2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Fair, Shannon

Shannon Fair
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Aquinas HS
- Hometown:
- Martinez, Ga.
Bio
School Freshman Record Holder (10,000m) - 34:51.21
2016 Cross Country All-South Region
2017 Cross Country All-South Region
2019 Outdoor Season
Placed 14th in both the 5000m and 10,000m at the SEC Championships (5/9) … ran the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) … finished 11th in the 1500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/11) with a personal-best 4:30.04 … clocked a 35:20.72 in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays (3/29) … placed third with a personal best in the 1500m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22), running 4:34.14.2019 Indoor Season
Placed 22nd in the 3000m at the SEC Championships (2/230, running 9:55.25 … finished 13th in the 5000m at the SEC Championships (2/22) with a time of 17:12.39 … placed 14th in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9), running 9:47.12 … finished second in the 5000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18), running 17:03.53, which was the fifth-fastest time of the week in the nation.2018 Cross Country Season
Placed 47th in the 6K at the NCAA South Region Championships, finishing in 21:39.8 … finished 33rd at the SEC Championships (10/26), running the 6K in 20:25.83 … ran the 6K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13) in 23:19.0 … finished 10th at the Falcon Classic (9/15) in the 5K with a time of 18:58.55 and was the third Bulldog to cross the line.
2018 Outdoor Season
Placed fifth in the 10,000m to score at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a season-best 35:26.82 … also ran the 5000m at the Championships … ran the 10,000m at the Penn Relays (4/26) … won the 5000m at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … finished third in the 5000m at the Florida Relays (3/20) with a season-best time of 16:55.40 to open the season.2018 Indoor Season
Finished 10th in the 5000m at the SEC Championships (2/24) … placed ninth in the 5000m with a time of 16:33.32 at the Music City Challenge (2/9) … placed sixth in the 3000m at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) with a time of 9:45.96 … ran a personal-best mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), grabbing 13th in 4:57.52 … ran on the distance medley relay at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) that finished second with a time of 12:03.86.2017 Cross Country
Placed 11th at the South Region Championships (11/10) with a time of 20:21.6 in the 6K event … placed ninth in the 6K with a time of 20:42.0 at the SEC Championships (10/27) … finished fifth with a time of 20:44.9 at the Crimson Classic 6K (10/13) … ran the Paul Short Gold 6K (9/29) in 20:05.8 … won the Falcon Classic 6K (9/16) with a time of 21:31.5.2017 Outdoor Season
Placed eighth in the 10,000m with a time of 35:23.80 and also ran the 5000m at the SEC Championships (5/11) … competed in the 1500m at the SEC Relays (4/28) … ran the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13) … placed second in the 5000m with the No. 5 time in MSU outdoor history at 16:37.43 at the Florida Relays (3/30) … placed fifth in the 1500m at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) with a personal-best time of 4:36.03.2017 Indoor Season
Ran the second best 5000m time in school history at SEC Championships (2/24), finishing in 16:26.27 and grabbing 10th ... posted a personal-best 9:34.20 in the 3000m run at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3), grabbing fourth place ... ran a then-personal best in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational, finishing 12th in 4:59.16 … ran on the winning distance medley relay at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13).2016 Cross Country Season
Advanced to the NCAA Championships (11/19) … placed 13th overall at the South Region Championships where she helped propel the Bulldogs to the first South Region Title in program history as MSU’s No. 2 runner with a time of 20:36.9 … paced MSU at SEC Championships (10/28), finishing 20th overall with a time of 21:10.1 in the 6K event … competed at the ISU Adidas Pre-Nationals 6K (10/15) … ran the 6K event with a time of 22:31.5 at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24) … placed 17th in the 5K at the Commodore Classic (9/17) … opened the season at the Memphis Twilight Classic (9/3), where she ran a personal best in the 5K (17:25.8) and placed fifth for the Bulldogs.2016 Outdoor Season
Ended her season at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) where she ran the 10,000m in 36:14.49 … competed at the SEC Championships (5/12) in the 10,000m with a time of 36:02.63 to place 12th … set the MSU freshman 10,000m record with a time of 34:51.21 at the Virginia Challenge (4/22) where she placed 12th … that time was also third in school history … placed fourth in the 1500m at the South Alabama Invitational (4/14) with a time of 4:40.93 … ran the 5000m in 16:52.59 at the Florida Relays (3/31) … finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:37.60 at the Florida State Relays (3/25) … competed in the 1500m at the Alabama Relays (3/17) to open the season.2016 Indoor Season
Placed inside the top-20 of all indoor events in which she competed … finished 16th at the SEC Championships (2/26) in the 3000m with a then-personal-best time of 9:45.67 … ran a then-personal-best mile time at the Music City Challenge (2/12), finishing 16th with a time of 4:59.31 … placed eighth at the Armory Track Invitational (2/5) with a time of 17:18.67 in the 5000m … finished 17th in the 3000m run at the Conference Clash (1/22) with a time of 9:51.97 … posted a 5:04.45 mile to finish 14th at the Commodore Invite (1/15) to open her track career.2015 Cross Country Season
Advanced to the NCAA Championships (11/21) in her freshman season … finished 52nd at the South Region Championships (11/13) … set a personal-best in the 6K with a time of 21:01.8 at the SEC Championships (10/30) … competed in the DI Pre-Nationals 6K (10/17) with a time of 21:21.6 … ran in the 5k at the Panorama Farms Invitational (9/26) with a time of 18:17.3 … competed in the Commodore Classic (9/19) with a 5K time of 18:00.6 … placed 11th in her MSU debut at the Memphis Twilight (9/5), running a 17:55.0 in the 5K.Before the Bulldogs
Attended Aquinas High School … voted All-State in track and field in the 1600m and 3200m all four years of high school … named team captain of her cross country team … earned athlete of the week honors as a junior after running the 3200m in 11:01 … placed fourth at the state championships in the 3200m as a senior just ahead of future MSU teammate Audrey Honiotes.Personal
Born Shannon Michelle Fair on March 21, 1997 to Pat and Kelly Fair … has a brother, Daniel, and two sisters, Annie and Rebecca … majoring in psychology.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
Mile – 4:57.52 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/19/2018)3000m – 9:34.20 (Scarlet and White Invitational – 2/3/2017)
5000m – 16:26.27 (SEC Championships – 2/24/2017)
Outdoor
1500m – 4:30.04 (Crimson Tide Invitational – 4/11/2019)5000m – 16:37.43 (Florida Relays – 3/30/2017)
10,000m – 34:51.21 (Virginia Challenge – 4/22/2016)
Cross Country
5K – 17:25.9 (Memphis Twilight Classic – 9/3/2016)6K – 20:05.8 (Paul Short Gold – 9/29/2017)
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