Nike Softball Camp at University of Puget Sound

Westy is a Positive Coaching Alliance certified coach, U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach, and personally specializes in volleyball, soccer, golf, and football. Westy is the camp director for the Nike Sports Camps at UNLV, Westminster University, Boise State University, University of Denver, Loyola Marymount University, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly, Cal State San Marcos, OSU Cascades, and University of Puget Sound.

Shianne Smith joined the Lewis & Clark coaching staff in the Fall of 2022 and works primarily in the bullpen with the pitchers and catchers.

Smith played a major part in the Pioneers putting together their best season in program history in 2024. She worked with a Pioneers pitching staff comprised of three sophomores, two freshman and one senior and helped them set the single-season program record for strikeouts (225) and saves (six), while also tying the single-season shutout record with six. The Pioneers staff pitched to a 3.17 earned run average (second in program history) and sophomores Maggie O'Leary (First Team) and Charlize Pope (Second Team) each earned All-Conference honors. Lewis & Clark finished the season with the program record for wins (28) and conference wins (20) and posted their best-ever finish in the Northwest Conference standings (second place). The Pioneers went on to post their first two NWC Tournament wins in program history and advanced to the NWC Championship Series for the first time in school history.

During the 2023 season, Smith guided a young staff of six pitchers to a 19-19 record with a team ERA of 4.59 (fifth in program history). Lewis & Clark's staff tied the program record with four saves and posted the second-most shutouts in a single-season (five) and third-most strikeouts (150). The Pioneers saw four pitchers throw 40 innings or more, with three of those pitchers being in their first collegiate season.

Smith played collegiately at Division I Seattle University (BA) and the University of Utah (MA). At Seattle University, she competed in 111 games, while holding the school record for strikeouts per seven innings (7.45), opponent batting average (.231), and highest number of strikeouts in a game (15). While competing at the University of Utah, Smith held opponents to a 2.52 batting average with 100 strikeouts in the season in 99 innings pitched. During her career, she was named Pitcher of the Week multiple times, as well as receiving offers to play professionally around the world.

During the offseason, Smith works as a substitute teacher in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, while continuing to share her pitching skills through local lessons and clinics. Recently, she coached the 12U All-American team for Region 9, and 2022 18A State Champions, Strictly Softball.

At Seattle University, Smith earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities for Teaching, including a specialization in Education Leadership and Special Education with a 3.8 GPA. While attending the University of Utah, she completed a two-year Master program in one year studying Education, Leadership, and Policy with a 4.0 GPA.

Before moving to Washington State, Lockwood was an assistant softball coach at the University of South Dakota from 2016 to 2018. She rejoined Robert Wagner, the coach who helped lead her team to a national championship at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2011. She also assisted Wagner at her alma mater as a volunteer during the 2015-2016 season at ASU. Lockwood hails from Phoenix, Ariz., and was a multi-sport letter winner at Paradise Valley High School. She committed to ASU and was a three-year starter for the Sun Devils. Lockwood competed in the NCAA tournament all four years, advanced to the Women’s College World Series three times, and was named to the WCWS All-Tournament Team when ASU won it all in 2011. Lockwood was an all-region outfielder for the Sun Devils from 2009-12 and hit 42 home runs and had 175 RBIs during her collegiate career. In addition to her on-field talents, Lockwood was named an academic All-American and an NFCA Scholar Athlete. She was also awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. From 2013-2015 Lockwood served as head softball coach at Skyline High School in Mesa, Ariz. and was named Arizona Big Schools Coach of the Year by the Arizona Republic in her first season at the helm. That same year, she began a two-year stint as an assistant coach for Firecrackers Softball Club and Hotshots for two years. During that time, she also volunteered as a coach at Arizona State during the 2015 and 2016 seasons and has been a personal hitting instructor since 2009.

Currently serving as an athletic trainer at Malibu High School, Kulsum is committed to providing top-tier care, optimizing performance, and ensuring athlete safety. Known for her passion for sports medicine, Kulsum strives to make a lasting impact in the field of athletic training.