Jay O'Neil was named the second water polo coach in Saint Francis University history in September of 2017.
In three seasons, he has compiled a record of 28-58, winning 12 games in 2018.
O'Neil has coached two All-Americans with Marialena Seletopoulou winning CWPA Honorable Mention Accolades in 2018 and Erin O'Neill winning the same honors in 2020.
O'Neil seems to have the program on the rise. In 2020, freshmen accounted for 78.1% of the team's scoring. Freshmen Taylor Halbauer scored 40 goals in just 19 games and Addison Williams added 34 goals.
O'Neil comes to Loretto by way of Washington and Jefferson University 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 Women's Water Polo Coach of the Year honor.
O'Neil is a 1997 graduate of Bucknell University where he played four seasons with the Bison. Prior to his time at Washington and 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.
