SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — Described as "one of the most decorated athletes to ever come from Springfield High School," Sheena Bowling Chapman earned Hall of Fame status, again, when she was inducted into the Springfield Athletic Hall of Fame inaugural class on Saturday, Jan. 11.

"In all my years as a basketball coach, there's never been a player like Sheena that I've ever coached," said Montevallo women's head basketball coach Gary Van Atta. "Her story should be made into an "against-all-odds" type of Hollywood movie about Sports, Faith, Love, Determination and Perseverance.

"Growing up, she had everything stacked against her, but with a loving family and a grandmother she called, "Momma," she rose about it all. She is, without a doubt, the single most determined person I've ever coached. As a result of that daily perseverance and determination, she not only became a great basketball player, but an ever-better person, teacher, mother, wife and someone I'll always call a friend."

In high school, Chapman was named all-district, all-region, all-midstate and all-state, while carrying her team to the semifinals of the TSSAA state tournament.

Chapman was enshrined in the University of Montevallo Hall of Fame in 2002 after concluding a four-year playing career for the women's basketball team. She graduated as a four-time NAIA All-American, owner of 21 single-season and career scoring and rebounding records at UM. During her playing career as a Falcon, Chapman averaged 25.6 points and 11 rebounds in her career and finished with 3,259 points, which is 1,500 more than the next closest player. At the conclusion of her career, she was one of only nine women in the history of women's basketball to score over 3,000 career points. She was part of a program that posted a .795 (101-26) winning percentage over a four-year span while making four consecutive NAIA national tournaments.

Chapman was a two-time College Sport Magazine's Player of the Year, NAIA All-Southeast Region and Southern States Conference Player of the Year and was selected to the Kodak All-American team as a sophomore. She still owns the NAIA all-time career record in field goal percentage (.675) and has the all-time NAIA record with 25 consecutive field goals made during the 1995-96 season.

Since graduating from UM in 1997, Chapman began her career as a teacher at Westside Elementary, Krisle Elementary and Crestview Elementary. She has numerous professional accomplishments, including being named Teacher of the Year by her peers at Krisle Elementary multiple times. She is a dedicated member of the community of Springfield, instilling a work ethic in her students that translates into success.