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The Wagner Seahawks are composed of 23 teams representing Wagner 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 the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference for all sports except water polo, in which the women compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the men compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association, and triathlon, in which all currently competing NCAA institutions are officially classified as independents.[2]
| Wagner Seahawks | |
|---|---|
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| University | Wagner College |
| Conference | NEC (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 | www |
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Teams
editA member of the Northeast 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 & diving | Soccer |
| Tennis | Softball |
| Track & field[a] | Swimming & diving |
| Water polo[b] | Tennis |
| Track & field[a] | |
| Triathlon | |
| Water polo[c] |
- ^ a b Track & field includes both the indoor and outdoor forms of the sport, which the NCAA classifies as two separate sports.
- ^ Competes in the varsity division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
- ^ Competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Notable alumni
edit- Andrew Bailey, former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher
- P.J. Carlesimo, NBA Head Coach, Wagner Basketball Head Coach 1976-1982
- Nick Dini, Major League Baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals
- Cam Gill, National Football League linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
References
edit- ^ "Wagner Graphic Identity". Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Wagner Seahawks". wagnerathletics.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
External links
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