HEAD COACH:
Angel Sharman
Head Coach

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SHARMAN’S PROGRAM: EXPECT EXCELLENCE THEN DELIVER

After three consecutive appearances in the Region IX North championship match, and two championships to boot, it is understandable that Coach Angel Sharman did not like the results of the 2010 season.

Oh sure, the T-Birds reached the 20-win plateau, something they always seem to do under Sharman. What they did not do is qualify for the national tournament, which is an expectation if you wear the red and white.

Sharman is the fourth active winningest coach in NJCAA Division I volleyball, having passed some significant milestones in her 16 years of coaching. At Casper College, she has celebrated four regional championships and her 400th career victory along the way.

Sharman enters her 11th season at Casper and has no plans to slow down. Her career mark is 435-337; her record at Casper is 325-176 (.648). She has been named regional coach of the year five times. Her 2003 team, which captured the college’s first regional championship, still holds the record of 43 match victories in one season.

Sharman is the winningest volleyball coach in Casper College program history and characteristic of the Thunderbird coach she credits “the entire T-Bird family” for all those wins.

She grew up in rural Nebraska, where you get to work early and you stay late. There is no substitute for hard work, she says.

Sharman has always been player focused. It shows in the success of her Thunderbirds: she has coached five NJCAA All Americans, 11 academic All Americans and 28 all-Region IX performers. Her teams have won three of the last seven Region IX North championships.

Off the court, her players have really shined. Two of her Casper College teams earned NJCAA academic All America honors.

Sharman’s teams win primarily because of defense. She believes in aggressive play at the net, and a tough defense behind the blockers. Her defense ranks among the best in the country statistically every season. She has coached the likes of Kylie Peck, Trisha Clark, Whitney Schilling, Katie Bird and Brianna Wood – some of the best defensive players in the history of Region IX volleyball.

Ask her about priorities, and Sharman will talk about the classroom. “I want my players to graduate,” she says. “I want them prepared for life after volleyball.”

Sharman serves as an instructor and physical education department chair at Casper College. She was an outstanding basketball and volleyball player at Mid-Plains Community College (North Platte, Neb.) and Fort Hayes State (Kan.). She played for NJCAA Hall of Famer Sally Thalken at Mid Plains. Prior to coaching in Casper, she coached for five seasons at Colby College (Kan.), where she led her teams to two Region VI playoff appearances.

Sharman earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fort Hays State.

Katie Boulter
Assistant Volleyball Coach

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Katie has spent the past three seasons as assistant volleyball coach for Coach Sharman. Katie is considered one of the best all around players ever to put on a T-Bird uniform. She earned All America honors playing for Coach Sharman in 2002 and still has a prominent place in the record books, including a second place ranking as the all-time leader in kills. She also ranks among the top five T-Birds in digs. The Cokeville native was twice named to the All Region IX North team, and also earned academic honors. She is married to Mike and they have a two daughters: Annali, 4, and Londyn, 1.

Bill Landen
Athletic Director

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Bill Landen took over as athletic director six years ago, but he is not new to those who have been around Casper College and its athletic programs.

Bill has spent the past 26 years at Casper College. Prior to accepting his current role, Bill served as Director of College Relations for 18 years.

Since his arrival in the athletic department, his focus has been on community and student involvement in the college’s four sports programs. Bill has worked with the T-Bird Booster Club and the Foundation to establish a permanent endowment for athletics. He has also been instrumental in support of the college's rodeo program.

T-Bird fans may recognize Bill from his days as the radio play-by-play voice of the T-Birds in the 1980s and ‘90s. Along with serving as the voice of the T-Birds, Bill spent 18 years in marketing and information for the college. He has earned numerous awards during his professional career, including twice being named Wyoming’s Sportswriter of the Year by the national association of sportswriters and sportscasters. He was named Rosenthal Outstanding Administrator at Casper College in 1997. In 1993 he was honored by his peers as Communicator of the Year by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.

Along with his duties at Casper College, Bill serves in the Wyoming Legislature as State Senator for District 27.

Bill’s wife, Robyn, is the Director of Financial Services/Controller for Casper College. They have three children: Nick, Zack and Hailey.

COACH: Angel Sharman
ASSISTANT COACH: Katie Boulter
COLORS: Red and White
MASCOT: Thunderbird
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bill Landen
PRESIDENT: Dr. Walter Nolte

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More About the Programs:
Casper College has a national reputation for excellence in many academic programs. Business, music, nursing, art, theater and radiography are among the programs with national accreditations. Casper College is also noted for the strong and varied science programs. Students who complete their academic work at Casper College transfer to universities thought the county. For students not intending to pursue a four-year degree, Casper College offers more the 30 career and technical programs like automotive technology, diesel power, electronics, welding and machine tool technology. These programs are designed to prepare students for the technical workplace.

More About the Campus:
Casper College overlooks the city from the south. Beautiful red-rock terraces surround the campus. The Gertrude Krampert Theatre is a popular attraction for the community. The Goodstein Foundation Library is one of the finest of its kind in the Rocky Mountain Region. There is also a modern student center on campus, three residence halls and a fitness center.