WAYNE – A former Wildcat track and field standout has been hired in the role of Assistant Athletics Compliance Coordinator at WSC.
According to a release from Wayne State Athletics, Jadin Wagner received this opportunity thanks to a grant through the NCAA Women in Athletics and Ethnic Minorities program.
The grant provides funding for Wayne State to hire a person to assist in the area of compliance for 10 months. The position is designed as an apprenticeship for an individual to learn the unique responsibilities of a comprehensive compliance office and will be working side-by-side with Linda Anderson, Association Director of Athletics for Internal Affairs.
Anderson said, “I am excited to have Jadin working in the compliance office. Her business education and experience as a student-athlete brings fresh ideas and energy to the office. Jadin embraces the culture of compliance and she has proven herself to be a leader on the track and field team and with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.”
Wagner has two years of experience assisting Anderson in the Wildcat Athletic Department. She started as a student worker in September, 2020 and continued her work as a graduate intern in August, 2021 through May, 2022 while also gaining athletic experience working with game day operations and ticket management.
A graduate of Lawton-Bronson High School in Iowa, Wagner was a standout track and field athlete at Wayne State from 2017-2022. She was a three-time NCAA national qualifier and two-time All-NSIC thrower for the Wildcats. In the 2021 outdoor season, Wagner was an NCAA outdoor national qualifier in the hammer throw. As a freshman in 2018, Wagner earned All-NSIC honors in the shot put (2nd place / 47′ 9″) and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships while repeating the feat the following year (2019) during the indoor season taking third at the NSIC Indoor Championships (46′ 10 3/4″).
Wagner was also active in the WSC Student Athlete Advisory Committee, serving as President in 2021-22 and Vice-President during the 2020-21 school year.
Wagner earned her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State in August, 2020 in business administration/management and obtained her master’s degree from Wayne State in May, 2022 majoring in sport management.
