2018-19 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
McEwen, Shelby

Shelby McEwen
- Position:
- Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Abbeville, Miss.
- High School:
- Oxford
- Prev School:
- Northwest Mississippi Community College
Bio
ACCOLADES
- All-American, indoor high jump (2019)
- All-American, outdoor high jump (2019)
- First Team All-American, outdoor high jump (2018)
- First Team All-American, indoor high jump (2018)
- SEC Champion, outdoor high jump (2018)
- SEC Champion, indoor high jump (2018)
- First Team All-SEC, outdoor high jump (2018)
- First Team All-SEC, indoor high jump (2018)
- SEC Field Event Athlete of the Week (2-6-18)
2018-19
2019 Outdoor Season
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 7-3 ¾ (2.23m)
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the War Eagle Invitational with a mark of 7-4 ¼ (2.24m)
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 7-3 ¼ (2.22m)
2019 Indoor Season
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a mark of 7-6 (2.29m)
- Finished 3rd in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 7-4 ½ (2.25m)
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 7-5 (2.26m)
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 7-7 (2.31m)
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 7-4 ¼ (2.24m)
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the Blazer Invite with a mark of 7-4 ¼ (2.24m)
Summer 2018
- Finished fifth in the high jump, and was the No. 2 collegiate finisher, at the 2018 USATF National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
2017-18
2018 Outdoor Season
- Finished second at in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track & FIeld Championships with a clearance of 7-3 (2.21m) Â to earn first-team All-America honors.
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the high jump with a winning clearance of 7-1 (2.16m) at the NCAA East Preliminary.
- Won the high jump at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a personal best-equaling clearance of 7-4 1/2 (2.25m).
- Finished third in the high jump at the LSU Invitational with a clearance of 6-10 3/4 (2.10m).
- Won the high jump at the War Eagle Invitational with a personal best clearance of 7-4 1/2 (2.25m) that ranks No. 4 all-time at Alabama.
- Finished second in the high jump at the Tom Jones Invitational with a clearance of 7-1 3/4 (2.18m).
- Won the high jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a clearance of 7-1 1/2 (2.17m).
2018 Indoor Season
- Finished second in the high jump at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 7-6 (2.29m), the No. 2 jump in school history.
- Won the high jump at the SEC Championships with a then-personal best-equaling clearance of 7-4 1/4 (2.24m).
- Finished second in the high jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a clearance of 7-3 3/4 (2.23m).
- Earned SEC Field Athlete of the Week honors for his performance at the New Mexico Classic.
- Won the high jump at the New Mexico Classic with a clearance of 7-4 1/2 (2.24m).
- Won the high jump at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a clearance of 7-3 (2.21m).
- Made his Alabama debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational and won the high jump  with a clearance of 7-0 1/4 (2.14m).
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2015-17)
- Two-year member of the Rangers' basketball team
- Competed unattached in track and field during his time at Northwest
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
- Member of four state championship track teams at Oxford High School
- 2015 state champion in the high jump
- New Balance All-American in 2015
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Son of Michael and Sharon McEwen
- Born April 6, 1996
- Majoring in general studies
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15