Taiya Shelby - Women's Track and Field - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Taiya Shelby

Sprints

Class Graduate
Event Sprints
Hometown Kansas City, Mo.
High School Park Hill
Major Marketing
Bio

Career Results

Student-Athlete Highlights

  • Three All-America selections
  • One All-SEC selection
  • Two SEC bronze medals
  • Two-time USATF Outdoor Championships qualifier (2022, 2023)
  • Three-time NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (2021–23)
  • NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier (2022)
  • Three-time NCAA East Regional qualifier (2021–23)
  • Eight school records
  • Four program all-time top 10 marks

National Honors

  • Second-team All-America in the outdoor 400 meters (2022, 2023)
  • Second-team All-America in the indoor 400 meters (2022)
  • Honorable-mention All-America in the outdoor 400 meters (2021)
  • 16th in the 400 meters semifinals at the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships

Conference Honors

  • Second-team All-SEC in the 800 meters and 4×400-meter relay (2023)
  • Bronze medalist in the 800 meters and 4×400-meter relay (2023)
  • 2022 SEC Track & Field Community Service Team

Academic Honors

  • 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar fourth team
  • 2020-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • 2020-23 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

In the Record Books

  • Holds school record in the 300 meters (37.41)
  • Holds school record in the indoor 400 meters (52.40)
  • Holds school record in the 600 meters (1:29.06)
  • Holds school record in the outdoor 800 meters (2:03.89)
  • Holds school record as a member of the indoor distance medley relay (11:14.47)
  • Holds school record as a member of the indoor 4×400-meter relay (3:33.23)
  • Holds school record as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (44.93)
  • Holds school record as a member of the outdoor 4×400-meter relay (3:32.29)
  • Second in Vanderbilt history in the indoor 800 meters (2:04.25)
  • Second in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor 400 meters (51.43)
  • Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the indoor 200 meters (24.35)
  • Tied for 10th in Vanderbilt history in the 60 meters (7.82)

As a Graduate Student (2023)

  • 20th in the 400 meters (52.64) at the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships (Jul. 6-9)
  • 15th in the 400 meters semifinals (51.63) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 7-10)
  • Second in the 400 meters first round (52.26) and ninth in the quarterfinals (52.92) at the NCAA East Regional (May 24-27)
  • Eighth in the 400-meter prelims (51.43) and ninth in the final (53.11) and eighth as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:32.29) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
  • Fifth as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (45.66) at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 12-15)
  • Third in the 800 meters (2:03.89) and fifth as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:36.57) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 1)
  • Third in the 800 meters final (2:04.43), fourth in the prelims (2:04.25) and third as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:33.23) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
  • Sixth in the 800 meters (2:06.05) and first as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:36.99) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 10-11)
  • First in the 800 meters (2:05.79) and second as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:41.08) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27-28)
  • First in the 600 meters (1:29.06) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13-14)

As a Senior (2022)

  • 16th in the 400 meters semifinals (52.40) at the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships (Jun. 23-26)
  • 12th in the 400 meters (51.64) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 8-11)
  • First in the 400 meters prelims (51.46), third in the quarterfinals (51.45)at the NCAA East Regional (May 25-28)
  • Eighth in the 400 meters prelims (52.59), ninth in the final (52.50) and sixth as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (45.17) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
  • First in the 400 meters (51.91) and as a member of the 4×100- (44.93) and the 4×400-meter relays (3:36.22) at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 22-23)
  • First as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:37.75) at the Florida Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 2)
  • 10th in the 400 meters (52.64) at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 11-12)
  • Fifth in the 400 meters prelims (52.40) and seventh in the final (52.44) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26)
  • Eighth as a member of the distance medley relay (11:14.47) at the JDL DMR Invitational (Feb. 18)
  • Fourth in the 800 meters (2:07.83) and first as a member of the the 4×400-meter relay (3:37.20) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 21-22)

As a Junior (2021)

  • 17th in the 400 meters semifinals (52.63) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 9-12)
  • Eighth in the 400 meters prelims (52.46), 10th in quarterfinals (51.84) and 15th as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:35.06) at the NCAA East Regional (May 26-29)
  • 11th in the 400 meters (52.77) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)
  • First as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:39.71) and third in the 800 meters (2:08.85) at the Black and Gold Invitational (Apr. 16-17)
  • First in the 400 meters (52.70) and second member of the 4×400-meter relay team (3:41.78) at Miami Invite (Apr. 9-10)
  • First in the 800 meters (2:07.85) at Bulldog Relays (Mar. 25-27)
  • Ninth in the 400 meters (53.07) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
  • First in the 400 meters (53.42) and as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:40.57) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 12-13)
  • First in the 400 meters (53.99) and as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:44.19) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 15-16)

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • 25th in the 400 meters (55.53) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29)
  • Second in the 200 meters (54.22) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)
  • Second in the 400 meters (54.64) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 7-8)
  • 17th in the 200 meters (25.38) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 17-18)
  • Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak

As a Freshman (2019)

  • Fifth in the 400 meters (54.22) and 16th in the 200 meters (24.58) at the War Eagle Invitational (Apr. 19-20)
  • Fifth in the 400 meter (55.17) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8)
  • Sixth in the 200 meters (24.99) and first as a member of the distance medley relay (11:37.34) at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
  • Fourth in the 400 meters (57.06) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 25-26)
  • 23rd in the 60 meters (7.82) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 19)
  • Eighth in the 300 meters (40.27) at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener (Dec. 1, 2018)

The Shelby File

Prep Honors & Awards

  • Missouri State Champion (800 meters)
  • Finished third in the 400 meters at the Missouri State Championship
  • Selected to Team Missouri that competed at Great Southwest Classic where her 4×800-relay team won the championship