2023 (Senior): Played in 11 games during the season, closing out the year with 14 points on nine goals and five assists with seven steals and six ejections drawn … Scored goals in six games with multiple scores in a pair of contests … Recorded first collegiate hat trick with a season-high three goals against Connecticut College, while adding two scores against George Washington … Also found the back of the net against Mount St. Mary’s (2x), McKendree (Salem Invitational), and Gannon (Salem Invitational) … Credited with assists versus McKendree (Salem Invitational), Connecticut College, and Johns Hopkins (3x) … Had a season-best two steals against Mount St. Mary’s (Salem Invitational) and Connecticut College, while adding takeaways vs. McKendree (Salem Invitational), Gannon (Salem Invitational), and George Washington.
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2022 (Junior): Played in 14 games during the year, finishing with three points on a goal and two assists, while adding a pair of steals and two ejections drawn … Scored a goal against #10 San Jose State (Aggie Roundup), while notching assists against Cal Lutheran (Navy Open) and Air Force.
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2021 (Sophomore): Played in 16 games during the season … Registered seven points on five goals and a pair of assists, while adding six ejections drawn … Scored a season-high two goals against Salem in the Navy Open, notching first collegiate goals and first multi-score game … Added goals against #3 UCLA, #9 San Jose State, and Mount St. Mary’s … Contributed assists against Iona and #9 Princeton.
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2020 (Freshman): Played in three of Navy’s 7 games during the season, which was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) … Registered one point on an assist, while adding a steal on defense … Recorded a helper in Navy’s victory over #10 Bucknell … Made collegiate debut in the season opener at George Washington … Also saw action against La Salle.
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High School / Personal: Lettered in water polo (4 years) and swimming at Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas … Named All-State, team MVP, and team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior … USAWP National Team Selection (2017-19) … Received 2019 USNA Summer Seminar Iron Man Award and 2019 USAWP Nick Johnson Inspiration Award … Member of National Honor Society, Best Buddies, and Special Olympics (volunteer) … Attended the USAWP Youth Futures International Trip to Budapest in 2019 … Played club water polo with the NTX Thunder … Son of Robert and Jennifer Shelley … Has one sister … Brother, Zach (’22), was a member of the Air Force Academy water polo team.
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Career Statistics
| Year |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Hat Tricks |
Steals |
KOD |
| 2020 * |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2021 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 2022 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 2023 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
| Totals |
44 |
15 |
10 |
25 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
* – 2020 season played in the spring of 2021
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