Shibles Resigns from the College
Swarthmore College women's basketball coach and associate professor Adrienne Shibles has announced her resignation from the College.
In nine seasons at Swarthmore, Shibles improved the program in dramatic fashion. In 2000-2001 the Garnet won its first Centennial Conference Championship, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the school's first such appearance. The 23-5 record shattered the school mark for most wins in a season.
For her efforts, Shibles was named the Russell Athletic/WBCA District 4 Coach of the Year in March of 2001. The Garnet continued its winning ways, posting 74 wins and two post-season berths to the ECAC Tournament in the last four seasons. She leaves with the most wins of any coach in Swarthmore women's basketball history, compiling a record of 138-96 (.590 winning pct.).
A vital part of the Swarthmore community, Shibles spent four years as the Director of Physical Education, served on the Swarthmore Foundation Board, and sat on various head coaching search committees.
"Adrienne has been the quintessential coach and professor", said Adam Hertz, Director of Athletics at Swarthmore. "She has been uncompromising in her dedication to her team, the student body, and this department as a whole. That will be hard to replace."
During her tenure, Shibles motivated her players to great success, producing a Jostens Award winner, two Kodak All-Americans, two Centennial Conference Players of the Year, four All-Conference players, and four straight appearances on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 Academic Honor Roll.
Shibles will continue at Swarthmore through June, and will then move her family to Bethel, Maine, where she has accepted the Associate Athletic Director position at Gould Academy, a prestigious boarding school. A search for her replacement will begin immediately.