Jane Wagner - Associate Athletic Director for Sport Administration - Staff Directory

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Jane Wagner

Title:
Associate Athletic Director for Sport Administration
Email:
Phone:
467-1445

Jane Wagner was elevated to the newly created Associate A.D. for Sport Administration position in June of 2024 after spending the last 13 years in Northwestern's compliance department.

"Elevating Jane into this role will have an immediate impact on the advancement of our Sport Administration program," said Deputy Director of Athletics (Administration and Policy)/Senior Woman Administrator, Janna Blais. "Jane's unwavering commitment to our student-athletes, along with her dedication to the betterment of our department, will allow her to flourish in this newly developed position. The thoughtful perspective that Jane brings to this job will be invaluable, and we look forward to her contributions to our leadership team."

"I have truly enjoyed my years at Northwestern, largely because of the people I've had the privilege to work with," said Wagner. "With this new role, I am committed to helping grow our department while supporting our amazing coaches and talented student-athletes every step of the way. I look forward to contributing to our shared success and fostering an environment where everyone can thrive."

With this newly created position as Associate A.D. for Sport Administration, Wagner will work with individual sport administrators to maintain consistency between programs and serve as the initial point of contact for all matters related to the respective administrators across all programs. She will be committed to improving the student-athlete experience by fostering high standards of integrity, athletic excellence, and academic success.

Wagner takes over this role having spent the last 13 years in Northwestern's compliance department, managing the day-to-day operations of the athletic compliance office that services all 19 Northwestern varsity sports programs. Wagner began at Northwestern in 2011, serving roles as the Director and Assistant Director of Compliance before being elevated to Assistant A.D. for Compliance in May of 2015, joining the department's senior leadership cabinet.

While most recently serving as the Associate A.D. for Compliance & Sport Administration since September of 2023, Wagner will continue to work with each program on declaring their playing and practice season, team's competition schedule, missed class time, team travel and work directly with the Committee on Athletics and Recreation (CAR) subcommittee.

Wagner will continue to serve as the primary sport administrator for Northwestern's softball and women's soccer programs. In 2023-24, Wagner began a four-year appointment as a member of the NCAA DI Softball Committee. In 2021-22, she began serving on the Big Ten Sports Management Council (SMC) and is SMC's liaison with women's soccer.

Wagner came to Northwestern in November of 2011 after spending a year at Rutgers University, where she served as the Assistant Director of Compliance. In her duties with the Scarlet Knights, she worked with all 24 sports programs and oversaw all day-to-day compliance aspects for Bylaws 11, 13, 16 and 17.

Wagner started her athletics administration career at DePaul University in October of 2000, during which she held various roles within the department. As the Assistant Director of Compliance/Event Coordinator, she provided assistance for the day-to-day athletics compliance operations for all of the 15 varsity sport programs as well as being the liaison with various University departments including admissions, financial aid and housing. Wagner coordinated all athletics special events for the Blue Demons and served as an NCAA Championship site representative for both women's basketball and women's lacrosse.

Wagner is a member of the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) and a lifetime member of the Iowa State Letterwinners Club. She is also a member of the Women Leaders in Sports organization, graduating from their Leadership Enhancement Institute in 2020 and their Institute for Administrative Advancement in 2014.

A native of Hartford, Wisconsin, Wagner was a four-year letterwinner in softball at Iowa State University. She was named All-Big Eight in 1994 and was a member of the league's All-Academic team in 1995. In 1997, she graduated with her Bachelor's Degree in Exercise & Sports Science, and in 2002 she earned a Master's Degree in Sport Management from Northern Illinois University.