Alabama track and field athletes won 8 events on Saturday in Atlanta.
Career Bests • Javelin - 207-3 • Decathlon - 5,236
Freshman 2013 Outdoor Season In his first SEC Championships finished 10th in the javelin with a throw of 197-1 ... set a new PR at the LSU Alumni Gold while finishing 5th in the javelin throw with a mark of 207-3 ... came away with his second victory of the season at the Spec Towns Invitational with a throw of 206-1 which is a new PR and ranks among the school's top-10 lists ... won the Javelin Throw at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a mark of 204-11.
Prep and Personal The 2012 Alabama High School Athletics Association (AHSAA) Class 6A state champion in the javelin (180-2) ... as a junior, placed second in the javelin at the 2011 AHSAA Class 6A state meet (192-1) ... was 10th in the decathlon at the 2011 AHSAA Class 6A outdoor meet with a personal-best total of 5,236 points ... as a sophomore, placed fifth in the javelin at the 2010 AHSAA Class 6A meet (172-9) ... voted Vestavia Hills' Most Valuable Field Event Athlete in 2011 and 2012 ... coached by Brett Huber at Vestavia Hills High School ... also played football and basketball in high school ... a Latin Honors graduate, member of the Mu Alpha Theta academic honors fraternity and was a nominee for "Mr. Vestavia Hills" ... son of Dr. John and Ceci Shannon ... two uncles played college football: Jim Shannon at East Tennessee State and Billy Shannon at Murray State ... youngest of three children ... born October 12, 1993, in Birmingham, Ala.
