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Lynchburg, VA -- Randolph College has appointed Alexis Wagner as the WildCats new head women's lacrosse coach effective September 1st.
Wagner has coached at both the college and high school level during her coaching career. She served as assistant coach at Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts from 2004-2007. At Merrimack, Wagner assisted in all phases of the women's lacrosse program including organizing and coaching practices, scouting opponents, and recruiting potential student-athletes. Wagner was instrumental in leading the Warriors to becoming a national power at the Division II level. During her three seasons as assistant coach, Merrimack became nationally ranked for the first time in school history and broke over 16 school records. Wagner also coached four second team All-American players at Merrimack.
In 2008, Wagner switched to the high school ranks serving as the head lacrosse coach at Austin Prep in Reading, MA. At Austin Prep, Wagner was responsible for establishing and organizing a program that was in just their second year of existence.
"Coach Wagner's enthusiasm and passion for the sport is contagious," said WildCat Athletics Director Tina Hill. "We're excited to have her join our team and build our women's lacrosse program into an ODAC championship contender."
Wagner also enjoyed an accomplished playing career starting with her time at Lawrence Academy in Groton, MA. She played four years at Lawrence before enrolling at Elmira College in upstate New York where she played three seasons at the Division III institution. Wagner finished her undergraduate degree in communications with a concentration in marketing at Merrimack in 2007.
"I could not be more excited about joining the Randolph College community," commented Wagner. "I feel with my experience as well as the talent at Randolph that we will be able to build not only a strong team, but also a well rounded group of individuals.
CONTACT: Vince Scalzo, Sports Information Director
