Colt Shorts

Height:
5-10
Weight:
157
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Canonsburg, PA
High School:
Canon-McMillan HS

Overall: 48-43; Duals: 18-15

2015-16 -- Compiled 15-10 record during junior season with two falls and a trio of technical falls ... ended season with pin in 1 minute, 5 seconds, against Peter Russo of Stanford for fifth place at 157 pounds in Pac-12 Championship ... other fall was in 6:36 over Eleazar De Luca of Northern Colorado in dual meet ... De Luca was ranked No. 33 in the nation and, two days later, Shorts upset No. 29 Archie Colgan of Wyoming 5-2 ... placed second in Roadrunner Open with 3-1 mark and split four matches in Las Vegas Invitational ... earned Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention praise.

2014-15 – Won 17 of 35 matches as a sophomore, all at 157 pounds, with two falls, a pair of technical falls and five major decisions … pinned Chase Delande of Edinboro in just 51 seconds and Nolan Kistler of Cal Baptist in 6:28 … 7-11 mark in dual meets with 16 takedowns, 23 escapes and four three-point near-falls … named an honorable mention for the 2015 Pac-12 All-Academic Teams.

2013-14 – Compiled 9-7 record as a redshirt freshman with three falls and a pair of major decisions … one of his falls was in just 1 minute, 46 seconds, against Daniel Leonard of Clackamas in Reno Tournament of Champions … placed fifth in Roadrunner Open with 4-2 record.

2012-13: Redshirt ... competedin four open tournaments and compiled 7-8 record with three falls and a major decision ... quickest fall was in just 31 seconds against Ivan Conchas of Menlo College in California Collegiate Open.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School in Canonsburg, PA … compiled 39-8 record as a senior en route to eighth-place finish in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Association Championships and led Big Macs to state team crown … two-year team captain and four-year varsity letter winner … 129-30 career prep record, including school-record 50 wins as a junior en route to third-place finish in PIAA Championships … a PIAA Section 5 champion as a junior and 2010 Powerade champion … twice a first-team all-conference selection … four-year Honor Roll student … as a senior earned Distinguished Honors (GPA of 4.0 or higher) … member of Environmental Club and School Spirited Events … visited Columbia, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Kent State and Navy before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal: Son of Ron and Amy Shorts … one sister, Cody Hickton … cousin Jimmy Gallagher is in the Chicago White Sox organization … wants to be a mechanical engineer … lists all sports, hunting and fishing as hobbies … member of Friday Club as a Special Olympic athlete organizer ... born January 31, 1994, in Pittsburgh, PA … majors in kinesiology.