Taiya Shelby Season 2022-23

Sprints

Class Graduate

Event Sprints

Hometown Kansas City, Mo.

High School Park Hill

Major Economics • Medicine, Health, and Society

Bio

Career Results

Career Honors

2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships qualifier in the 400 meters
2022 NCAA indoor championships qualifier in the 400 meters
2021, 2022 NCAA outdoor championships qualifier in the 400 meters
2023 Second-Team All-SEC in the 800 meters and as a member of the 4×400-meter relay
2022 Second-Team All-American in the indoor and outdoor 400 meters
2021 Honorable-Mention All-American in the outdoor 400 meters
2022 SEC Track & Field Community Service Team
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2020, 2021, 2022)
Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
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 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)
Second in Vanderbilt history as a member of the outdoor 4×400-meter relay (3:35.06)
Second in Vanderbilt history in the indoor 800 meters (2:04.25)
Second in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor 400 meters (51.45)
Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the indoor 200 meters (24.35)
Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor 800 meters (2:05.16)
Eighth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor 200 meters (24.31)
Tenth in Vanderbilt history in the 60 meters (7.82)
Tenth in Vanderbilt history in the 100 meters (12.28)

As a Graduate Student (2023)

2023 Second-Team All-SEC in the 800 meters and as a member of the 4×400-meter relay
Member of the 4×100-meter relay (46.91) that finished fifth and recorded a Vanderbilt top-10 time and member of the 4×800-meter relay (9:01.03) that finished second at the Island Relays Bahamas Invitational (March 17–18)
Earned a bronze medal in the 800 meters (2:04.43), recorded a personal best in the 800-meter prelims (2:04.25) and member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:33.23) that finished third and broke the school record at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 24–25)
Finished sixth in the 800 meters (2:06.05) and member of the winning 4×400-meter relay (3:36.99) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10–11)
Finished second in the indoor 800 meters (2:05.79) and member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:41.08) that finished second at the PNC Lenny Lyles Classic (Jan. 27–28)
Finished first in the 600 meters (1:29.06) and broke the school record at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13–14)

As a Senior (2022)

2022 Second-Team All-American in the indoor 400 meters
2022 Second-Team All-American in the outdoor 400 meters
2022 SEC Community Service Team
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Finished 16th in the 400-meter semifinals (52.40) at the 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships (June 23–26)
Competed in the 400 meters (51.64) and member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:36.62) at the NCAA outdoor championships (June 8–11)
Finished first in the 400-meter prelims (51.46) and third in the 400-meter quarterfinals (51.45) and member of the 4×100- (45.62) and 4×400-meter (3:38.09) relays at the NCAA east prelims (May 25–28)
Finished eighth in the 400-meter prelims (52.59) and ninth in the 400-meter finals (52.50) and member of the 4×100-meter relay (45.17) that finished sixth at the SEC outdoor championships (May 12–14)
Finished second in the 200 meters (23.36, +2.7) and member of the winning 4×100-meter relay (45.18) at the outdoor Music City Challenge (April 29–30)
Finished first in the 400 meters (51.91) and member of the winning 4×100- (44.93) and the 4×400-meter relays (3:36.22) at the Georgia Tech Invitational (April 22–23)
Finished fourth in the 800 meters (2:05.16) at the Joe Walker Invitational (April 8–9)
Member of the winning 4×400-meter relay (3:37.75) at the Florida Relays (March 31–April 2)
Member of the 4×100-meter relay (45.84) that finished fourth at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 18–19)
Finished 10th in the 400 meters (52.64) at the NCAA indoor championships (March 11–12)
Finished fifth in the 400-meter prelims (52.40) and seventh in the 400-meter finals (52.44) and member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:37.44) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 25–26)
Member of the distance medley relay (11:14.47) that finished eighth at the JDL DMR Invitational (Feb. 18)
Finished fourth in the 800 meters (2:07.83) and member of the winning the 4×400-meter relay (3:37.20) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 21–22)

As a Junior (2021)

2021 Honorable Mention All-America, outdoor 400 meters
2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
Finished indoor season ranked No. 26 in the nation in the 400 meters (53.07)
Entered NCAA outdoor championships ranked No. 17 in the east region and No. 37 in the nation in the 400 meters (52.65)
Finished 17th in the 400-meter semifinals (52.63) at the NCAA outdoor championships (June 9–12)
Finished eighth in the 400-meter prelims (52.46) and 10th in quarterfinals (51.84) and member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:35.06) that finished 15th at the NCAA east prelims (May 26–29)
Finished 11th in the 400 meters (52.77) at the SEC outdoor championships (May 13–15)
Finished third in the 800 meters (2:08.85) and member of the winning 4×400-meter relay (3:39.71) at the Black and Gold Invitational (April 16–17)
Finished first in the 400 meters (52.70) and member of the 4×400-meter relay team (3:41.78) that finished second at Miami Invite (April 9–10)
Finished first in the outdoor 800 meters (2:07.85) at Bulldog Relays (March 25–27)
Set school record as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (45.81) at Auburn Tiger Track Classic (March 19–20)
Finished ninth in the 400 meters (53.07) and member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:39.29) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 25–27)
Finished first in the 400 meters (53.42) and member of the winning 4×400-meter relay (3:40.57) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 12–13)
Finished first in the 400 meters (53.99) and member of the winning 4×400-meter relay (3:44.19) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 15–16)

As a Sophomore (2020)

2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Competed in all five indoor meets
Competed in the 400 meters (55.53) and member of the 4×400-meter (3:44.14) relay at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 28–29)
Finished second in the 200 meters (54.22) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 14–15)
Finished second in the 400 meters (54.64) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 7–8)
Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak

As a Freshman (2019)

2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Competed in the 200 meters (24.31, 2.1) and 400 meters (54.50) and member of the 4×100- (47.27) and 4×400-meter relays (3:41.85) at the SEC outdoor championships (May 9–11)
Finished 16th in the outdoor 200 meters (24.58) and fifth in the 400 meters (54.22) at the War Eagle Invitational (April 19–20)
Finished fifth in the 400 meter (55.17) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 8)
Finished sixth in the 200 meters (24.99) and member of the winning distance medley relay team at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1–2)
Finished fourth in the 400 meters (57.06) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 25–26)
Recorded a personal best and Vanderbilt top-10 time in the 60 meters (7.82) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 19)
Finished eighth in the 300 meters (40.27) at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener (Dec. 1, 2018)

The Shelby File

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