Sophomore Year (2009-10): Returnedfrom an injury to run in three cross country meets for thePaladins...ran a season-best of 20:12 for 5K and a personal-best of15:22 for 4K...placed 20th with a time of 11:17.06 in the 3,000m atthe SoCon Indoor Championships...placed second at the FurmanOutdoor Invitational in the 3,000m Steeplechase with apersonal-best of 11:27.92...recovered from a fall in the waterjumpto place fifth in the 3,000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:35.54at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships...named to theSouthern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2008-09): Placed36th at the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships with apersonal-best 5K time of 19:07...Placed 13th in the 3,000m with atime of 10:46.36 and 15th in the mile with a time of 5:21.88 at theSoCon Indoor Championships...won the 3,000m Steeplechase at theFurman Outdoor Invitational with a time of 11:46.52...named to theSoCon All-Freshman team for the 3,000m during the indoorseason...named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Helped her crosscountry team to region championship and fourth-place finish instate as a junior...led team to second place in region as afreshman, sophomore and senior...as an individual cross countryrunner, won regional championship and finished fourth at state meetin 2007...earned Outstanding Competitor award at state meet...wonregional championship and finished fifth at state meet in2006...received Outstanding Sportsmanship award at state meet...wonregional championship and finished ninth at state as asophomore...earned first team all-state honors for cross country asa freshman, sophomore and junior...led team to four straightregional championships in track & field...led team to fourthplace finish in state as a junior and seventh as a senior...was1500m indoor state championship, 800m state runner-up, and fourthin 1600m in indoor track...earned first team all-state honors fortrack as a junior...holds school records for the 1600m, 800m,3000m, 1500m, and cross country 5K.
Personal: Rebecca Erin Shelton wasborn on August 29, 1989 in Richmond, Ky....daughter of Richard andLaura Shelton...majoring in biology.
