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Sharon Brummell enters her tenth season as Head Coach of the Women's Bowling Team at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Brummell, who currently resides in Salisbury, holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Salisbury University, where she was a member of the volleyball program. A three-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2006 and 2007), Brummell has been a sanctioned member of the Women's Intercollegiate Bowling Alliance for the last 27 years. She received the bronze level USA Bowling Certification and is a member of the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association. Last season was Brummell's best ever. Her team was ranked as high as third in the nation in the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) and made it all the way to the National Championship finals. The Lady Hawks fell in game seven of the best of seven Baker match, live on ESPNU to Vanderbilt. In fact UMES was the most televised NCAA bowling team in the country, with multiple appearances for the MEAC and NCAA Championships. The Lady Hawks also claimed their second straight MEAC title in 2007, repeating their win the previous season and making it three overall championships for Brummell. She had three All-Americans, the most in program history as well as the MEAC MVP and two members of the NCAA All-Tournament Team. 2006 saw Brummell's first All-American in MaryEtta Lewis and the team finishing seventh at the NCAA Tournament while earning the first place seed in the USBC Championships. The Lady Hawks also claimed their first MEAC title in five seasons. In 2003, no team at UMES did better on a national level than women's bowling. In a year that featured the first ever NCAA Championship in the sport, Brummell was determined to have her team included in the field of eight and fighting for the title. She rallied the troops after a disappointing MEAC Championship third place finish and got them winning tournaments and titles on their way to an at-large invitation to Texas. In 2004, the Lady Hawk enjoyed one the best seasons of any team in the country. They accepted a second straight invitation to the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships, an event that they earned a seventh-place finish out of the top 16 NCAA and Club Bowling teams in the country. Seven was their lucky number as they also finished seventh in the nation at the NCAA Championships. They were one of eight teams selected to participate in the first-ever NCAA Women's Bowling Championships. Just for good measure the Lady Hawks put their name in the record books as a team, rolling a perfect 300 Baker game, the first ever in NCAA tournament play. In 1998, her first year as head coach, Brummell took her team to the National Championships in Omaha, Neb., where they placed fifth. In 2000, she led the Lady Hawks to their first MEAC title. Brummell has been employed by UMES since 1996 and has served in many different capacities before taking control of the Bowling program. Prior to UMES, she worked for New York Life Insurance Company in McLean, Virginia. She served as captain of the UMES staff bowling team during the 1997-98 season. Outside of bowling, she enjoys recreational activities with her family, traveling, skiing and reading. Brummell enters her second year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Budgeting and Fiscal Operations and as Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) at the UMES. She is responsible for overseeing the entire athletic budget, purchases and team travel. As SWA and Title IX coordinator she ensures that the Department of Athletics operates within the guiding principals of the gender equity requirements of Title IX. A native of Chicago, Ill., she is a member of NACWAA, NACDA, MOAA, CABMA, NCBCA and the NTCA. She is currently in the process of obtaining her USA Silver Coaching Certification. |
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