Gwen Shaw

Class:
Senior
High School:
Thomas S. Wootton
Hometown:
Potomac, Md.

Performances on TFRRS

2015-16: Competed in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles... Placed 12^th in the 100mH at the USF Bulls Invitational with a time of 14.54… Finished fifth in the 400mH at the USF Bulls Invitational running a time of 1:03.35.

2014-15: Competed primarily in the hurdles events and relay events during the indoor and outdoor seasons … set a career best in the 400 meter hurdles victory at the Louisville Twilight finishing in 1:01.40… placed second in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational … recorded a career best time of 26.53 in the 200m at Vanderbilt’s Music City Invitational… finished third in the 400m hurdles and seventh in the 100m hurdles at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

2013-14: Competed in the indoor 400m and 60m hurdles and the outdoor 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles ... relay team placed second in the 4x4 at the Gene Edmunds Cup ... also placed fifth in the 60m hurdles at the Gene Edmunds Cup with a career-best time of 8.93 ... finished first in the 100m hurdles and second in the 400m hurdles at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational ... recorded a third place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Border Battle meet ... won the 400m hurdles event at the Louisville Twilight Classic with a time of 1:01.74 ... finished seventh in the 400m hurdles at the AAC Outdoor Championships with a career-best time of 1:01.54.

Prep: Four-time track All-American at Thomas S. Wootton High under coach Kellie Redmond ... had the fourth-fastest time nationally in respective class in the 400m hurdles (1:00.77) ... won six national medals, including gold at the AAU Club Championships in the 400m ... also won the national title in the 4x100m relays and took runner-up accolades in the 4x400m relays ... was the 2013 outdoor state champion in the 400m and 100m hurdles ... for the indoor season that year, won state titles in the 55m hurdles and 300m hurdles ... was named to the 2012 Washington Post All-Met Girls' outdoor track first team and the 2012 Gazette Athlete of the Year for Girls Outdoor Track ... in 2010, was named the MocoRunning Running Freshman of the Year and to the Washington Post all-area All-Stars first team ... was a two-year captain, four-time team MVP, and the school's athlete of the year four times ... was an AAU and USATF national finalist all four years.

Personal: Daughter of David and Rene Shaw ... birthday is May 8 ... has one brother ... majoring in business.