Salem, Va. – Roanoke College Head Women's Soccer Coach Phil Benne announced Monday that RC Hall of Famer and former Olympian Shelley Olds '03 has returned to the program as an assistant coach.
Olds who has been working with the Maroons since preseason training began, will stay on staff and will be involved in all facets of the RC program under the direction of Benne.
"We are ecstatic to have Shelley on staff," said Benne. "Adding someone with her credentials as a former ODAC Player of the Year and an Olympian will prove to be a valuable resource in developing our current players both on and off the field."
A 2016 inductee to the Roanoke Athletic Hall of Fame, Olds was a two-time NSCAA All-South Region selection and the 2002 ODAC Player of the Year. Olds was a four-time All-ODAC selection, including three first-team honors to close her career.
A two-time VaSID College Division All-State selection, Olds left the program as the all-time leader in scoring (98 pts.) and assists (26) and second in career goals (36).
Following graduation, Olds became a World Class cyclist represented the United States in the 2012 London Olympics after winning the UCI Road World Cup in China and a stage in of the women's Giro d' Italia.
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