Shannon Klaus recently completed her first year as an assistant coach for the UT Tyler softball program in 2022-2023 after spending the previous two seasons playing for head coach Mike Reed and the Patriots.
Klaus graduated from Lamar in December of 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Fitness Management, and later went on to graduate from UT Tyler in April of 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
During her playing career at UT Tyler, Klaus was a part of the first UT Tyler softball team to advance into postseason play in the Division II era. The Patriots collected the regular season Lone Star Conference Championship, and then went on to claim the NCAA South Central Regional Championship after winning both the Regional and Super Regional Tournaments. Klaus played all 58 games in the 2022 season, hitting .372 with 55 hits and 41 runs scored, and also collected a Lone Star Conference Gold Glove award.
Prior to UT Tyler, Klaus was a two time All-Southland Conference Academic Team selection and an All-Southland Conference Second Team selection at Lamar. In her three seasons with the Lady Cardinals, she set the program's single season (30) and career (41) stolen base record, and finished her career with a .305 batting average with 112 hits and 60 runs scored. In 2017, Klaus played her freshman year at Trinity Valley College where she earned Team MVP, All-Region 14, and All-Academic First Team honors.
