University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster
Shelby, Reece
Reece Shelby
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Labadieville, La.
- High School:
- E.D. White
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Personal Bests
600 - 1:26.56
800 - 1:55.68
1000 - 2:33.78
1500 - 3:50.13
Mile - 4:15.06
3000 - 8:27.66
5000 - 14:44.27
5K - 15:31.1
7K - 24:09.0
8K - 24:47.1
10K - 32:20.5
4 Mile - 19:42.9
Career Accomplishments
2024 - NCAA Cross Country South Central Regional Qualifier
2024 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in DMR)
2024-25
Outdoor: Finished third in the 5000 (15:28.10) at the Louisiana Classics … Finished third and recorded a personal best in the 5000 (14:44.27) at the Carl Kight Lumberjack Invitational … Ran a personal best and finished third in the 1500 (3:50.13).
Indoor: Ran personal bests in the 1000 (2:33.78) and the 3000 (8:27.66) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Finished seventh in the 3000 (8:29.10) and eighth in the 5000 (14:48.15) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Cross Country: Finished ninth at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede in the 4-mile (19:42.9) … Ran a personal best in the 8K (24:47.1) at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … Recorded a personal best in the 10K (32:20.5) at the NCAA South Central Regional.
2023-24
Indoor: Ran a personal-best 4:15.06 and finished 3rd in the Mile at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) … Helped Louisiana to a 2nd place finish in the DMR (10:05.30) and finished 6th in the Mile (4:15.62) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022-23
Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 15:11.72 and placed 6th in the 5000 at the Louisiana Classics … Finished 3rd in the 1500 (3:56.71) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25).
Indoor: Finished 5th in the 3000 with a personal-best 8:55.85 at the McNeese Indoor #2 (Jan. 27) … Ran 9th in the Mile at the Samford Bulldog Invite with a time of 4:20.86 (Feb. 10).
Cross Country: Ran a 16:44.0, a personal-best, in the 5k at the UNO XC Opener (Sept. 2) … Recorded a personal-best 24:09.0 in the 7k at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17) … Ran a personal-best 27:14.3 in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 15).
2021-22
Inodoor: Placed seventh in the 5k (15:26.39) at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14) … Took fifth (4:28.32) in the mile at the McNeese Indoor and Multi (Jan 29) … Completed the 3k in 9:18.55 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 22).
High School
State champion in the in the outdoor 800m and the indoor mile coming out of E.D. White High School … E.D. White's indoor mile record holder (4:31) … State runner up in the indoor 3200m and outdoor mile ... Led E.D. White to the team cross country title in 2019 and 2020 … A multisport athlete, a member of the 2017 state championship swim team.
Personal
Born Aug. 14, 2002 in Thibodaux … Son of Chad and Celeste … Has one sister, Lila … Majoring in Kinesiology.
Personal Bests
600 - 1:26.56
800 - 1:55.68
1000 - 2:33.78
1500 - 3:50.13
Mile - 4:15.06
3000 - 8:27.66
5000 - 14:44.27
5K - 15:31.1
7K - 24:09.0
8K - 24:47.1
10K - 32:20.5
4 Mile - 19:42.9
Career Accomplishments
2024 - NCAA Cross Country South Central Regional Qualifier
2024 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in DMR)
2024-25
Outdoor: Finished third in the 5000 (15:28.10) at the Louisiana Classics … Finished third and recorded a personal best in the 5000 (14:44.27) at the Carl Kight Lumberjack Invitational … Ran a personal best and finished third in the 1500 (3:50.13).
Indoor: Ran personal bests in the 1000 (2:33.78) and the 3000 (8:27.66) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Finished seventh in the 3000 (8:29.10) and eighth in the 5000 (14:48.15) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Cross Country: Finished ninth at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede in the 4-mile (19:42.9) … Ran a personal best in the 8K (24:47.1) at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … Recorded a personal best in the 10K (32:20.5) at the NCAA South Central Regional.
2023-24
Indoor: Ran a personal-best 4:15.06 and finished 3rd in the Mile at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) … Helped Louisiana to a 2nd place finish in the DMR (10:05.30) and finished 6th in the Mile (4:15.62) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022-23
Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 15:11.72 and placed 6th in the 5000 at the Louisiana Classics … Finished 3rd in the 1500 (3:56.71) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25).
Indoor: Finished 5th in the 3000 with a personal-best 8:55.85 at the McNeese Indoor #2 (Jan. 27) … Ran 9th in the Mile at the Samford Bulldog Invite with a time of 4:20.86 (Feb. 10).
Cross Country: Ran a 16:44.0, a personal-best, in the 5k at the UNO XC Opener (Sept. 2) … Recorded a personal-best 24:09.0 in the 7k at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17) … Ran a personal-best 27:14.3 in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 15).
2021-22
Inodoor: Placed seventh in the 5k (15:26.39) at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14) … Took fifth (4:28.32) in the mile at the McNeese Indoor and Multi (Jan 29) … Completed the 3k in 9:18.55 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 22).
High School
State champion in the in the outdoor 800m and the indoor mile coming out of E.D. White High School … E.D. White's indoor mile record holder (4:31) … State runner up in the indoor 3200m and outdoor mile ... Led E.D. White to the team cross country title in 2019 and 2020 … A multisport athlete, a member of the 2017 state championship swim team.
Personal
Born Aug. 14, 2002 in Thibodaux … Son of Chad and Celeste … Has one sister, Lila … Majoring in Kinesiology.
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