Shelbi JoDae Vaughan (born August 24, 1994) is an American track and field athlete. She is a specialist in the discus throw.
World Competition Shelbi competed at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw and threw to place 29th. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final.Qualification results 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 set in Starkville in 2015. In addition, she has a personal best of in the shot put at Texas A&M University.
Vaughan won 2013 NCAA Division I 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.Shelbi Vaughan Texas A&M Results
Vaughan placed third in Discus at 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Vaughan won 2014 NCAA Division I NCAA Outdoor Women's Track and Field Championship Discus title. Shelbi Vaughan won 2014 NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference Discus title. She also won 2014 Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Track Classic, Texas State Bobcats Classics Discus titles.Shelbi Vaughan Texas A&M Results
Vaughan placed third in Discus at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Vaughan won 2015 NCAA Division I NCAA Outdoor Women's Track and Field Championship Discus title. Shelbi Vaughan won 2015 NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference Discus title.Shelbi throws meet record in Discus to claim third straight crown She also won 2015 Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Track Classic, TCU Horned Frogs Invite Discus titles.Shelbi Vaughan Texas A&M Results
Vaughan placed second in Discus at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) to qualify for Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Vaughan placed sixth in Discus at 2016 NCAA Division I NCAA Outdoor Women's Track and Field Championship. Vaughan won 2016 Southeastern Conference, 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.Shelbi Vaughan Texas A&M 2016 SEC Indoor Weight Throw Results
High school Vaughan was the 2012 Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year".T&FN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Track & Field News has been selecting a prep AOY on the girls side since 1977 The 40 winners, with their prime event(s)
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.Shelbi Vaughan recap of Mansfield Legacy High School results She won 2012 Discus throw USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships title with a and set the Discus throw American Junior record.Shelbi Vaughan 2010 High School results She placed 4th in 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) just weeks after graduating high school with a 2012 Olympic Trials Discus results 3rd place American record holder Suzy Powell-Roos did not have a qualifying mark for the Olympics and neither did Vaughn, so the Olympic slot went to Gia Lewis-Smallwood.
Before turning to track and field, she practiced volleyball while at Mansfield Legacy High School.Max Prep profile on ShelbiLarry Eder article on Shelbi
Competition record Representing the 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France3rdDiscus throwPan American Junior ChampionshipsMiramar, United States1stDiscus throw2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rdDiscus throw2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th (q)Discus throw2016NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador1stDiscus throwOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil29th (q)Discus throw
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A&M discus thrower Shelbi Vaughan cherishes Olympic experience