Wagner College Athletics

Melody Javaheri has the distinction of becoming the first volleyball player in Wagner history to be voted into the Wagner Hall of Fame. The primary setter on the Seahawks' only Northeast Conference (NEC) Volleyball Championship Team in 1997, the Edmund, OK native was a three-year captain and floor general who set school records in assists (3,478), matches played (122) and games played (435). During a career which spanned from 1996 to 1999, Javaheri also finished her stellar Wagner career ranked fourth in school history in both aces (132) and digs (994 digs). Her 1,164 assists as a sophomore in 1997 are ranked No. 1 in school history while her 1,111 assists as a senior in 1999 are second, and she is the only Seahawk to ever achieve a pair of 1,000-assist seasons. As a junior, in 1997, Javaheri recorded 796 assists which rank No. 4 on the Seahawk all-time single-season list. Her 60 assists against Central Connecticut (10/4/97) are the most in a single game in school history. Regarded as an athlete who made those around her better, Javaheri's school-record 3,478 career assists are 806 more than the second-ranked player. She was a Second-Team All-NEC choice as a junior in 1998 and earned a spot on the 1997 NEC All-Tournament Team. In leading Wagner to its first, and only NEC Volleyball Championship, Javaheri played a significant role in leading the Seahawks to a pair of upsets over top-seeded Saint Francis U, first in Round 3 of the winner's bracket, and then in the title game itself (15-7, 15-5, 10-15, 15-9).