The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Women Roster
Roster
Shanay Briscoe
- Position:
- Jumps/Multi-Events
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cypress Christian
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
• Fourth in high jump at 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Four-time First Team USTFCCCA All-American
• Three-time Second Team USTFCCCA All-American
• Five-time Big 12 high jump champion
• Six-time All-Big 12
• 2011 Pan American Junior high jump champion
• 2011 USA Junior high jump champion
Career Bests
Outdoor High Jump: 6-3.75 (1.92m)
Outdoor Long Jump: 16-8 (5.08m)
100m Hurdles: 15.03
Indoor High Jump: 6-2 (1.88m)
Pentathlon: 4,039 points
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles: 8.85
Pentathlon High Jump: 6-1.5 (1.87m)
Pentathlon Shot Put: 41-2.25 (12.55m)
Pentathlon Long Jump: 18-4.25 (5.59m)
Pentathlon 800m: 2:31.01
UT All-Time Performers List
Outdoor High Jump: 3rd
Indoor High Jump: 4th
AT-A-GLANCE
Narrowly missed earning a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team after placing fourth in the high jump with a career-best leap of 1.92m (6-3.50) at the Olympic Trials ... seven-time USTFCCCA All-American (five in the high jump; one in the pentathlon) ... a first-team All-America high jumper as a freshman and sophomore during indoors and outdoors ... earned second-team All-America honors in the high during her junior indoor and outdoor campaigns in high jump ... also second team in the pentathlon in 2013 ... five-time Big 12 high jump champion (2011 outdoor and indoor, 2012 outdoor, 2013 indoor and outdoor) ... also earned All-Big 12 honors competing in the first pentathlon of her collegiate career in 2013 ... 2011 Pan American Junior high jump champion ... 2011 Junior National high jump champion ... three-time USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team member (2011-13) ... two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice (2012-13).
2012-13
Outdoor:
Tied for 10th in the high jump at the USA Championships with a mark of 5-10.5 (1.79m) … competed in six meets … ninth in the high jump (5-10.75/1.80m) at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-America honors … qualified for the national meet with a clearance of 5-8.75 (1.75m) to tie for sixth place at the NCAA West Regional … claimed her fifth conference high jump title and an All-Big 12 honor by clearing 5-10 (1.78m) … first-team Academic All-Big 12 ... USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team member also won the event at the Mt. SAC Relays (5-10/1.78m) … earned top 10 finishes in all regular season high jump competitions, including at the Florida Relays (t-9th, 5-7.25/1.71m), and Texas Relays (third, 6-0/1.83m).
Indoor:
Posted top 10 finishes in each of the seven high jump compettions, including five in in the top five … finished ninth in the event (6-0.5/1.84m) and 12th in the pentathlon (PR 4,039 points) at the NCAA Championships … earned second-team All-America honors for both ... won her fourth Big 12 title in the high jump with a clearance of 5-9.25 (1.76m) at the conference meet … also picked up All-Big 12 honors in her first collegiate pentathlon, accumulating 4,027 points for fourth … USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team member tied for eighth in high jump at the Tyson Invitational, clearing 5-7.75 (1.72m) … took fourth at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix with a clearance of 5-10 (1.77m) … posted an indoor personal-best of 6-2 (1.88m) for second place at the Razorback Invitational … won the Leonard Hilton Invitational high jump (5-8.75/1.75m) … took fifth at the Crimson Tide Indoor meet to open the season with a leap of 5-10.75 (1.80m).
2011-12
Outdoor:
Claimed All-America honors with a second-place, then-career-best mark of 6-2.75 (1.90m) in the high jump at the NCAA Championships ... garnered a third-place finish in the event at the NCAA West Prelims with a clearance of 5-10.75 (1.80m) ... was the Big 12 high jump champion for the fourth time, posting a mark of 6-1.25 (1.86m) ... first-team Academic All-Big 12 ... earned Capital One Academic All-District Second Team honors ... USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team member ... took home the individual title with a mark of 6-0.5 (1.84m) at the Drake Relays ... also claimed a tie for first place with a clearance of 5-10.75 (1.80m) at the Longhorn Invitational ... cleared 5-8.75 (1.75m) at the Texas Invitational for a second-place finish ... placed third at the Florida Relays with a mark of 5-10 (1.78m) ... opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Texas Relays, clearing 5-11.25 (1.81m).
Indoor:
Placed fourth in the high jump at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 5-9.25 (1.81m) to pick up first team All-America honors ... posted a victory in the event at the Arkansas Last Chance meet with a leap of 6-0 (1.83m) ... cleared 5-10.75 (1.80m) at the Big 12 Championships for a second-place finish and all-league honors ... tied for sixth place at the Tyson Invitational with a clearance of 5-8 (1.73m) ... claimed third place with a mark of 5-9.75 (1.77m) at the Auburn Invitational Meet ... won the high jump at the Leonard Hilton Memorial by clearing 5-9.25 (1.76m).
2010-11
Outdoor:
Garnered a third-place finish and an All-America nod in high jump at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 6-0 (1.83m) ... earned all-league honors, completing her sweep and becoming just the second freshman in Big 12 history to win both the indoor and outdoor high jump titles, leaping 5-11.25 (1.81m) ... cleared the same height at the M.J. Classic and earned a first-place finish ... won the high jump at Penn Relays with a leap of 5-10.5 (1.79m).
Indoor:
Claimed second place and All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Championships with a season-best clearance of 6-1.5 (1.87m) ... cleared 5-11.5 (1.82m) to win the Big 12 title ... also placed first in the high jump at the Don Kirby Invitational with a mark of 5-11.5 (1.82m) ... cleared 5-10.75 (1.80m) and placed third at the Razorback Invite ... posted a high jump mark of 5-8.75 (1.75m) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, placing third.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Lettered all four years in track and volleyball at Cypress Christian School ... state champion in high jump and shot put as a senior and in high jump, shot put, 100m hurdles, 200m and 4x200m relay as a freshman ... placed eighth in high jump at the World Youth Championships as a junior and 10th in the event at the World Junior Championships as a sophomore ... competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials ... first team all-state in track her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons and in volleyball her senior year ... garnered athlete of the year honors during her junior year ... voted most valuable player in track all four years of high school and in volleyball her junior and senior years ... held the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 3A state high jump record for her jump of 6-0 heading into her freshman year at Texas ... competed for club team Northwest Flyers for six years in high jump, shot put, triple jump and heptathlon ... captained volleyball team her junior and senior year and track team her senior season ... Academic All-State in track and volleyball.
PERSONAL
Parents are Sandrea and Lisha Briscoe ... has two siblings, Shason and Shaude ... graduated in three years (May, 2012) with a degree in marketing from the McCombs School of Business … three-time USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team member (2011-13) ... two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice (2012-13) ... 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Second Team ... six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (each semester but fall 2011) ... recipient of UT’s 2013 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award and Academic Leadership Award.
