Thursday, March 02, 2017

Danny Shellworth
Danny Shellworth
Height: 6-3
Weight: 165
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Vacaville, CA
High School: Vacaville HS
Events: High Jump
Experience: 3Y
2016 -- Top clearance of the season came at the CenCal Twilight meet in Clovis on March 22, at 6 feet, 4 inches (earning fourth place) ... also jumped a second-place height of 6’ 3.25” at the Big West Double Dual at UC Riverside on March 12.

2015 -- Posted a career-best clearance of 6 feet, 7.5 inches at the Big West Championships held at UCR on May 15, good for fourth place (just one spot back of all-conference honors) ... began his sophomore season with a win at the Big West Double Dual on March 14, clearing 6’ 6.75”, and added another victory at the Blue-Green Rivalry meet against UC Santa Barbara at Westmont College on May 2, at 6’ 4.75” ... also added a pair of second-place finishes, each at a height of 6’ 7”: at the 33rd annual Cal Poly ShareSLO Invitational on March 28 (helping the Mustangs top both Pepperdine and CSU Bakersfield) and at the Bulldog Invitational on April 25.

2014 -- As a true freshman, cleared 6-foot-6 in the high jump, the team’s top performance all season, at the Bulldog Invite on April 26 (when he was third competing against Fresno State, CSUN, Bakersfield, San Jose State, Pacific and UNLV) ... also picked up a win at 6’ 4.75” at the Cal Poly Invitational on March 29, helping the Mustangs sweep the three visitors ... came in 10th at the Big West Conference Championships, at 6’ 1.25”.

Prep -- As a senior at Vacaville High School, advanced to the CIF State Championships in the high jump, finishing 22nd in the prelims ... his PR was 6 feet, 8 inches, cleared April 27 at the Sacramento Meet of Champions ... also played soccer for the Bulldogs ... was an honors student.

Personal -- Born on Nov. 18, 1994 in Vacaville ... son of Tom and Debbie ... father was a hurdler at Stanford; his 400m hurdles time of 51.2, recorded in 1977, gained a place on the school’s all-time top-10 list ... has a brother, Bobby ... majors in business.

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