2024 — Track – Did not compete… Academic All-Big Ten… Cross Country – Ran a collegiate-best 8,000 meters at B1G Preivew (24:36.0) and a season-best 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (18:40.7)… posted a 24:40.4 at Gans Creek Classic (8,000 meters).
2023 — Track – Dean’s List student (Spring 2023)… Cross Country – Placed third at Hawkeye Invite with a collegiate-best 18:07.4 (6,000 meters)… that time ranks third all-time at Iowa… Iowa’s top finisher at Badger Classic with a season-best 24:38.3 (8,000 meters)… Iowa’s second finisher at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite with a collegiate-best 24:55.6 (five miles)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2022 — Cross Country – Iowa’s top finisher at season-opening Hawkeye Invite (3rd-18:46.4-6,000 meters)… Iowa’s third finisher at NCAA Midwest Regional (98th-31:15.7-10,000 meters) and Weis-Crockett Invite (104th-25:09.7-8,000 meters)… ran season-best 8,000 meters at Gans Creek Classic (24:49.8)… Iowa’s B1G Sportsmanship award winner… letterwinner.
High School — Four-time all-state honoree, conference champion, all-area team member, and team MVP in cross country… won section cross country title senior year after finishing second three times… four-time all-state honoree in track… three-time conference and sectional champion in 1,600 and 3,200 meters in track… placed third in 3,200 meters at state track meet as a freshman and senior, and fourth as a junior… placed third at state cross country meet as a sophomore and senior… set school records in 1,600 meters (4:25.49), 3,200 meters (9:18.60), and three miles (14:31.96)… coached by David Glenn, Brad Neisen, and Paul Sheppard… four-year honor roll student… National Honor Society member.
Personal — Born January 19, 2004… parents of Paul Sheppard and Stacie Sheppard… has one sibling – Anthony… criminology, law, and justice major.
