UNC Wilmington Athletics

2024 Season: All-Coastal Athletic Association Third-Teamer ... one of two Seahawks to start all 20 games ... played every minute of the season ... helped the Seahawks to CAA Championship Game for first time since 2019 ... anchored a back line that produced five clean sheets ... scored first career goal on his birthday vs. Wake Forest. 

2023 Season: One of two Seahawks to start all 16 games as a sophomore ... played in all but one minute of the season ... anchored a Seahawk defense that posted seven shutouts ... recorded six shots and four shots on goal ... collected three shots at Charleston ... Third-Team All-Coastal Athletic Association performer.

2022 Season: Colonial Athletic Association Third-Team and All-Rookie performer who was one of two Seahawks to start all 17 games ... only Seahawk to play every minute of the season ... helped UNCW to nine shutouts ... ranked 34th on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen List ... rose to 20th in the year-end Freshmen Top 100 list ... selected to TopDrawerSoccer's Freshen Best XI Second Team ... tallied five shots, including two at Northeastern. 

In High School: Played three varsity soccer seasons at Apex High School from 2019-21 ... earned All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference honors as a sophomore and junior ... scored 16 goals with eight assists in 16 games ... member of the U19 North Carolina FC Academy squad under Coach Michael Milazzo ... signed USL1 amateur contract with Professional side North Carolina FC ... played USL2 with NCFC, appearing in 10 games (all starts) and scored a goal ... ECNL Mid-Atlantic All-Conference First Team in 2021 and 2022 ... selected for ECNL National Selection Game in 2021-22 ... also played basketball and lacrosse at Apex ... attended and competed at Crossroads Flex High School in Cary, N.C. as a senior.

Personal: Full name: Jacob Taylor Shannon ... born in Cary, N.C. ... parents are Jason and Lisa Shannon ... oldest of four siblings (two sisters, one brother).