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2020 Women's Track & Field Roster

Shelby McWilliams

  • Position Distance/Middle Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cross Plains H.S.
  • Hometown Cross Plains, Texas

Biography

2020 Track and Field (Senior):
Competed in six meets during the shortened season, including five indoor ... Won the Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Invitational 800 with a time of 2:28.45, besting 12 other runners ... Set a personal best mile run at the Wichita State College Invitational, placing fourth with a time of 5:34.02 and finishing first among NCAA Division III runners ... Also set a personal best in the 3K with a time of 11:51.34 at the Crimson & Gold Invitational in Pittsburg, Kansas.

2019 Cross Country (Senior):
Competed in all seven meets ... Earned second team all-conference honors at the American Southwest Conference Championships in Abilene, setting a then-personal record of 24:29.6 ... Set a new PR at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional with a time of 24:20.5 to crack the Top 100 in 94th place ... Set a 5K PR at the Chile Pepper Festival at 20:38.5. 

2019 Track and Field (Junior):
Competed in 11 meets for McMurry ... Won two conference championships as an individual, taking gold in the 800 and the 3000 steeplechase ... Also scored in the 1500 (2nd) and the 4x400 relay (5th) to lead McMurry to a runner-up finish as a team ... Set personal records in the 3000S and the 1500 that stand heading into 2020 ... Finished season with seven podium finishes and three victories. 

2018 Cross Country (Junior):
Competed in seven meets ... Slightly missed out on the all-conference distinction at the 2018 ASC Championships, finishing second among War Hawk runners in 15th among scoring runners with a time of 26:23.7 ... Competed in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional to end the season, dropping her time to 26:13.5.

2018 Track and Field (Sophomore):
The track team won 2018 ASC championship and was second in the nation for the NCCAA while McWilliams was a member ... An all-conference honoree ... A part of McM's first place 4x400 relay ... Fourth in 400 hurdles and ninth in 400 meters.

2017 Cross Country (Sophomore):
A second team All-ASC finisher, placing 14th with a season-best 6K time of 25:03.6 ... In all, registered four top-20 finishes ... Was 65th at the NCCAA championships. 

2017 Track and Field (Freshman):
Competed as a runner for McM's 2017 conference championship team.

2016 Cross Country (Freshman):
Had top-20 placements in 5 of 7 races ... Best 5K time was at the NCCAA championships (20:45.06), where she finished 54th ... Top 6K was at ASC championships, where she ran a 25:16.5 and helped McM team to a runner-up finish ... Best placement was 14th at Concordia-Texas Invitational.

High School:
A graduate of Cross Plains High School (2016) ... Daniel Purvis was her coach ... Four varsity seasons ... A four-time regional qualifier ... Team won two district titles and was twice runner-up ... Two-time state qualifier ... Also competed on the track for CPHS ... Team was four-time district-area champions, twice regional champion and two-time state champs ... A regional and state qualifier all four years on the track ... A member of FFA, FCA and Key Club.

Personal:
Born December 4, 1997 in Abilene, Texas ... Daughter of John and Melody McWilliams ... Has two brothers, one older and one younger ... Majoring in exercise science and human performance (physical therapy) and minoring in education.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Distance/Middle Distance/Hurdles
  • 2018Sophomore

    Distance/Middle Distance/Hurdles
  • 2019Junior

    Distance/Middle Distance/Hurdles
  • 2020Senior

    Distance/Middle Distance