Former Valparaiso head coach and two-time Atlantic 10 champion Miriam Wagner joined Purdue women’s swimming & diving as a volunteer assistant coach in August 2019.
Wagner is quite familiar with the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center, serving as an assistant senior swim coach with the Boilermaker Aquatics club in the fall of 2017 before being hired as the head coach of the men’s and women’s teams at Valparaiso in December of that year.
After a record-breaking career as a student-athlete at Duquesne University, Wagner served as the Dukes’ primary assistant coach for two seasons. She was responsible for overseeing the distance and mid-distance training groups. Duquesne finished as the runner-up in the 11-team Atlantic 10 in both of her seasons as an assistant (2015-16 and 2016-17).
Wager won the 400 individual medley at the Atlantic 10 Championships in 2011 and 2014. She demonstrated her versatility throughout her college career, winning A-10 medals in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke while also eclipsing program records in six events – 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 medley relay. She was a 12-time individual finalist at the conference championship meet and honored as a mid-major All-American by CollegeSwimming.com.
Wagner overcame an ACL injury that sidelined her from competition during the 2012-13 season, returning to form and winning her second A-10 title in the 400 IM as a senior the following year. After graduating, she served as an athletic trainer at a high school and performance coach in her hometown before returning to Pittsburgh to join the coaching staff at Duquesne.
As a two-time graduate from Duquesne, Wagner holds a bachelor’s degree in athletic training (2014) and master’s in sports business (2017). The Roanoke, Virginia, native was a member of the Director of Athletics honor roll, dean’s list and the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Wagner is quite familiar with the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center, serving as an assistant senior swim coach with the Boilermaker Aquatics club in the fall of 2017 before being hired as the head coach of the men’s and women’s teams at Valparaiso in December of that year.
After a record-breaking career as a student-athlete at Duquesne University, Wagner served as the Dukes’ primary assistant coach for two seasons. She was responsible for overseeing the distance and mid-distance training groups. Duquesne finished as the runner-up in the 11-team Atlantic 10 in both of her seasons as an assistant (2015-16 and 2016-17).
Wager won the 400 individual medley at the Atlantic 10 Championships in 2011 and 2014. She demonstrated her versatility throughout her college career, winning A-10 medals in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke while also eclipsing program records in six events – 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 medley relay. She was a 12-time individual finalist at the conference championship meet and honored as a mid-major All-American by CollegeSwimming.com.
Wagner overcame an ACL injury that sidelined her from competition during the 2012-13 season, returning to form and winning her second A-10 title in the 400 IM as a senior the following year. After graduating, she served as an athletic trainer at a high school and performance coach in her hometown before returning to Pittsburgh to join the coaching staff at Duquesne.
As a two-time graduate from Duquesne, Wagner holds a bachelor’s degree in athletic training (2014) and master’s in sports business (2017). The Roanoke, Virginia, native was a member of the Director of Athletics honor roll, dean’s list and the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.