Shaner To Remain on Staff in New Role
7/18/2023 10:55:00 AM | Softball
RALEIGH – NC State head softball coach Lindsay Leftwich has announced that Carson Shaner will remain on staff as the Director of Operations for the Wolfpack Tuesday morning.
Shaner spent the 2023 season as a graduate assistant with the Pack and was later elevated to an assistant coach. She helped with all aspects of the program but focused mainly on defense and the outfield.
Leftwich said, "I am excited to have Carson remain on the staff as the Director of Softball Operations. As a former NC State athlete, her love for the program radiates out of her and her desire for the program to be successful is unmatched. As a former graduate assistant, the new role will allow her passion for NC State to be demonstrated in different ways. Her impact on the program will be one that will take us to the next level. She is organized, communicative, and desires greatness in all that she does. She is an incredible addition to the staff and I am very excited to work with her."
After playing her first two collegiate seasons at UNC Wilmington, she transferred to NC State where she was team captain her senior year. She ranks tenth in program history in sacrifice flies and appeared in 97 games. During her three seasons in the Red and White, Shaner recorded only two fielding errors to finish her career with a .977 fielding percentage. She was also a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
She completed her bachelor's degree in sports management in 2022 and her master's in parks, recreation, tourism and sport management in 2023.
Shaner spent the 2023 season as a graduate assistant with the Pack and was later elevated to an assistant coach. She helped with all aspects of the program but focused mainly on defense and the outfield.
Leftwich said, "I am excited to have Carson remain on the staff as the Director of Softball Operations. As a former NC State athlete, her love for the program radiates out of her and her desire for the program to be successful is unmatched. As a former graduate assistant, the new role will allow her passion for NC State to be demonstrated in different ways. Her impact on the program will be one that will take us to the next level. She is organized, communicative, and desires greatness in all that she does. She is an incredible addition to the staff and I am very excited to work with her."
After playing her first two collegiate seasons at UNC Wilmington, she transferred to NC State where she was team captain her senior year. She ranks tenth in program history in sacrifice flies and appeared in 97 games. During her three seasons in the Red and White, Shaner recorded only two fielding errors to finish her career with a .977 fielding percentage. She was also a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
She completed her bachelor's degree in sports management in 2022 and her master's in parks, recreation, tourism and sport management in 2023.
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