Carrie Bodkins enters her third year as athletic director at Shepherd after taking the helm in July 2024. Bodkins possesses a wealth of experience in higher education and athletics, having worked as an AD, head coach, and NCAA compliance director.
The Rams enjoyed continued success in 2025-26 under Bodkins. The women's soccer team claimed ist second cosecutive PSAC championship and regional appearance. The volleyball team also made a regional appearance. The football team rebounded from an 0-4 start to post a 7-4 mark. Shepherd also enjoyed a great deal of individual success. The Rams had 30 CSC Academic All-District selections, 36 All-Conference, 25 PSAC Athletes of the Week, and 18 All-Region honorees. Seven Shepherd student-athletes earned All-America honors and one earned CSC Academic All-American honors.
Shepherd recorded its first-ever PSAC conference championship under Bodkins' leadership in 2024-25. The women's soccer team claimed a PSAC championship, and NCAA II Atlantic championship, and an Elite Eight appearance in 2024. The volleyball and softball teams also made regional appearances.Shepherd also enjoyed a great deal of individual success in competition and in the classroom. The Rams boasted 36 CSC Academic All-District selections, 35 All-Conference, 35 PSAC Athletes of the Week, and 22 All-Region honorees. Shepherd student-athletes earned All-America honors eight times and CSC Academic All-American honors once.
Bodkins began her career at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, serving as head volleyball coach, senior woman administrator, and instructor of physical education. Prior to coming to Shepherd, Bodkins was the vice president for enrollment management and director of athletics at Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia where she spent 18 years.
Bodkins said Shepherd's community and physical campus are attractive, but that the tradition of athletic success is what drew her to apply for the position.
"I like the size of the campus, the family atmosphere, and the location of the campus," Bodkins said. "Shepherd University athletics has unlimited potential for being successful in Division II and the PSAC. I am excited to build on the solid foundation we have at Shepherd University and anxious to catapult the department to the next level."
Bodkins's background includes extensive involvement with the NCAA. She served on the NCAA Division II Implementation Committee, the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Committee, the NCAA Division II Identity Sub-Committee, and served three years on the NCAA Volleyball Rules Committee.
Additionally, Bodkins earned Coach of the Year honors in the WVIAC and the G-MAC while coaching volleyball at Alderson Broaddus and compiled a .718 winning percentage in conference play.
Bodkins earned a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences from Alderson Broaddus, a Bachelor of Arts in education from Fairmont State University, and a master's degree in sports management from West Virginia University.
Bodkins played volleyball and basketball when she was a student at Alderson Broaddus. She was a First-Team Atlantic Region selection and WVIAC Player of the Year in volleyball, was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball, and was inducted into the Alderson Broaddus University Hall of Fame.
