UNC Field Hockey coach Karen Shelton prepares for season, reflects on Olympics

Posted Aug 23, 2016
After coming to Chapel Hill in 1981, North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton has claimed six titles and 10 runner-up finishes. She also won a bronze medal as a player with the U.S. National team in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Staff writer Sam Doughton caught up with Shelton as she begins her 36th season. (Daily Tar Heel)

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