Matthew Shelly

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bentonville, Ark.
High School:
Bentonville

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F25)

Personal Records

1,000m	2:23.18	2026 Indoor
Mile	4:00.80	2026 Indoor

2025-26
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Took 13th at Big 12 Championships in the 1,000m (2:25.27) … nearly went sub four in the mile with 4:00.80 to take fifth at the Tyson Invite … clocked a 1,000m PR of 2:23.18 to place sixth at the Bill Bergan Classic … also ran at the DeLoss Dodds Invite, Cyclone Open and ISU Holiday Invite.

High School
Three-time Arkansas Class 6A state champ through the 1,600m (twice) and the 3,200m ... 2023 state XC champion ... five total top-three finishes in the 1,600m and 3,200m at state track and field championships ... Arkansas indoor 3,000m, outdoor two mile and 4x800m state record holder ... Foot Locker national qualifier ... ran at the 2024 New Balance Indoor Nationals in the mile and two mile ... qualified for the 2025 HOKA Festival of Miles in the 1,500m, 1,600m and mile ... set PRs of 4:04.12 in the mile and 8:47.02 in the 3,200m.