Shelby Clements

Bio

TFRRS Profile: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8673449/Defiance/Shelby__Clements.html

Junior (2025-26)

• Competed in 5 indoor events and 5 outdoor meets
• Posted her fastest 200 time of the season in 29.58 and best 400 time in 1:05.94 at Wittenberg on Jan. 31
• Started the outdoor season with two PRs at the Southeastern Fire Invitational on Mar. 13-14, running a 28-second 200 meters and the 400 in 1:03.28
• Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that posted the 6th-fastest time in school history with a 4:11.82 at the Central State Invite on Apr. 17
• Named Academic All-WHAC for both indoor and outdoor and Champion of Character

Sophomore (2024-25)

• Competed in nine meets 
• Set a new PR in the 300-meter dash at the Ashland Invitational with a time of 47.17, and another new PR in the 400-meter dash at the Joshua Culbreath Invite with a time of 1:03.75
• Recorded a season-best 4x400 relay time alongside Mira Horvath, Israa Khamis and Zawadi Debola at the WHAC Championship with a time of 4:12.00

Freshman (2023-24)

• Competed in 12 meets and made collegiate debut in the first meet of the season 12/1 at the Oiler Opener
• Recorded a season-high fourth-place finish at the HCAC Outdoor Championships and earned a personal best in the 400-meter dash in the same meet
• Also recorded a personal best in the 200-meter dash at the Manchester Invitational on 4/6

Personal

• Majoring in biology
• Also a member of the DC volleyball team and was an all-conference selection as a freshman in 2023
• Named the Athletic Department's Female Newcomer of the Year at the 2024 Swarm Awards