Shane Williford

Hardin-Simmons University

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Williford returns for his 22nd season as the men’s and women’s tennis coach at Hardin-Simmons.
Is currently the longest consecutive tenured Division III coach in the state of Texas with 26 years of college coaching.
Led the Cowboys to the 2022 ASC Championship and to the NCAA Tournament.
Has coached 20 ASC MVPs, 15 ASC Freshmen of the Year, ten ASC Newcomers of the Year.
Has one ITA All-American.
Has three NCAA All-Americans.
Coached Alex Pavkovich to the NCAA Tournament in 2021.
Has been named the ASC West Coach of the Year nine times for the women and seven for the men.
In 2007, a first in Hardin-Simmons school history, the Cowgirls and the Cowboys made the NCAA Tournament.
Led both teams to the ASC title in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
ASC West Champions for the men in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2023 and regular season champions in 2025.
ASC West Champions for the women in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
His women's teams are 153-23 against ASC teams and his men's teams are 162-30.

A 1993 graduate of Howard Payne, Williford had a distinguished tennis career with the Yellow Jackets.
He was named first-team All-Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1989, 1990, and 1992.
In 1991, Williford was a qualifier for the NAIA National Tournament.
He helped lead his team to the 1991 & 1992 TIAA Championship.

Prior to beginning his college coaching career, he served as Club Pro in West Texas for nine years and was the 1998 and 1999 Permian Basin Pro of the Year.
Was the head coach at Howard Payne from 2000 to 2004.
He is USPTA Professional 1, he’s a former USTA Jr. Rec. Committee member, a USTA National Coach, and a USA Tennis National Developmental Coach.
In 2000 he was a People to People Sports Ambassador AD for the USA Jr. Teams to Holland and in 2001 to New Zealand/Australia.

He married Shona Williford in 2018.
He has four children Tori, Davyn, Alex and Aric all of whom graduated from Hardin-Simmons.
He has two granddaughters.
Native of Midland, Texas.
Has a bachelor's from Howard Payne and a master's degree from Hardin-Simmons.