Bio

Graduate transfer from the University of Maryland ... spent the past four seasons as one of the top men's collegiate lacrosse players on the NCAA Division I level at the University of Maryland. Prior to his college career as one of the country's top attackmen, though, he was one of the nation's top triple-option quarterbacks at Lake Brantley High School in Florida ... While at Maryland, Bernhardt was a 2019 finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, which is collegiate lacrosse's version of the Heisman Trophy. He became only the third player in Terrapins' history to score 50 goals with 51 a year ago. This year, he had compiled 20 goals and 29 points before the coronavirus pandemic shortened the season. He was on pace for 43 goals in the regular season, which would have given him 154 for his career or only one off the program record of 155. He presently ranks as Maryland's fifth all-time leading scorer. The four-year starter helped lead Maryland to the 2017 National Championship as a freshman and was both a three-time All-American and two-time All-Big Ten selection ... During his prep football career, Bernhardt totaled more than 4,000 all-purpose yards and 30 touchdowns over his final two seasons running the triple option. As a senior, he rushed for 1,457 yards and 12 touchdowns and passed for 751 yards and six scores in 11 games, leading a Patriots offense that averaged 486 yards per game. He was an All-Central Florida football choice as a senior by the Orlando Sentinel ... Bernhardt had a storied career at Lake Brantley in lacrosse as well, surpassing 400 career points as a prep midfielder. He was an Under Armour All-American and USA Today All-USA First Team honoree his final year after totaling 56 goals and 59 assists. The three-time All-Central Florida selection led Team USA to the U-19 World Championship in 2016 when he was tabbed as the U-19 World Championships Most Valuable Player and named to the All-World Team. Bernhardt set Florida's all-time assists record ... The son of Catherine and the late Jim Bernhardt, Jared comes from an athletic family. His father played football and lacrosse at Hofstra and later became a longtime collegiate football coach and later an assistant for the NFL's Houston Texans. Two older brothers, Jake and Jesse, both played lacrosse at Maryland and were members of the 2018 USA Gold Medal Lacrosse Team who went on to play professionally in Major League Lacrosse and the Premier Lacrosse League. His brother Jesse is currently Maryland's defensive coordinator for men's lacrosse while Jake is an assistant coach at Vermont.