Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned four letters (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) ...

2019-20: Named to the First Team All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin squad, becoming one of five Titans all-time to be named to the league's first time twice in a career ... Played in 26 games, making 25 starts ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game and second on the team in rebounding at 6.0 boards per contest ... Led the team with 71 steals, the sixth-most in single season laurels ... Posted season single-game highs of 25 points (vs. North Central), 13 rebounds (vs. Augustana), nine steals (vs. Augustana), seven assists (vs. Rose Hulman), and two blocks (vs. Berea) ... Recorded three-double-doubles ... Led the team in scoring three times, was the team's top rebounder four times, and the assist leader three times ... Named to the St. Norbert Tipoff All-Tournament team on Nov. 16 ... Named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "Player of the Week" on Feb. 24 having dropped a total 41 points, 14 steals, five rebounds, and three assists in wins over North Central and Carthage Feb. 19-22 ... Academic All-CCIW ... CCIW Jack Swartz Award Recipient ...

2018-19: Named to the first team (unanimous) of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin all-star squads ... Played and started 28 games ... Led team with 11.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... Had season single-game highs of 25 points (vs. Augustana), 12 rebounds (vs. Kings College), and nine assists (vs. WashU) ... Led  team in scoring in four games ... Led team in rebounds in one game ... Led team in assists in 18 games ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2017-18: Played and started 21 games ... Had season single-game highs of 21 points (vs. Augustana), seven rebounds (four games), and seven assists (vs. Lewis & Clark) ... Led team in scoring in one game ... Led team in rebounds in three games ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2016-17: Played in 28 games and started six ... Single-game highs were 17 points (vs. Elmhurst), seven rebounds (vs. North Park), five assists (vs. North Park), five steals (vs. U. Chicago) and three blocks (vs. Augustana) ... Her 20 blocked shots ranks 11th in program history for a single-season ... Academic All-CCIW ...

AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS: Four year letterwinner and starter in basketball ... Selected AP Second-Team All-State as a junior and senior ... IBCA Second-Team All-State as a junior and senior ... Earned Pantagraph First-Team All-Area as a junior and senior ... Corn Belt Conference First-Team as a junior and senior ... Holds school record for most steals in a season ... 1,000 point scorer ... Female Athlete of the Year at Central Catholic ... Participant in Miracle League for four years ... Member, National Honor Society ...

PERSONAL: Sydney Lee Shanks ... Majoring in nursing at Illinois Wesleyan ... Father played football at St. Ambrose University ... Sister, Lauren Shanks plays soccer at IWU ... Other interests include shopping, eating, and sleeping ...