Wagner College Women's Tennis

Marvin Azor took over as head coach the Wagner College cross country and track & field programs in July 2025. He first joined the Seahawks' coaching staff in September 2023 as an assistant coach. Azor takes over following the departure of longtime head coach Joe Stasi, leading the men’s and women’s cross country teams each fall, before guiding the track & field squads during the winter and spring seasons. Azor joined the Seahawks in August 2023 as an assistant coach, working primarily with jumpers and hurdlers. In two years on Grymes Hill, Wagner athletes set seven school records and earned 18 All-NEC honors. Azor also contributed to three NEC Championship teams and was part of three coaching staffs that earned Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. In addition to his on-field coaching duties, he was involved in recruiting, travel coordination, and facility coordination. Prior to Wagner, Azor served as an assistant coach at St. Francis College Brooklyn beginning in August 2021. While with the Terriers, he led the men's triple jump group to a national top-15 ranking and coached athletes to six school records, 10 IC4A/ECAC qualifying marks, and six All-Region honors. He also implemented academic support initiatives, including study hall and community service programs. Azor’s professional background also includes his time at the Park Slope Armory YMCA in Brooklyn, where he served as a sports coach and assistant to the coordinator. There, he helped increase summer program revenue, developed and launched the facility’s first youth track program, and trained new staff on best practices for working with children. A 2013 graduate of the University of New Haven, Azor holds a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management with a minor in Quantitative Analysis. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University.

Dolita Awala-Shaw joins the Wagner track and field staff in the fall of 2025 to work primarily with the program's sprinters.  A graduate of Brigham Young University in December 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies and Advertising, Awala-Shaw was also a member of the University's track and field team from Jan 2021 through May 2024.  Off the track, Awala-Shaw has worked in both marketing and communication settings, most recently as a marketing consultant with the Onyx Agency. Prior to that position, Awala-Shaw also worked with Movara Designs and JD Sports Fashion in graphic design and marketing, developing designs and campaigns to grow each brand. 

Azran arrives on Grymes Hill after serving as the Head Tennis Professional at Pretty Brook Tennis Club in Princeton, NJ. Originally from Israel, she was recruited to play Division I tennis at Auburn before transferring to Fresno State and UNLV where she would eventually graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology. 

Former Union County College men’s and women’s cross country and track & field head coach Kyle Duggan has been named as an assistant coach for the Seahawks’ track & field program. Duggan is no stranger to Grymes Hill. He graduated from Wagner College in 2015 with a Master’s degree in childhood education and special education. While with the Seahawks, he served as a graduate assistant with the track & field program. For his undergraduate years, Duggan attended UConn where he served as team captain for the track & field team for three years. He was also an All-Big East first teamer for three consecutive years and earned UConn’s Outstanding Senior Athlete Award in 2012. In between his coaching days with Wagner and Union County College, Duggan served as an FDNY firefighter while simultaneously working as a special education teacher in Brooklyn, NY. Duggan’s return to the track & field scene in September paved the way for his return to Wagner. The Staten Island native now joins Joe Stasi’s staff for the upcoming season.

Wagner College has announced the addition of veteran coach and accomplished former athlete Alberto Garcia to its cross country and track & field staff. Garcia brings decades of coaching and competitive experience to the Seahawks program, joining under the leadership of head coach Marvin Azor. "Wagner College has a rich tradition in cross country, track and field that was led by former coach Joe Stasi," said Garcia. "Wagner has always been a magnet for academic and athletic excellence. I am humbled and honored that Coach Azor asked me to join the program. I look forward to continuing the winning traditions in cross country and track & field at Wagner College.” Most recently, Garcia served on the coaching staff at Manhattan College, where he led the Jaspers’ jumpers to outstanding performances at both the Indoor and Outdoor MAAC Championships. His athletes scored 34 points indoors, including: Gold in the men’s long jump, silver in the men’s high jump, runner-up in the men’s triple jump. The team also earned men’s "Rookie of the Field" honors. At the Outdoor MAAC Championship, Garcia's group contributed to a third-place team finish, highlighted by a gold medal in the long jump and a bronze in high jump. On the women’s side, every athlete under his guidance recorded a personal best and qualified for the ECAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. His jumpers also helped secure a seventh-place team finish at the Indoor IC4A, scoring in both the long jump and high jump events. In 2025, Garcia coached six jumpers to qualify for the prestigious Penn Relays. Garcia's coaching resume includes stints at several respected programs. From 1988 to 1994, he served at LIU, and more recently, from 2021 to 2023, at St. Francis College Brooklyn. During his tenure at St. Francis, he played a key role in elevating the team’s performance across cross country, indoor, and outdoor seasons, with all runners achieving personal bests under his leadership. A cornerstone of Garcia’s coaching legacy was built at Notre Dame Academy (NDA) of Staten Island, where he served from 2008 to 2014 as an assistant before becoming head coach through 2021. While at the helm, Garcia led NDA to unprecedented success: Seven consecutive Indoor and Outdoor CHSAA City Championships A five-year unbeaten streak in cross country, indoor, and outdoor competition Five CHSAA Catholic High School State Titles in cross country The best finish ever by a CHSAA team at the NYS XC Federation Meet A win at the championship section of the XC Brown Invitational Annual appearances at Nationals, including an All-American DMR relay in 2019 (11:59) Over 50 titles during his tenure at NDA Garcia also co-founded the Island Express Youth XCTF team in Staten Island, developing youth talent in the region for many years. As an athlete, Garcia was a standout at Mount St. Michael Academy, where he: Won three CHSAA titles Finished as NYS runner-up in the indoor 1600m (1984) Clocked 4:12 in the 1600m and 12:37 on the 2.5-mile Van Cortlandt Park course—one of the fastest times ever by a Catholic-school athlete and still ranked top 25 all-time in CHSAA history. He went on to star at St. John's University, with personal bests of: 3:48 in the 1500m, 8:18 in the 3000m and 14:26 in the 5000m Garcia helped set a New York State Graduate Record in the 4x1500m relay and delivered a standout performance at the 1987 Big East Championships, scoring in the steeplechase, 5K, and 4x800m relay to help St. John's capture the team title. His competitive career peaked when he won the Metropolitan Mercedes Mile on Fifth Avenue in 1988 and captured the National 1500m title for Puerto Rico in 1989. Garcia comes from a true track & field dynasty. His wife, Youree Spence-Garcia, is a St. John’s University Hall of Famer, and her legacy continues through the annual Youree Spence-Garcia Invitational held at Ocean Breeze. All four of their daughters — Pariis, Brianne, Ariella, and Sofia — competed in Division I Track and Field, with two of them qualifying for the prestigious NCAA Regionals. The Garcia household isn’t just passionate about the sport — it lives and breathes it.