Shawn Spalding

Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Xavier
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

CAREER BESTS

Indoor | Outdoor

200m: 23.01 | 22.35

400m: 52.12 | 48.94

4x100m Relay: -- | 41.27

4x400m Relay: 3:27.74 | 3:22.03

* Team captain for the 2008-09 season

2008-08: Competed in four outdoor and indoor events each... Won the 4X100m relay at the Baldy Castillo Invite... BIG EAST Championship qualifier in the indoor/outdoor 4X400m relay, along with the indoor DMR that took fourth place... Finished third in the 400m at the Lyles/Clark Wood (50.34).

2007-08: Finished first and second in the 400m at the Austin Peay Spring Fling and Austin Peay Invite ... Placed seventh in the 200m at the Lyles/Clark Wood Invite.

2006-07: Competed in two outdoor events ... Top finish was eighth in the 400m at the Cardinal Invite ... Placed 10th in the 200m at the Cardinal Invite (22.84).

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at St. Xavier High School ... Competed in 100m, 200m and 400m, and ran for St. X's 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams ... Ran the anchor league in the Tigers' 2006 state champion 4x200m relay team, which set a state record time ... Also ran the anchor league for the state champion 4x100m relay team ... Earned the 2006 Coaches Award in track & field ... School record holder in 200m and a member of the school record 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams ... Also earned three letters in football at St. X playing defensive back and running back.

Personal: Born Shawn M. Spalding on Aug. 10, 1987 in Louisville, Ky. ... Son of Wallace and Connie Spalding ... Has five siblings, Cynthia, Christopher, Stewart, Stephanie and Sabrina ... Majoring in business finance.