Ian Jones was named named Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at Wagner College in July 2019.
A native of Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland, Jones will oversee the day-to-day supervision of a six-person staff in support of Wagner's 25-sport athletic program.
"I'm excited to have Ian join the Seahawk athletic family," said Wagner Athletic Director Hameline. "He has a track record of improving the strength and overall fitness levels of athletes with his experiences at a host of athletic organizations and in a variety of sports and different places, including the NFL. the Big 10 and the SEC. I'm confident that our student-athletes will benefit greatly by Ian's addition to our staff."
Jones brings an extensive and varied strength and conditioning background to the Seahawks, most recently with the USA Women's National Rugby team where he served as the head of physical performance for the USA Women's Eagles 15s.
Jones also boasts experience within the professional football ranks. In addition to a stint as the head strength and conditioning coach with the Alliance of American Football (AAF) League's Salt Lake Stallions, Jones has been a member of two NFL organizations.
After spending three months in the spring of 2016 as a seasonal strength and conditioning coach with the Cleveland Browns, Jones joined the Houston Texans, where, from May 2016 to February 2018, he served as assistant strength and conditioning coach.
For nearly three years, from August 2013 to March 2016, Jones was on staff at Penn State University as assistant strength and conditioning coach, where he primarily worked with the Nittany Lions' field hockey and rugby programs.
He has also held positions on the campuses of Eastern Michigan University, where he was a sports performance intern for the Eagles, and with the University of South Carolina, where he worked extensively with the Gamecocks' football, track & field and men's soccer teams.
His broad fitness training background stretches back to his native Europe and includes stints on the strength and conditioning staffs of the London Welsh Rugby Football Club, Irish Hockey Association and the Cork Gaelic Athletic Association.
Jones holds an undergraduate degree from University College Cork, the national university of Ireland, as well as a post-graduate certificate from London's Middlesex University.
Additionally, Jones holds professional membership with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA), and is an approved CSCCA-SCCC mentor.
Jones and his wife, Madeleine, who serves as head athletic trainer for New York's XFL team, will reside in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area.
