Shelbi Vaughan

Shelbi Vaughan

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1994-08-24) August 24, 1994 Weatherford, Texas United States
Residence	College Station, TX
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw
College team	Texas A&M University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Discus throw 64.52 m (211 ft 8 in) Weight throw 18.73 m (61 ft 5​1⁄4 in) Hammer throw 54.11 m (177 ft 6​1⁄4 in) as of February 19, 2016
Medal record Women’s athletics Representing the United States World Junior Championships World Junior Championships Discus Pan American Junior Championships Pan American Junior Championships Discus World Youth Championships World Youth Championships Discus

Shelbi JoDae Vaughan (born August 24, 1994) is an American Track and field athlete whose specialty is the discus throw.

World Competition

She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final. In addition, she was bronze medals at the 2012 World Junior Championships and the 2011 World Youth Championships.

NCAA

Vaughan's Texas A&M personal best in the discus is 64.52 metres set in Starkville in 2015. In addition, she has a personal best of 15.78 metres in the shot put at Texas A&M University.

Vaughan won 2016 UT San Antonio,Texas Relays, UCLA, Baylor and LSU Discus titles. Vaughan placed 6th in the Weight throw at 2016 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Vaughan won 2015 Division 1 NCAA Outdoor Women's Track and Field Championship Discus title. Shelbi Vaughan won 2015 Division 1 Southeastern Conference Discus title. She also won 2015 Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Track Classic, TCU Horned Frogs Invite Discus titles.

Vaughan won 2014 Division 1 NCAA Outdoor Women's Track and Field Championship Discus title. Shelbi Vaughan won 2014 Division 1 Southeastern Conference Discus title. She also won 2014 Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Track Classic, Texas State Bobcats Classics Discus titles.

Vaughan won 2013 Division 1 Southeastern Conference Discus title as a freshman. She also won 2013 Texas Relays, Oregon Pepsi Invitational, Louisiana State University Alumni Gold Invite, John McDonnell Invitational at University of Arkansas Discus titles.

High School

Vaughan was the 2012 Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year."

Vaughan's senior season's best of 50-1.25 in the Shot put and 198-9 in the Discus fifth and first respectively in 2012. She won University Interscholastic League Texas State championships in discus titles in 2011 and 2012. She won 2012 Discus throw USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships title with a 60.59 m (198 ft 9​¹⁄₄ in). She placed 4th in 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) with a 59.68 m (195 ft 9​¹⁄₂ in)

Before turning to track and field, she practiced volleyball while at Mansfield Legacy High School.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	3rd	Discus throw	52.58 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, United States	1st	Discus throw	53.12 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	Discus throw	60.07 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (q)	Discus throw	60.24 m

External links

• Shelbi Vaughan profile at IAAF