Sharlene Victoria Byrd-Childs 

1982 graduate of Wilson High School

1988 graduate of University of Florida in Occupational Therapy

1978-82 Lettered at Wilson in basketball, volleyball & softball

1978-82 All City honors in basketball

All Conference in basketball Sophomore, Junior & Senior years

1984 L'eggs Corporation Most Outstanding Female Basketball Player

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

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 recieved NWIT

       Runner Up Award in 1985

In the top 15 players of all time with Lady Gators career records for assists and steals

Recieved a Presidential Recognition Award in 1984

Recieved Outstanding Minority Student Award (Honoree) in 1988 by the Student Government at the University of

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

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