Shane Williford returns for his fourth season as the men's and women's tennis coach at Hardin-Simmons after leading both HSU teams to American Southwest Conference titles in each of his first three years. He was also named the ASC Coach of the Year in either men or women in each of the three years.

Since 2002, Williford has coached six ASC freshmen of the year, six ASC most valuable players and three NCAA All Americans. His men's doubles team of David Wu and Brad Grace earned All-American honors in 2005 after they advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championships semifinals.

For the first time in Hardin-Simmons history, both the Cowgirls and the Cowboys made the NCAA Tournament in 2007. The Cowgirls extended their ASC winning streak to 67 matches in a row and the Cowboys extended their ASC winning streak to 60 matches in a row.

A 1993 graduate of Howard Payne, Williford had a distinguished career playing for the Yellow Jackets. He was named first-team All-Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1989, 1990, and 1992. In 1991, Williford was a qualifier for the NAIA National Tournament. He helped lead his team to the 1991 and 1992 TIAA Championship.

Prior to beginning his college coaching career, he served as Club Pro in West Texas for nine years and was the 1998 and 1999 Permian Basin Pro of the Year. Williford is USPTA Professional 1, he's a former USTA Jr. Rec. Committee member, a USTA National Coach, and a USA Tennis National Developmental Coach. In 2000 he was a People to People Sports Ambassador for the USA Jr. Teams to Holland and in 2001 to New Zealand/Australia.

He and wife, Shalom, have two children; a daughter, Tori, age 9, and a son, Davyn, age 6.