Central College Athletics

Women's track and field

Wagner received all-America distinction five times, capping her Central track and field career by setting an NCAA Division III record with 4,943 points in winning the 2004 heptathlon crown after finishing second in 2003 and third in 2002. She also placed sixth in the 2004 indoor 55-meter hurdles and in the 2002 javelin.
           
Wagner was an 18-time league placewinner, setting conference records in the heptathlon (4,717 points) and 100-meter hurdles (14.60 seconds). She set school records in the heptathlon and indoor 200-meter hurdles and helped set relay marks in the shuttle hurdles and indoor 4x200-meters and 4x400-meters.
           
A team co-captain in 2004, Wagner was Central's MVP in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, she received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American. She was a two-time USCA Scholar All-American. She received the 2004 Central College Student-Athlete Award as the female student-athlete with the highest grade point average.
           
Wagner was also a three-time letterwinner in volleyball. She participated in two NCAA Division III tournaments and was a member of Central's 2000 Division III championship squad as well as four conference title teams. She was a three-time academic all-conference honoree.
           
In 2004 Wagner was the NCAA Woman of the Year Award winner for the state of Iowa, representing the state's colleges and universities at the awards presentation in Indianapolis. The award is based on excellence in academics, athletics and community leadership.
           
She served as a financing consultant with Principal Global Investors in Des Moines for 11 years. In 2015 she became a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, with offices in Des Moines and Fort Dodge.
           
Wagner was involved in numerous service activities while on campus. Since 2008, she's served as board member on the Iowa State 4-H Equine Advisory Committee. In 2009 she became an executive board member of the Iowa Associated Saddle Club. She's also active with her church, Hope Ankeny, serving as an elementary Sunday school teacher.
           
Wagner has some unique family distinctions in the NCAA multi-event competitions. Her twin sister, Lindsay Schultz Janke '04, finished second in the Division III heptathlon behind Wagner in 2004. And Wagner's husband, Peter Wagner '03, captured the NCAA decathlon crown for Central in 2001 and 2003.

A Barnum, Iowa native, Wagner now lives in Cambridge with Peter and their daughter Reese, and sons Nathan and Will.