Shaton Vaughn

Photo by: Kamaron Farver/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Chris Conaway

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Northrop

2022-23
Indoor:
Finished second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Hoosier Open in 8.34 ... ran 1:04.02 to finish runner-up in the 500 meters ... ran leadoff leg for IU's "A" 4x400 relay team at the Hoosier Open ... ran the 600 meters and 60-meter hurdles at the Commodore Challenge ... competed in the 600 meters and 60-meter hurdles at the Gladstein Invitational ... ran the 60-meter hurdles, 600 meters and 4x400 relay at the Indiana Relays ... ran in the 60-meter hurdles (8.51) and the 400 meters (48.46) at the Meyo Invitational ... took leadoff leg duties on IU's "A" 4x400 relay team ... ran the 4000 meters and the 4x400 relay at the Windy City Invite ... ran on IU's distance medley relay (5th) and 4x400 relay (6th) teams at the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... helped IU to a fifth place finish in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (9:33.32) ... earned USTFCCCA First Team All-American honors.

Outdoor:
Competed in the 400 meters (48.57), 400-meter hurdles (52.59) and 4x400 relay (3:13.79) at the Raleigh Relays ... ran 49.06 (400 meters) and 52.75 (400-meter hurdles) while also running the 4x400 relay (3:12.11) at the Florida Relays ... clocked a time of 53.56 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tennesse Invite ... went 52.48 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Louisville Invitational ... ran leadoff leg for IU's 4x400 relay team (3:16.68) in Louisville ... clocked a time of 52.67 in the 400-meter hurdles and ran second leg for IU's 4x400 relay team (3:17.35) at the Indiana Invitational ... contested the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400 relay at the Penn Relays ... clocked a time of 52.04 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... ran the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400 relay at the Big Ten Championships.

2021-22
Indoor:
All-Big Ten Second Team … part of the distance medley relays team that place second and the 4x400 relay team that placed third at Big Ten Indoor Championships … won the 400 meter (48.13) at the Hoosier Open … also helped the 4x400 relay team to victory … placed second in the 400 meters (48.70) and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.42) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … helped the 4x400 relay squad to first at two meets, Gladstein Invitational and IU Relays … won the 600 meters with a personal best of 1:20.45 and took second in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.15 at the Gladstein Invitational … was second in the 400 meters (47.57) and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.25) at IU Relays … picked up fourth and a time of 48.89 at the Meyo Invitational … was second in the 400 meters and with the 4x400 relay squad at Hoosier Hills.

Outdoor:
Advanced to the quarterfinal of the 400-meter hurdles at NCAA East Prelims … was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.18 at Big Ten Championships … aided the 4x400 relay to fourth at Raleigh Relays … helped the 4x400 relay to gold at Tennessee Relays … also at Tennessee, was the runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.69 … won with 4x400 relay squad at the Louisville Invitational … also took fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Louisville Invitational with a time of 51.94 … saw bronze with the 4x400 relay and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Indiana Invitational … competed with the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay squads at Penn Relays.

2020-21
Indoor:
Became a Second Team All-American with distance medley relay team at NCAA National Championships … crossed third with the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay squads at Big Ten Indoor Championships … took fifth in the 400 meters at Big Ten Championships with a time of 47.40 … won the 400 meters in a time of 47.79 and finished second as a leg of the 4x400 relay at the Hoosier Hills Invitational … also at the Hoosier Hills Invitational, set a personal record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.14 and placed second … was victorious in the 400 meters at the Big Ten Open and captured a time of 48.47… had a pair of third place finishes at the Big Ten Simmons Harvey Invitational, the 400 meters (48.53) and 4x400 relay … aided the distance medley relay squad to first and the 4x400 relay to third at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational.

Outdoor:
Saw the chance to compete at the NCAA East Prelims in the 400-meter hurdles … captured eighth in the 400-meter hurdles (52.09) and 4x100 relay at Big Ten Outdoor Championships … won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.28 and placed second with 4x400 relay squad at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 … crossed the finish line first at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays in the 400-meter hurdles with a tie of 51.61 … captured a personal record of 51.01 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite to place second … also helped the 4x100 relay team to second and 4x400 relay squad to fifth … captured bronze in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.07 at the Big Ten North Florida Invitational … aided the 4x400 relay squad to third at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 … also notched fourth in the 400-meter hurdles and crossed in a time of 53.25 … secured a time of 52.47 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Husker Big Ten Invite to secure a fourth place finish.

2019-20
Indoor:
USTFCCCA All-American with the distance medley relay squad ... had a podium finish at Big Ten Championships with an eighth place finish in the 400 meters and clocked a time of 47.12 …also part of the 4x400 relay squad that placed fourth at Big Ten Championships … won the 60-meter hurdles on two occasions—Gladstein Invitational and Indiana Relays … placed first in the 500 meters (1:03.05) and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.38) at Hoosier Open … clocked a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.21 at IU vs. Tennessee Duals to place second … also took silver at IU vs. Tennessee Duals in the 400 meters with a time of 48.11 … was runner-up in the Gladstein Invitational 60-meter hurdles and clocked a time of 8.33 … raced to second in the 400 meters in a time of 47.66 at Meyo Invitational … saw second in the 60-meter hurdles at Hoosier Hills with a time of 8.25 … was fourth in the 400 meters and clocked a time of 48.56 at Indiana Relays … won with the 4x400 relay squad at three different meets —Hoosier Open, IU vs. Tennessee Duals, and Gladstein Invitational … took second with the 4x400 relay team at Vanderbilt Invitational … ran a leg of the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay teams that finished in second at Indiana Relays … was the 400-meter leg on the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Alex Wilson Invitational … saw fourth at Meyo Invitational with 4x400 relay squad.

Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.

2018-19
Indoor:
Finished fourth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:22.73 at the 2018 Hoosier Open … captured third at the 2019 Indiana vs. Tennessee in the 60-meter hurdles … secured fourth in two events at the 2019 Gladstein Invitational – the 4x400 relay and the 60-meter hurdles … ended his 2019 indoor season with a fifth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles.

Outdoor:
Began the outdoor season at the 2019 ASU Invitational with a fifth place finish in the 4x400 relay, and securing first place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.57… at the Kentucky Track and Field Invitational he took third with a time of 54.97 in the 400-meter hurdles … 2019 outdoor season ended with a third place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2019 Billy Hayes Invitational.

Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 110mH: 14.16, 300mH: 37.45
2017 and 2018 IHSAA State Champion (300mH)
2017 State Runner-up (110mH)