Belmont Abbey College

Brother Paul Shanley has been a respected member of the Belmont Abbey College community for more than five decades – as a monk, a teacher, Head Cross Country Coach, Sports Information Director and as a valued counselor to countless students, faculty and staff. He has also earned Coach of the Year honors six times as the Abbey’s cross country coach.

A native of upstate New York, Brother Paul is a 1973 graduate of the Abbey with a B.A. degree in English. He later earned an advanced certificate in film history and criticism. At the 2002 Athletic Banquet, Brother Paul was honored for his contributions to the Athletic Department and to the Cross Country Program when the Abbey Trail was renamed “The Brother Paul Trail.”

At the conclusion of the 2009 Cross Country season, Brother Paul retired from coaching and continues to serve in the athletic department as the archivist.