Middle Distance/XC
Sr./Jr./Jr.
Huron, Ohio
Firelands High School
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Outdoor |
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400m - 52.65 (2006) |
800m -
1:53.43 (2006) |
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800m - 1:54.34 (2006) |
1,500m - 3:58.37 (2006) |
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1,000m - 2:34.23 (2007) |
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Mile - 4:27.33 (2006) |
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3,000m - 9:15.55 (2007) |
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2007 XC (Senior): Redshirted.
2007 Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished sixth in the 800m at the Horizon
League Championships (1:57.37) ... ran a season-best 800m time of 1:53.43 at the
Hillsdale Relays ... placed second in the 800m at the Campbell/Wright Open
(1:55.91) ...ran a season-best 1,500m time of 4:05.35 at the Duke Asics
Invitational.
2006-07 Indoor (Sophomore): Placed fourth in the 1,000m at the Horizon
League Championships with a personal-best time of 2:34.23 ... ran the 800m in a
season-best 1:55.51 at the Zips Open to finish third ... also placed third in
the 800m at the All-Ohio Championships ... ran the 3,000m in 9:15.55 at the Doug
Raymond Invitational.
2006 Cross Country (Junior): Was the only non-senior to score in every
meet ... finished 32nd at the Horizon League Championships (27:41.10) ...
finished third on the squad three times, fourth twice and fifth twice ... ran a
personal-best 8K time of 27:19.33 at the Falcon Invitational ... placed 12th at
the Tommy Evans Invitational.
2006 Outdoor (Freshman): Finished fourth in the 800m at the Horizon League
Championship with a time of 1:55.03...ran a personal-best 800m time of 1:53.43
at the Sea Ray Relays...ran a personal-best time of 3:58.37 in the 1,500m to
finish fourth at the Northeast Ohio Invitational...also finished fourth in the
800m at the All-Ohio Championship.
2005-06 Indoor (Freshman): Placed fifth in the 800m at the Horizon League
Championship with a time of 1:54.92...also ran the first leg of YSU's
third-place distance medley relay at the meet...posted a personal-best time of 1:54.34 in
the 800m a week earlier at the Kent State Tune-Up...ran a personal-best mile
time of 4:27.33 to finish second at the Kangaroo Invitational...also placed
second in the 800m at the Central Collegiate Championships and at Robert Morris.
2005 Cross Country (Sophomore): Worked his way back from an injury that kept him out
of both track seasons the previous year...finished 73rd at the Horizon League
Championship (29:20)...ran a season-best 8K time of 27:52 at the Notre Dame
Invitational.
2005 Outdoor: Redshirted.
2004-05 Indoor: Redshirted.
2004 Cross Country (Freshman): Scored in four meets in his freshman
campaign...finished 70th at the Horizon League Championship with an 8K time of
29:09...ran a personal-best 10K time of 34:04.1 to place fourth on the squad and
144th overall at the Great Lakes Regional.
High School: Earned eight letters...set the school record in the
800-meters with a time of 1:54.7 and the 4x400-meter relay...also set the Lorain
County Conference record in the 800 at the conference meet with a time of
1:57...won the 800 at the 2003 Division-II Ohio State Championship with a time
of 1:55.08...also finished second in the 800 at the state meet in 2004 in
1:54.80...anchored the 4x400-meter relay at the 2003 state meet that finished
fifth...named LCC distance MVP three times...led Firelands to four conference
track titles and one conference title in cross country.
Personal: Born 7/3/85...son of John and Lisa Sheppard...has one brother
(Jacob)...major exercise science...is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee for the 2007-08 academic year.
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