Shawn Plews enters his 10th year coaching on the Wesley staff, serving as the Special Teams Coordinator since 2005. Plews also has coached the Wolverine running backs for the past four seasons.

In 2008, Wesley featured a dominant special teams unit, that broke several NCAA records.  As a team, the Wolverines led the nation in punt return average (18.6), ranked third in kick returns (26.1) and eighth in net punting (35.7).  Return specialist Larry Beavers finished the season with eight total return touchdowns and set an NCAA all division record with 13 career runbacks.  The punt coverage unit also set a record by allowing a negative five yards for the season.  Meanwhile, the Wesley running backs covered over 200 yards per game.

The Wesley special teams turned in stellar seasons in 2007. The kick return unit ranked ninth in Division III at 23.31 yards per return, while the punt return unit rated 22nd at 12.44 yards per return. Beavers was named an All-American, finished fifth in the nation with 30.5 yards per return and set the Wesley career and single season touchdown return records. Punt returner Blair Newman ranked 14th in the nation at 13.6 yards per return and had one return for a touchdown.

Plews has also coached tight ends during his tenure on the staff.

A stellar athlete at Wesley College, Coach Plews was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at Wesley. Coach Plews graduated in 2001 with a degree in Physical Education. He earned All-ACFC honors his junior and senior seasons. Coach Plews caught 65 passes and 10 touchdowns for the Wolverines in his career. He graduated from Chesapeake High School in Pasadena, Maryland, where he was a quarterback.

Coach Plews is employed by the Capital School District and received his Master’s Degree in Education at Wesley College in 2006. He and his wife, Jen, reside in Dover with their children Addison and Matthew.