Bill Shook begins his first season as the men's and women's tennis coach at Lindsey Wilson College in 2009-10.
Shook comes to Lindsey Wilson after leading the Piedmont College volleyball program in 2008 and a 10-year volleyball coaching stint at Mars Hill College. He also served as tennis assistant coach for four years while at Mars Hill.
In addition to his tennis coaching at Mars Hill, Shook holds a United States Professional Tennis Registry Teaching Certification and has 28 years of competitive experience, including playing collegiately at the University of Maryland.
Shook has more than 25 years of private tennis instruction and has served as a tennis official in the Mid-Atlantic Region for the United State Tennis Association.
Earlier this year, Shook became just the fourth male coach to be inducted into the Howard County, Md., Women's Athletics Hall of Fame.
Shook guided Centennial High School volleyball to seven county championships and four state titles in nine years. His volleyball teams amassed a 174-25 record. He led the Centennial tennis program to a 127-13 record while collecting eight county titles and three state titles, including coaching two state doubles champions.
Coach Shook and his wife Kathy have two daughters, Lauren and Kimberly, who recently graduated from Western Piedmont and UNC-Greensboro with degrees in Nursing and Communications.
Education
High School: Westminster, 1979
College: University of Maryland, 1984
Collegiate Coaching Career
1994-1997: Assistant Coach (Mars Hill College)
Contact Information
Office: 105 Round House
Phone: 270-384-8058
Fax: 270-384-8078
Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728
E-Mail: shookb@lindsey.edu
