Shelly was one of the truly great two-sport athletes in Cloud County history. She was a two-time NJCAA first-team All-American in softball, leading the Lady Thunderbirds to the 1989 Region VI Championship and a third-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament. Shelly was twice selected first-team All-Region VI in softball as a shortstop and also was named first-team All-Region VI in volleyball in 1989. She currently ranks first in career kills and third in career points in Cloud volleyball history after leading the T-Birds to back-to-back third-place finishes in the Region VI Tournament. A graduate of Shawnee Heights HS, Shelly went on to compete in both sports at Emporia State University and currently resides with her husband and family in Topeka, Kansas.