Shelby is the daughter of Gregg and Nicole Carnes. Shelby attended Troy High School all four years of high school. Shelby played on their volleyball team as a freshman and played softball all four years. Throughout high school she maintained a GPA of 3.295 and was awarded with athletic scholar award for all four years of softball. Currently Shelby attends Sinclair Community College and is pursuing a Bachelors degree in Nursing.