Shannon Kelly Class: Senior Hometown: Tampa, Fla. High School: Sickles HS Height: 5-3

As a Senior (2009)
• Crossed the line in 5th place at the Black & Gold Invitational for her season's highest finish thus far.

2008: Scored in five of the team's meets in 2008...Nearly surpassed her personal best at the FLRunners.com Invitational on Oct. 3, finishing in 19:02.37 for tenth place, helping UCF to the victory...Rounded out the scoring for the Knights and finished seventh at UCF's victory of the Black & Gold Invitational...Scored for UCF at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 15th.

2007: Competed in six of seven meets for the Knights as junior, scoring in one...Began the year with a strong race, finishing 58th at the Mountain Dew Invitational...Finished the course in a season-best 19:52 at the Stetson Invitational, enough to finish 22nd...Scored in the season's most important race, finishing fifth for the Knights at the NCAA South Regional...Finishing in 93rd place, her time of 24:04.19 was a personal best in the 6K.

2006: Ran in four meets, scoring in one...Made her collegiate debut at the Mountain Dew Invitational, where she finished in a season-best 21:02.40...Was UCF's third-best runner at the Stetson Invitational, earning a spot in the top-30 overall.

Prior to UCF: Graduated from Sickles High School...Owns the school records in the mile, two mile and 5K...Earned all-state honors in both her sophomore and junior years...Also selected all-conference three times...Captained the cross country squad...Ran with the 4x800m relay team that twice placed in the state meet...Named a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club.

Personal: Born in Tampa, Fla....Daughter of Jim and Kim Kelly...Major is undeclared.