Sharlene Victoria Byrd-Childs
- 1982 graduate of Wilson High School
- 1988 graduate of University of Florida in Occupational Therapy
- Wilson High School
- 1978‐82 Lettered at Wilson in basketball, volleyball & softball
- 1978‐82 All City honors in basketball
- All Conference in basketball Sophomore, Junior & Senior years
- All State nominee as a Senior
- Most valuable honors in basketball & volleyball as a Senior
- First female student from Wilson to obtain a Division Ⅰ Collegiate Scholarship
- 1982 Most Outstanding Female Athlete at WHS
- Member of the 1982 AAU National Championship Team for South Carolina
- Scored approximately 1300 career high school points
- Basketball Team Captain Junior & Senior seasons
- University of Florida
- 1984 L'eggs Corporation Most Outstanding Female Basketball Player
- 1985‐86 Co-captain for Florida Lady Gator Basketball Team
- 1982‐86 Letter winner with University of Florida basketball
- 1984‐85 Member of the first Lady Gator basketball team to attend post season
tournament and received NWIT Runner Up Award in 1985
- In the top 15 players of all time with Lady Gators career records for assists and
steals
- Received a Presidential Recognition Award in 1984
- Received Outstanding Minority Student Award (Honoree) in 1988 by the
Student
Government at the University of Florida
- First African American student‐athlete to be accepted and graduated from the
School
of Occupational Therapy at the University of Florida
- Member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- After College
- 2002‐04 Upper extremity therapist and therapy consultant for the Charlotte
Sting
- Volunteer with the Youth Basketball & Track team in Rock Hill and now serving as
an
Asst. Coach in basketball with the SW Middle School in Charlotte
- Past Vice‐President of the Parent's Advisory Committee at Trinity Christian
School