Khiry Shelton

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
6-3
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Leander, Texas
High School:
Visa Ridge HS

SENIOR (2014): Pac-12 Player of the Year … MAC Hermann Finalist … Top Drawer Soccer Best XI … College Soccer News All-America First Team … Soccer America MVP First Team … Selected second overall by New York City FC in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft … Started all 21 games, scoring 10 goals and recording 12 assists … Notched a hat-trick and an assist against California on Oct. 5 … Recorded two goals and three assists against Northwest Christian on Sept. 22 … Put up four points on one goal and two assists in the season opener against Evansville on Aug. 29.

JUNIOR (2013): Played 10 games, making nine starts ... Scored four goals ... Found the net twice against Air Force (9/15) ... Scored against Seattle U (9/13) ... Scored against UC Davis (9/1) ... Shot 17 times, 10 times on target.

SOPHOMORE (2012): Named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention after starting 11 games and appearing in four more … Scored a goal in each of the team’s first three games of the season vs. Sacramento State (8/24), UC Santa Barbara (8/31) and Manhattan (9/2) … Had the game-winning goal and an assist against Manhattan … Scored against Stanford (10/18) … Finished the season tied for second on the team in goals (4), third in points (10) and second in shots (27).

FRESHMAN (2011): Started the first six games of the season before a foot injury sidelined him for the rest of the year ... Took 10 total shots, scoring the Beavers' lone goal in a game at No. 3 North Carolina on Sept. 2 ... Assisted on one of Oregon State's two goals in an upset of No. 22 Washington on Sept. 30 ... Finished the season with three points on one goal and one assist ... Had at least one shot on goal in all but one of his appearances on the year ... Fired a season-high three shots in the season opener against Portland on Aug. 27.

US U-18 Men’s National Soccer Team: Member of the United States U-18 Men’s National Soccer Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011 … One of 20 players selected for the US U-18 Men’s National Soccer Team for its trip to Israel in December 2010 … One of 36 players selected to the US U-18 Men’s National Soccer Team for domestic training camp in Carson, Calif., in November 2010.

ODP: Selected to Colorado Olympic Development Program in 2006 ... Selected to Colorado Olympic Development Program State Team Regional camp in 2006.

CLUB: Played for the Lonestar Academy and the Lonestar U17/U18 team that won the 2010 Disney Showcase Championship

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas ... Was a four-year lettermen ... Selected Offensive Most Valuable Player and first-team All-District in 2010 ... High school team made the high school playoffs for District 16-5A in 2009-10

PERSONAL: Born in Fort Carson, Colo. ... Parents are Mike and Jennifer Shelton ... Has one sibling, Kyler ... Chose Oregon State because "it has a great campus and welcoming people" ... Biggest athletic thrill to date is "traveling to Israel and playing on the US U-18 Men's National Soccer Team".