured top players from the Alberta, BC, Ontario and Saskatchewan U19 Provincial teams and three players who were named to Canada's Top 60 U19 Selection Camp in 2007. Both Cathrea and Hoskins continue to travel to top tournaments throughout North America and have attended numerous recruiting events including tournaments in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. They were also invited by Gary Gait, legendary Hall of Fame player and Head Coach of Canada’s U19 Men’s National Team for the 2008 ILF World Championships, to be off-field evaluators for Team Canada’s U19 Western Try-Out Camp and on-field coaches for Canada's Final U19 Selection Camp in 2007.

Cathrea and Hoskins run the "Selects Lacrosse Inc.,” an amateur sports organization and elite lacrosse development program for student-athletes at the high school level that focuses on combing excellence on the field with academic achievement. Their elite touring teams attend top college recruiting tournaments throughout North America, helping to place over 40% of graduating players in collegiate field lacrosse program. Cathrea and Hoskins also run the "SFU Lacrosse Camps” that draw over 200 youth athletes each summer, while Cathrea operates “Catch 22 La-X-Training & Conditioning,” a lacrosse specific training and conditioning program with clients at the youth, collegiate and professional levels.

Cathrea holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Simon Fraser in Kinesiology (’00). In addition to being Director of Operations for Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse, Cathrea also serves as Director of Active Rehabilitation for both The Performance Institute and Performax Health Group and is the Proprietor of Catch 22 La-X-Training & Conditioning. Hoskins graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Simon Fraser in Sociology and Anthropology (’03) and became the Executive Director of Selects Lacrosse Inc. in 2009 after successfully fulfilling senior level positions in both the private and public sectors for over ten years. Hoskins also serves as Vice President of the PNCLL Executive Board and sits on the MCLA’s Division I All-American Selection Committee. Both live in Greater Vancouver.

COACHING RECORD

6 seasons (2005-present)

Season Won Lost Percent Finish Conference Won Lost Percent Finish
2005 10 5 .667 - PNCLL 8 2 .833 2nd
2006 8 5 .615 - PNCLL 4 4 .500 3rd
2007 9 2 .818 23 PNCLL 7 2 .778 2nd
2008 16 2 .889 #5 -- MCLA Quarterfinals PNCLL 10 0 1.000 1st
2009 14 1 .933 #5 -- MCLA Quarterfinals PNCLL 11 0 1.000 1st
2010 10 8 .556 #4 -- MCLA Semi-Finals PNCLL 6 1 .833 2nd
Career 67 23 .744 PNCLL 46 9 .836

Cathrea and Hoskins Team / Player Acievements:

Cathrea and Hoskins All-Time vs. Opponents:

Arizona 0-1 Idaho 5-0 Sonoma State 1-0
Arizona State 2-1 Illinois 1-0 Texas A&M 1-0
Boise State 4-0 Lindenwood 1-0 Texas Tech 1-0
Brigham Young 1-3 Loyola Marymount 0-1 Utah 1-1
California Davis 1-0 Michigan 0-1 Utah State 1-0
Cal Poly 1-1 Michigan State 0-1 Virginia Tech 1-0
Chapman 0-3 Montanan 4-0 Washington 7-1
Chico State 1-0 Oregon 6-5 Washington State 3-0
Colorado 0-1 Oregon State 8-2 Western Washington 3-0
Colorado State 1-1 Pacific Lutheran 1-0 Westminster 1-0
Gonzaga 5-0 Portland State 1-0
Florida State 2-0 Rhode Island 2-0