Stephen Sherman looks to his third year at OLLU after coming to OLLU from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he served as assistant coach for cross-country and track for three years.

For the second consecutive year, Sherman's women's cross-country team finished off with a fourth place spot in the Red River Athletic Conference with two runners in top-10 positions. Also for the second year running, sophomore Miriam Vazquez competed in the NAIA Cross-Country National Championships.

During his tenure at McMurry, Sherman was the assistant coach of five accumulative male and female USTFCC (United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) Academic All-America team selections for cross country in 2006, 2007 and 2008; 2008 NCAA DIII Men's National Track and Field Champions; 2008 NCAA DIII National Cross Country Meet qualifier; 2006 American Southwest Conference women's cross country team champion and individual champion; 2007, 2008 and 2009 American Southwest Conference men's and women's track and field team champions; and 38 accumulative male and female All-Conference cross country and track selections and seven male and female All-Region selections.

Sherman earned his USA Track and Field (USATF) Level I Certification in June 2005, USATF Level II Certification in Endurance Events in July 2008 and a Certification in Mediation and Conflict Resolution in June 2008.

A native of Dickinson, Texas, Sherman received a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from McMurry and a Master of Science in organizational and human resources development from Abilene Christian University.

Sherman is married to Megan Pate, and they reside in San Antonio.