Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jared Shelton
March 24, 2009 | Cowboy Wrestling
2008-09: Academic all-Big 12 honoree ... Put together an 18-6 overall record that included a 6-5 record in duals and two wins over ranked opponents ... Was part of a three-man starting rotation at 184 pounds, along with Chris McNeil and Cody Hill ... Of his 18 wins, 13 came with bonus points ... Claimed eight wins by fall, four by major decision and one by technical fall ... Premier win was a 13-2 major decision victory over No. 8 Rocco Caponi of Virginia at the Northeast Duals ... Pinned No. 19 John Barone of Duke in 4:02 in the third-place match at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... Won the 184-pound bracket at the Central Missouri Open, claiming three wins by fall at the event.
2007-08: Went 7-2 as a junior, including a 2-1 mark in dual matches ... Four of his seven wins came by fall, with one by major decision and one by technical fall ... Second-place finisher at the Central Missouri State Open, losing a narrow decision to Oklahoma State teammate Clayton Foster in the title bout ... Three of his four wins at the Central Missouri Open came by fall ... Rolled to a 20-5 technical fall victory over Binghamton's Corey Waitz at the Northeast Duals ... Pinned Southwestern Oregon's Jason Troxel in 1:54 at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
2006-07: Started for Oklahoma State at 197, compiling a 17-14 overall record that included a 9-10 mark in duals ... Won five of his first six matches to open the season ... Best win of the year was a 9-3 victory over No. 18 Andrew Anderson of Northern Iowa at the National Duals ... Went 4-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... Won the OU Open by winning each of his four matches at the event, capped by a 6-3 victory over OSU teammate Cody Hill in the title bout ... Of Shelton's 14 losses on the year, 11 came at the hands of ranked opponents ... Endured a rough patch of the schedule late in the year, as each of his last six matches pitted him against ranked opponents.
2005-06 (Redshirt Year): Shelton went 8-5 wrestling in open tournaments at 197 pounds ... Took third place at the Oklahoma Open ... Went 4-2 at the FHSU-Bob Smith Open to finish the season ... Recorded three falls on the season.
Junior College (Freshman Year): Shelton wrestled one year at Labette Community College, where he was runner-up at the NJCAA National Championships ... Won the NJCAA West/Central Regionals ... A first-team all-conference selection.
High School: Attended Charles Page HS, where he was coached by Kelly Smith ... All-America selection at the Junior Nationals ... Lettered all four years ... Took third in state his last two years of high school ... An all-state honoree ... Also participated in boxing and football in high school ... Member of the President's Honor Roll and the National Vocational Honor Society.
Personal: Jared Prentice Shelton was born Dec. 20, 1985 in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of John and Janet Shelton.
Shelton Capsule
Year Overall Dual vs. Ranked Fall MD TF Quick
2005-06 Redshirted
2006-07 17-14 9-10 1-11 1 2 1 3:38
2007-08 7-2 2-1 0-1 4 1 1 1:33
2008-09 18-6 6-5 2-2 8 4 1 0:40
Career 42-22 17-16 3-14 13 7 3 0:40
