Centre College Athletics

Olivia Shagam joined the Centre field hockey staff in the spring of 2019.

Most recently, she helped the Colonels finish 15-4 overall with a Southern Athletic Association regular season championship and an appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16. 

Her first season proved to be one of the best in program history. The Colonels went 18-1 overall and finished the regular season undefeated (16-0) for the first time in program history. Centre captured the regular season and SAA Tournament championships, setting a record for most wins in a season in the conference title game victory over Rhodes.

Centre peaked at No. 12 on the NFHCA Coaches Poll - the program's highest ranking ever - and hauled in a bevy of individual and team honors. Caroline Brotzge was named the Great Lakes Region Player of the Year, and was joined by Savannah Elpers on the list of NFHCA All-Americans. Brotzge (Defensive) and Elpers (Offensive) also garnered SAA Player of the Year awards, and Jenelle Downs was selected as the conference's Coach of the Year. Downs and Shagam were recognized as the NFHCA Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year, as well.

All told, the 2019 Colonels had six All-SAA selections and five All-Region honorees, and claimed four NCAA statistical championships: goals per game (4.58), scoring average (4.48), points per game (11.53) and scoring margin (3.87). As a team, Centre earned the NFHCA Academic Team Award (3.0 GPA or higher) while 14 individuals finished with a 3.30 GPA or higher to land on the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

Shagam joined the Colonels after two seasons as Assistant Coach at Wittenberg, helping guide the team to an overall record of 21-17 and a North Coast Athletic Conference record of 17-11.
 
A former Division I student-athlete at Central Michigan University, Shagam was part of the Chippewas 2014 MAC Season Championship run. Playing under the tutelage of Molly Pelowski at Central Michigan, Shagam collected two MAC All-Academic awards and was named to the NFHCA DI National Academic Team three times.
 
In addition to her time with the Chippewas, Shagam has spent time coaching for USA Field Hockey Futures Program Region 10 and Windy City Field Hockey.