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Danny Shelton
Danny Shelton

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Auburn, Wash.

High School:
Auburn

Position:
Throws

Experience:
HS

05/12/2012

Freshman Juilfs Wins Pac-12 Pole Vault Title

Four Huskies place in the top-seven in the men's javelin for 19 team points.

05/09/2012

First Pac-12 Championships Bring Teams To Eugene

ROOT Sports will air a two-hour tape delayed broadcast of the meet this Thursday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m.

04/05/2012

Fierce Competition Awaits At Pepsi Team Invite

Oregon will have a live, free web broadcast of the meet beginning at 12 noon Saturday.

03/24/2012

Jumpers Score Wins At Trojan Invitational

Washington will be heading to the Texas Relays, Stanford Invite, and Pepsi Team Invite over the next two weeks.

03/22/2012

Outdoor Season Opener Takes Huskies To USC

UW starts the outdoor season competing against NCAA Champs Texas A&M and three Pac-12 rivals.

2011 (Football): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, earning a start at defensive tackle in the Washington State game ... season-high five tackles vs. Baylor in the Alamo Bowl ... had three tackles at USC ... had a fumble recovery at Oregon State, when he also batted down two passes ... one tackle each vs. Cal, Stanford and WSU.

High School and Personal: As a senior in 2011, won the Washington State 4A Shot Put Championship with a personal-best throw of 60-feet, 1-inch ... also won the West Central District and SPSL meet titles in the shot put as a senior ... placed 11th in the discus at state as a senior after a sixth-place effort as a junior ... fifth at the 4A state meet in the shot as a sophomore and a junio ... in football, named 4A first-team all-state, as both an offensive and defensive lineman, by the Associated Press in 2010 ... also first-team all-state as a junior (offensive line) ... made the Seattle Times all-state team as both a junior and a senior ... twice named both the South Puget Sound League 4A North's Offensive Lineman of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year ... played in the Offense-Defense Bowl following senior season ... a PrepStar All-American ... ranked the No. 32 defensive tackle in the country by scout.com ... rated the No. 120 overall prospect and the No. 10 defensive tackle in the nation by rivals.com ... rival's No. 3 recruit in the state of Washington ... nation's No. 43 DT recruit, according to ESPN.com ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100" list of top recruits in the West ... one of five seniors from the state named a "blue-chip prospect" by the Seattle Times ... also was a standout wrestler at Auburn.

Collegiate Best Marks
Shot Put.......50-9 1/2 / 51-3 1/2i

Major Meets
2012 MPSF - 12th, Shot Put

Go Huskies!