Education
She attended West Chester State and was a member of three field hockey National Collegiate Athletic Association championship winning teams.
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Karen Shelton
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She also represented her country on the United States Olympic team in 1980. She has been the head coach for the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill since 1981 and since then has led the Tar Heels to six National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association runner-up finals. United States. National Team member (1978-1984)
United States. Olympic bronze medalist in field hockey (1984)
Head coach at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (since 1981)
Record of 482-133-9 in 29 seasons*
Coach of National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship teams in 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007 and 2009
University of North Carolina Field Hockey Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Championships with Shelton coaching: 17*
National Collegiate Athletic Association appearances with Shelton coaching: 25
National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four appearances with Shelton coaching: 14
Ranks third in Division 1 history in both wins (482) and winning percentage (782)
Inducted to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in January
2010 (first field hockey player or coach inducted)
as of the end of the 2010 regular season*.
Achievements
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Five-time National Coach of the Year (1994,’95,’96,’07,"09) Eight-time Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Coach of the Year (1986, 1987,1988, 1989, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2007). Shelton has won the honor more times than any coach in league history. Member of the NFHCA Hall of Fame (for coaching accomplishments – inducted in 2008)and the United States. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame (for player accomplishments – inducted in 1989).
Membership
Member of the 1980 and 1984 United States. Woman"s Olympic Field Hockey team
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Nationality
United States