MSSU Athletics Hall of Fame
The most decorated female thrower in MSSU history, Jessica Selby-Tallman was an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American and finished her career with a National Championship in the hammer throw in 2008.
She was three times a national runner-up in the shot put. Selby-Tallman dominated the MIAA in the throws, winning four outdoor MIAA shot put titles, four indoor MIAA indoor titles, three MIAA hammer throw titles, and one weight throw championship. She was a three-time MSSU Female Athlete of the Year winner and holds the school record for the indoor and outdoor shot put, as well as the hammer throw. She also owned the facility records for the indoor and outdoor shot put at the time of her induction.
Selby-Tallman was the USTFCCCA National Outdoor Field Scholar-Athlete of the year in 2008 and was a two-time Academic All-American. She was a finalist for the MIAA Ken B. Jones award in 2008 and earned multiple MIAA academic honors.
Selby-Tallman graduated from MSSU in 2009 with a degree in communications and currently is a Chiropractor in Lenexa, Kan. She and her husband, Jamie have three daughters, Josie, Julia and Janna.
