A.J. Firestone, one of the most consistent and productive punters in Wagner history and a member of the Seahawks’ 2012 and 2014 NEC championship teams, enters his second year on staff in the role of operations director.
At Wagner, Firestone is entrusted with the important function of coordinating a myriad of non-coaching aspects of the Seahawk football program, including budget, team travel, team meals, summer camps and housing program. Other duties include game day management as well as handling the coordination and planning of team events and special projects.
In his role, Firestone interfaces with the college's faculty and staff as well as the athletic department's facilities, marketing and media relations offices.
A 2015 Wagner graduate, the Mercersburg, PA native, who began his collegiate career at Penn State, was a Second-Team All-NEC punter in both 2013 and 2014. For his career, Firestone punted the ball 168 times with a 37.9 yard average, with a long of 57 yards recorded at FIU (9/6/15).
For his career, he had 48 punts downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line, 27 that were fair caught and another 18 that went into the end zone for touchbacks.
Firestone, who earned his degree while majoring in mathematics, was a three-time member of the NEC Academic Honor Roll. In addition to his duties with the Seahawk football staff, he is pursuing a Master’s of Business Administration degree.
His given first name is Albert.
