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| Wagner Seahawks | |
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| University | Wagner College |
| Conference | Northeast Conference (primary) MAAC (women's water polo) MAWPC (men's water polo) |
| NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
| Athletic director | Walt Hameline |
| Location | Staten Island, New York |
| Varsity teams | 24 |
| Football stadium | Hameline Field |
| Basketball arena | Spiro Sports Center |
| Baseball stadium | Richmond County Bank Ballpark |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
| Colors | Green and white[1] |
| Website | wagnerathletics |
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TheWagner Seahawks are composed of 23 teams representingWagner College in intercollegiate athletics. Sports sponsored for both men and women are basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, tennis, track & field (both indoor and outdoor, which the NCAA classifies as two separate sports for each sex), and water polo. Sports sponsored only for men are baseball and football. Women-only sports are fencing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, and triathlon, and field hockey.
The Seahawks compete in theNCAA Division IFootball Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of theNortheast Conference for all sports except water polo, in which the women compete in theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the men compete in theCollegiate Water Polo Association, and triathlon, in which all currently competing NCAA institutions are officially classified as independents.[2]
Walt Hameline, in 38 years (1982–present) as the director of athletics and 34 years as head football coach at Wagner (1981–2014), won the school's onlyNational Championship with a 19–3 victory over theUniversity of Dayton in the 1987NCAADivision IIIChampionship game (also known as the 1987Stagg Bowl). He was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 1987. During his 34-year coaching career, Hameline amassed an all-time record of 223–139–2 (.615) at Wagner College. Upon his retirement as head football coach following the 2014 regular season, those 223 victories ranked fifth among active head Football Championship Subdivision head coaches and remains in the top 10 among allDivision I-FCS coaches in the United States.
Notable Wagner sports coaches of the past include former Seton Hall University, NBA head coach and currentTV analystP.J. Carlesimo (head basketball coach 1976–1982), former Marquette University and Wagner head coachMike Deane,Jim Lee Howell (head football coach 1947–1953, who went on to become the head coach of theNew York Giants), and former University of Florida head football coachDan Mullen (assistant football coach 1994–1995). In 2019, two NFL coaches who had previously been Wagner assistant coaches were elevated to defensive coordinator positions. As of 2025, Lou Anarumo heads theIndianapolis Colts' defense, while Patrick Graham is defensive coordinator for theLas Vegas Raiders.
The football team's home venue is Hameline Field (designated in 2012) atWagner College Stadium, while thebasketball teams play their home games in theSpiro Sports Center's Sutter Gymnasium.
Six of Wagner's student athletes have been NEC Student-Athlete of the Year winners (2013–2018).
In March 2025, Wagner College fencer Red Sullivan was involved in a widely reported incident at the Cherry Blossom Open fencing tournament in Maryland. An opposing fencer, Stephanie Turner, refused to compete against Sullivan, who is a transgender woman, and was disqualified after kneeling in protest on the piste. The incident received national media attention and sparked debate over USA Fencing's policies on transgender athletes.[3][4][5] The institution shortly thereafter released a statement saying that Sullivan was no longer a part of the fencing team.[6] A congressional hearing was held over the incident, leading toUSA Fencing implementing a ban on trans women in women's fencing and Wagner College agreeing to comply with theTrump Administration regarding trans athletes.[7][8] Turner was subsequently awarded $5000 byRiley Gaines as a brand ambassador ofXX-XY Athletics.[9]
A member of theNortheast Conference, Wagner sponsors teams in 11 men's and 14 women's NCAA-sanctioned sports.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Bowling |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Football | Fencing |
| Fencing | Field Hockey |
| Golf | Golf |
| Lacrosse | Lacrosse |
| Swimming | Soccer |
| Tennis | Softball |
| Track and field[a] | Swimming |
| Water polo[b] | Tennis |
| Track and field[a] | |
| Triathlon | |
| Water polo[c] |
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