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Shane Howell begins his first season as the men's golf coach at Texas State University.
Howell, who coached the previous four seasons at the University of Virgina, was named Texas State's head coach on June 20, 2007.
Upon his hire, Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis said, ""After a very intense national search, we are extremely excited about the addition of Coach Howell to our staff. He brings with him major college coaching experience from the University of Virginia, which is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He has a strong sense of academic success, Texas ties and past history with the Southland Conference.
"Coach Howell's enthusiasm and energy were exactly what we were looking for as a search committee," Teis said.
During his tenure at Virginia, Howell was responsible for many of the day-to-day operations of the program. In addition to focusing on full swing and short game instruction with members of the Cavalier golf team, he recruited junior golfers both nationally and in Europe, scheduled practices and qualifiers, and handled travel arrangements for the program.
Howell also had fundraising responsibilities and was the assistant tournament director for the Cavalier Classic Golf Tournament. While at the University of Virginia, Howell was Co-Director of the NIKE U.S. Sports Golf Camp.
Prior to joining the Virginia staff, he worked four years as an assistant golf professional at Glenmore Country Club in Keswick, Va. While at Glenmore, he worked with one of the top golf instructors in the country, Kandi Comer.
A native of Beaumont, Howell played two seasons at Lamar and graduated in 1999. He also played two seasons at Temple College and earned Division II Junior College All-American honors in 1995.
Following graduation he worked at the New Orleans Country Club as an outside assistant. At the legendary country club, he supervised the caddie program as well as helped coordinate the club's junior golf camp.
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