University of Dayton Athletics

2009
Shirley competed in all but two races for the Flyers during the 2009 season, a year in which the Flyers experience unprecedented team success. The junior recorded top thirty finishes in the team’s first two meets, the Flyer 5K and the Mel Brodt Invitational. Dayton won both those meets, as Shirley set his personal best at the Mel Brodt meet with a time of 25:52.

2008
The second year runner was among the steadiest Flyers during the 2008 fall campaign, finishing in the top seven for the team at every meet. Shirley scored once for the Flyers at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, where the sophomore finished fourth on the team in a time of 27:16. He also set an 8K personal best with a time of 26:25, and took 71st overall at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championships.

2007
This freshman proved that he has a strong upside for the future. By finishing seventh for Dayton at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in 27:54, he showed that he could help the Flyers compete with some of the nation's top programs. Shirley set a 26:44 personal best at the Greater Louisville Classic, good for 32nd position on the Harrier Hero list.

High School
Owns a personal best 5k cross country time of 16:18...Placed 17th at the 2006 Division I Southwest Ohio Regional Cross Country Championships.

Personal
Son of Brian and Diane Shirley...Born March 29, 1989...Majoring in Accounting.