Converse University

2024-25 (Sophomore): Indoor Season -  threw a season-best 14.29 meters in the weight throw at the conference championship meet... Outdoor Season - Posted a collegiate PR of 46.70 meters in the hammer throw at the conference championship meet, placing seventh and scoring two points for the Valkyries... threw a season-best 50.71 meters in the Javelin at the Weems Baskin Invitational

2023-24 (Freshman): Indoor Season - Finished 24th in the Weight Throw and 33rd in the Shot Put at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off... Finished 16th in the Weight Throw and 20th in the Shot Put at the Gamecock Opener 2024... Finished 7th in the Weight Throw and 13th in the Shot Put at the Carolina Challenge 2024... Finished 6th in the Shot Put and set a new PR (12.36m) and 22nd in the Weight Throw at the Liberty Open... Finished 8th in the Weight Throw and set a new PR(14.59m) and 14th in the Shot Put at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field. Outdoor Season - Finished 23rd in the Javelin Throw and 37th in the HT at the Charlotte 49er Classic... Finished 20th in the Javelin Throw,  25th in the Shot Put, and 27th in the HT at the Weems Baskin Invitational 24... Finished 11th in the Javelin Throw at the Lee University - Fast Break Invitational... Finished 6th in the Javelin Throw and 7th in the HT and set a new PR (40.63m) at the Electric City Invitational... Finished 1st in the Javelin Throw at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field.

Prep: Competed on the track & field and football teams at Broome high school...Helped the track team to a 3A Championship...Also won the Athletic/Academic Participation Award Outstanding Academic Acievement Certificate in Athletics Cox Sport Broadcasting....Outside of athletics was a member of National Honors Society, Beta Club, National Tech Honors Society, Outstanding Citizenship Award, Student of the Month, Barbering, Teacher Cadet, FAFSA Ambassador and Omega Scholarship Recipient.  

Personal: Is the son of Boyd Shands and Ashley Hemphill-Shands...has one sibling named Aayden.