Berkley Athlete Signs National Letter of Intent

Shelby Allen, Berkley High School senior, has signed a national letter of intent to participate in Track and Field with Illinois State University

Allen has been a MHSAA State finalists for three years in long jump. She also runs hurdles and relays. Recently, she won the MITS indoor State Meet triple jump on with a jump of 38-10.75.

Below are her achievements:

Ninth Grade:

High school

Division 1 All State long jump (5th place)

All Regional long jump (2nd place)

Freshmen Oakland county champion in 100m 200m and long jump; 2nd place hurdles

All OAA long jump

League champion long jump

Voted Oakland County Honor Roll for 100m and long jump by Oakland Press

Honorable Mention All County Team by Oakland Press

Team Honors:

Broke school record 100m, tied 200m record

Awarded MVP and rookie of the year

Club

AAU State long jump champion (17'5)

AAU State 4th 100m

AAU national qualifier long jump champion (17'8.5)

AAU national qualifier 5th 100m

AAU Junior Olympics 17th (17'6.5) intermediate (5th highest 15 year old)

10th grade

Indoor Club

Indoor all state long jump 8th place

AAU Northern Indoor national champion long jump -all American

High school

Division 1 state qualifier long jump

All county long jump

League long jump, high jump, 100m champion

Voted Oakland County Honor Roll for 100m and long jump by Oakland Press

Voted in top 50 female Track athletes in Oakland County (29th) by Oakland Press

Team Honors:

Awarded MVP

OAA Academic Honor (must have 3.5 gpa and above)

Outdoor Club

USATF state long jump champion intermediate girls

USATF state 6th 100m intermediate girls

USATF regionals 3rd place long jump

USATF Junior Olympics 21st intermediate long jump

11th grade

Indoor Club

Michigan Indoor State Championship Triple jump Champion (36’0)

Michigan Indoor State Championship 3rd long jump (17’6.75)

New Balance Scholastic Nationals Triple Jump 8th in flight (35’5.75)

New Balance Scholastic Nationals Long Jump 2nd in flight (17’1.25)

High School

Division 1 All State Long jump (7th  place-17’7.25)

Oakland County Long Jump Champion

Regional Runner Up Long Jump (17’3)

All League 100m and Long Jump

Voted Oakland County Honor Roll for 100m and long jump by Oakland Press

Voted in top 50 female Track athletes in Oakland County (27th) by Oakland Press

Team Honors:

Broke School Long Jump Record

Awarded MVP

OAA Academic Honors (must have 3.5 gpa and above)

Outdoor Club:

AAU State Championship Long Jump Champion

AAU State Championship Triple Jump Champion

USATF State Championship Triple Jump Champion

USATF State Championship Long Jump (2nd )

USATF State Championship Hurdles (5th)

12th Grade

Indoor Club

2nd Place Indoor State Meet Long Jump (17’4.75)

Indoor State Champion Triple Jump (38’10.75)

State Record Holder in Triple Jump

Top Ten in the Nation in Triple Jump

National Qualifier for New Balance Indoor Nationals (this is March 16th in NYC—don’t know place yet)

Academic Honors

National Honor Society Member

National Math Honors Society Member

Honor Role all 3 years

3.9 GPA

3 AP Classes

Advanced Mathematics (Junior Year through Calculus B/C)

Other Honors

Member of Dream Dialogue (a multi school group funded through the ADL dedicated to promoting Diversity)

Member of BET (a high school group dedicated to mentoring incoming African American Freshmen)

Past Member of USA Junior National Power Tumbling Team

10th at World Championships for Power Tumbling (gymnastics) at age 15

12th at World Championships for Power Tumbling at age 11

3 time National Champion for Power Tumbling

Multiple Honors in Artistic Gymnastics including State, Regional