Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2013 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 12 matches, including one start … Logged 348 minutes on the pitch ... Recorded five shots, with one on target … Played a season-high 70 minutes at Radford … Tallied an assist at Presbyterian.

2012 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 16 matches on the season, starting 10 in the midfield … Totaled 903 minutes of action on the pitch for the year … Made starts on the road at Longwood, at N.C. State, at UNC Asheville, at #23 High Point, at Clemson, at Winthrop and at Liberty … Also started at home against Radford, Appalachian State and VMI … Recorded 12 shots on the season, placing four on target … Posted a .333 shots on goal percentage for the year … Registered a shot in eight different matches on the year … Totaled a season-high three shots in the draw at Longwood … Posted two shots in wins over VMI and Presbyterian … Played a season-high 96 minutes in the double overtime loss at #23 High Point … Also played 90 minutes at N.C. State, 79 minutes at Winthrop and 77 minutes in the win over Appalachian State.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 11 matches for GWU on the year, starting three as a true freshman ... Totaled 369 minutes of action on the pitch for the season ...Made his first career start in GWU's 3-0 season opening win versus Brevard College ... Recorded one shot on the season, which came in GWU's 0-0 double overtime draw with Appalachian State ... Played a season-high 81 minutes in the double overtime loss at Clemson ... Also played 71 minutes in GWU's loss at UNC Greensboro.

High School/Club: Lettered at Dalton L. McMichael High School in Madison, N.C. ... Played for head coach Mary Shelton ... Was a two-time All-Conference selection, earning a spot on the all-conference team as both a junior and senior ... Also lettered in baseball for four-years ... Also a member of the MYSA Inferno club team and head coach Chauncey Brummel ... Was selected for the Triangle Untied Friendlies All-Star Game ... A Scholar-Athlete Award winner for both soccer and baseball.

Personal: Born Riley Alexander Shelton on April 27, 1993 in Greensboro, N.C. ... Son of Dempsey and Mary Shelton ... Has five siblings ... Majoring in Exercise Science.