2011 Track & Field Roster

Shannon Forbes

  • Position 400m-400m Hurdles
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Peninsula HS
  • Hometown Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Biography

Junior (2010): Timed in 1:02.71 in the 400 hurdles at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational ... set a PR in the 400 meters at the same meet in 57.69 ... 15th in the prelims of the 400 hurdles at the Pac-10 Championships(1:03.14).
Sophomore (2009): Ran a season-best 58.19 in the 400 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational ... clocked in 1:01.85 in the 400 hurdles at the Big Meet.
Freshman (2008): Best mark in 400 came at the Brutus Hamilton Invite (58.22) ... also ran 1:02.64 in the 400 hurdles vs. Stanford.

High School: Garnered 2006-07 Female Athlete of the Year honors at Palos Verdes Peninsula HS ... named MVP as a senior ... set meet records in the 300 hurdles at the 2007 South Bay championships and in the 100 hurdles and the long jump at the San Pedro Easter Relays ... Bay League champion in the 300 hurdles three years in a row from 2005-07, and in the triple jump in 2006 ... won the triple jump at the CIF Division II final in 2007 ... placed seventh in the 300 hurdles at the 2007 CIF state championships ... set four school records (100 hurdles - 14.58, 300 hurdles - 43.41, triple jump - 37-6.50 and 4x100 relay - 48.70) ... also played soccer and softball.

Personal: Born April 27, 1989, in Redondo Beach, Calif. ... parents are Michael and Marney Forbes ... has one sister ... interdisciplinary studies major

Career Best Marks
Event            Mark   Date
400             57.69   April 24, 2010
400 hurdles   1:01.85   April 18, 2009

Historical Player Information

  • 2008Freshman

    100HH-400H
  • 2009Sophomore

    400m Hurdles
  • 2010Junior

    400m Hurdles
    5'11"
  • 2011Senior

    400m-400m Hurdles
    5'11"