Karen Shelton Named Field Hockey National Coach Of The Year
Posted Jan 12, 2010
Following a season in which she coached UNC to its sixth NCAA field hockey championship, Karen Shelton has been named the 2009 Division I National Coach of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. This marks the fifth time in her career and second time in the past three seasons that Shelton has been honored as the national coach of the year.
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