University of North Carolina Athletics
Shelton Announces Staff Changes
February 4, 2010 | Field Hockey
Feb. 4, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - On the heels of a national championship, North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton has announced two changes to the UNC staff. Grant Fulton, a member of the coaching staff since 2005, has been promoted to associate head coach, and Garreth Ewing has joined the staff as an assistant coach.
Fulton is a native of South Africa who brought to Chapel Hill a wealth of international experience as a coach and a player. Since his arrival at UNC, he has helped the Tar Heels to a pair of NCAA titles and an Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
"Grant has been invaluable to our successes since his arrival in Chapel Hill," Shelton said. "He is my right-hand man and a trusted colleague. I am proud to have him as an associate."
Ewing, like Fulton a native of South Africa, most recently has worked at the Jeppe High School for Boys, where he coached the field hockey team in addition to heading marketing and fundraising for the school. For the past three years, he has served as an assistant coach for South Africa's Under-21 men's national team. He has been involved in coaching within the South African Hockey Association since 2004. He also has coached teams representing University Sport South Africa, University of Johannesburg and Southern Gauteng Hockey Association, leading the Southern men's team to a national runner-up finish. Ewing, who also has coached in Great Britain for several different club teams, holds a South African Hockey Association Level 2 coaching accreditation.
"Garreth comes to us with a wealth of experience and an advanced knowledge of the game," Shelton said. "His charisma and maturity will undoubtedly be an asset to our program, and we are happy to have him aboard."
Ewing replaces Baden Sharp, who returned to his native Australia after four years on the Carolina staff.
The Tar Heels won the 2009 NCAA Championship, beating Maryland 3-2 in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Nov. 22 to claim the crown. The title was UNC's second in the past three years and sixth in program history.
