CINCINNATI, Ohio — Saint Francis University women’s water polo head coach Jay O’Neil guests on Season II, Episode VI, of The Spin Lob – a podcast dedicated to water polo in the state of Ohio.
Hosted by Mike Jones and Nick Hellwig, who competed on the collegiate club teams at Ohio University and the University of Dayton, respectively, the podcast provides an in depth look at water polo in the Ohio area.
Appointed head coach at Saint Francis in September 2017 prior to the start of the school’s second year sponsoring the sport, O’Neil has led the Red Flash to a 28-58 record during his three years at the helm of the program. Following a 12-19 season in 2018, he guided SFU to a 10-26 mark in 2019 with a program best sixth place finish at the CWPA Championship. In 2020, the Red Flash were 6-13 at the time of the season’s termination due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
A 1997 graduate of Bucknell University, O’Neil came to Loretto, Pa., by way of Washington & Jefferson College where he coached the men’s and women’s water polo teams for four seasons. He led the Presidents to a combined record of 104-100 including an impressive 56-38 mark on the women’s side and earned the 2012 CWPA Division III Women’s Water Polo Coach of the Year honor.
Prior to his time at Washington & Jefferson he had stops at his alma mater as well as Salem International. He also was the aquatic director and head varsity swimming coach at Somerset Area High School for 10 years.
