Biography

Shondell, whose father Don won 769 matches in 34 years as coach at Ball State University, has elevated the family tradition at the high school level. Steve Shondell just completed his 31st year at Burris and has won 18 state team titles, a total only two other schools in the nation have exceeded. His coaching record of 1,070-88 – a winning percentage of 92.5 per cent – places him seventh on the all-time victory list nationally.

Shondell led Burris to its first state title in 1982, the first of eight state championships in the open era. Since Indiana established class sports in 1997, Burris has won every Class 2A state title, including its 10th in a row this year while posting a 35-5 record. From 1989 through 1992, the Golden Owls lost just one match, and finished three seasons ranked No. 1 nationally

Since being honored in 2007, Shondell led the Owls to 21 State Championships over the years until 2009 when he accepted the head coach position at Ball State University. He finished with a high school career of 1,183-95.

While at Ball State, Shondell led the Cardinals to a career record of 119-68 during his tenure of six years. In 2010 Ball State won the MAC conference and Shondell was named the MAC Coach of the Year.

In 2017 Shondell was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2019 Shondell was rehired as the Burris head volleyball coach, spending one year at the helm. In September of 2019 he hit win number 1,200 at Burris. He retired as a legend from the sport in 2020 with a final record of 1,209-101.

Records

Career Record of 1,209-101

Professional Achievements

2017 National High School Hall of Fame Inductee

2010 MAC Coach of the Year