University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Shelby, Reece
Reece Shelby
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Labadieville, La.
- High School:
- E.D. White
Bio
TFRRS Profile
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.
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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