Erin Meagher graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 2005 with 11 varsity letters before attending Manhattan College as a dual-sport, Division I athlete.
As a member of the Jaspers Women’s Soccer Team, Erin had the opportunity to play under Coach Sean Driscoll and was a 2x MAAC All-Academic Team selection. As a member of Manhattan’s Women’s Track and Field program, Erin was mentored by Coach Sara Vergote. Erin was a member of three Indoor and three Outdoor MAAC Championship teams and was selected to three MAAC All-Academic Teams. Erin was also an individual MAAC Champion, winning the 2007 women’s steeplechase title and was a top-10 finisher at the 2008 MAAC Cross Country Championships.
Erin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise with a minor in Biology and concentration in Physical Therapy in May 2009.
Upon graduation, Erin worked with several strength and conditioning organizations and as a strength and condition coach with different clubs and teams before moving into coaching. Erin serves as both a soccer coach with Cedar Stars Academy as well as a lacrosse coach and Club Director of DK3 Lacrosse.
Erin’s first high school coaching position was at St Joseph by-the-Sea High School, where she coached both soccer and lacrosse. In 2014, Erin lead the Vikings Girls Soccer team to the CHSAA City Championship.
In 2015, Erin moved to Xaverian to teach both Living Environment and Physical Education and was given the opportunity to build the first Clippers’ girls' soccer and lacrosse programs.
In their first year of competition, the 2016 Xaverian JV Girls Soccer Team won the first JV girls title in Xaverian history, followed by varsity championships in 2019, 2020, and 2021, making appearances in the CHSAA State Championship Final in 2017 and 2019. The Xaverian Girls Soccer program has played in city championship games in six of its seven years of existence, with over 25 All-League player selections and 3 All-State selections.
In 2017, Erin coached the first Xaverian Girls' Varsity Lacrosse Team, which won the first Xaverian Girls’ Varsity City Championship in the school’s history. The lacrosse team won two more CHSAA City Championships in 2018 and 2019. The Xaverian Girls' Lacrosse Team has played in the city championship game every single year it has been in existence.
In addition to coaching the Varsity Girls' Lacrosse Team, Erin also coaches the JV Girls' Lacrosse Team. In 2022, the CHSAA started its first JV Girls Lacrosse League, where JV teams were finally given the opportunity to compete for a city championship. The Clippers won the inaugural CHSAA JV Girls Lacrosse City Championships, upholding the championship tradition started by the varsity program.
“To be trusted to start two sports programs at Xaverian has been an honor and a responsibility that I do not take lightly. It has been an absolute privilege to work with these talented student-athletes day in and day out, and I look forward to keeping the Xaverian tradition of excellence alive for many years to come,” said Coach Erin Meagher.
