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Barnes
Named to Football Post Assistant
Head Coach to Replace Retiring Walter Barr For More Information Contact: Scott Musa 540.665.5417
Campbell,
who accepted the AD job on November 30, wasted no time in making his
first big decision. “I met with Paul a week ago,” “The
entire football team and members of the Shenandoah community were
strongly in favor of giving Paul this job. I agree with them totally
that he is exactly the type of person we are looking for to continue
the growth of the football program.” Barnes,
42, came to Shenandoah in June 1999 as the Head Assistant Football
Coach. He was Barr’s first addition to the brand new program and
teamed with Barr and fellow full-time Assistant Coach Reed Prosser to
recruit 117 players for the 2000 season. The Hornets finished 3-6
against NCAA competition in that inaugural campaign and followed that
up with a 5-5 finish this past fall. “I
am very excited to get this opportunity,” Barnes said. “I really
enjoy working at Shenandoah, and I think we have the core of players
here that we need to be successful. I have learned a great deal from
Coach Barr over the last couple of years and I look forward to
continuing the great work he started.” Although
the university had over 50 applications from around the country, Barnes
will retain Prosser as one of his two full-time assistants and is
already in the process of looking for an additional full-time
assistant. “We will look for the best candidate possible,” Barnes
said. “Character is going to be a big issue, because we have
instilled a discipline in the program that has been a major part of
our success and we need to continue with that. Reed has agreed to
coach on whatever side of the ball I need him to, so that allows us to
find either an offensive or defensive guy. We would like to find
someone who can step in right away.” Barnes
and his wife, The
Barnes File
Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com. Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels
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