Ray Shadowens currently serves as the associate head coach for cross country/track & field after joining the Seawolves in 2018-19.
He made immediate impact with the Seawolves, coaching Chrisalyn Johnson to the GNAC title and All-American honors in the triple jump. Johnson would finish second in the long jump at the GNAC Championships and 19th at the national championships.Â
The Seawolves have excelled in the hurdles under Shadowens. Johsua Wagner earned All-American honors in the 110 hurdles in 2022. Wagner was named the GNAC Male Track Athlete of the Meet after winning both the 110 hurdles and the 400 hurdles. Wagner garnered GNAC Performance of the Meet honors after setting the conference record in the 110 hurdles.Â
Elena Cano collected multiple All-GNAC honors in the hurdles and finished her career as the school-record holder in the 100 hurdles and ranked second in the 400 hurdles, earning a trip to the NCAA National Championships in the later event.Â
Shadowens comes to UAA after serving as the head coach for cross country and track and field at Buffalo State (NY) for the past three seasons. He has served as an assistant coach at Pacific University (Ore.), Bates College (ME) and Roger Williams University (RI).
During his time at Buffalo State, Shadowens coached two national champions in the triple jump (indoor and outdoor) and the Bengals broke eight school records and earned 14 all-region and 20 All-SUNYAC honors.
Shadowens, a native of Arp, Texas earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality and business administration from Buffalo State in 2009 and a master’s degree in sports administration from Lasell College in 2014.
Shadowens is a USATF Level 1&2 Jumps Coach.Â
