Stetson University Athletics

2019: Saw action in nine games as he battled back from injuries … Was credited with two tackles in the win over Western New England (9/21).

2018: Team captain … Received a medical redshirt as the result of knee injury suffered at the end of the 2017 season … Saw limited playing time in the final four games of the year.

2017: Saw action in all 11 games ... Recorded 11 total tackles ... Had a season-high five tackles in the season opening game at Sacred Heart (9/2) ... Had two tackles each against Dartmouth (9/16) and at Morehead State (10/21) ... Had one tackle in the games against Campbell (9/23) and Brown (10/7).

2016: Saw action in all 11 games, three as a starter on the defensive line ... Had a season-high four tackles in the game against Marist (11/5), with one coming on a TFL ... Finished the season with nine total tackles including two for loss and one sack ... Was also credited with one pass breakup.

High School: Attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Ga. for three years ... Attended Cambridge High School in Milton, Ga. for one year ... Played on the football team at both high schools as defensive end and defensive tackle ... Only lost a combined two games in four years of high school football ... Credited with 71 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and three forced fumbles in 2015 ... Credited with 41 tackles, eight quarterback and two forced fumbles in 2014 ... Was named an All-Regional Defensive Lineman by the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Game ... Ranked by Friday Night Lights magazine as the twenty-second best high school football player in the state of Georgia.

Personal: Full name is Shane Michael Parton ... Born on July 28, 1997, in New York, N.Y. ... Parents are Andy and Sara Parton... Has two brothers, William and Luke ... Volunteered 120 hours of community service with the Young Men's Service League ... Decided on Stetson because of its excellent academic reputation ... Chose Stetson over Butler, San Diego, Jacksonville and Mercer ... Favorite hobby is fishing ... Received his degree in Political Science in 2020.