III Howard Shepard

Class:
Redshirt
High School:
Lancaster
Hometown:
Lancaster, Texas

Career Bests
Indoor
400m - 50.69
500m - 1:05.05
800m - 1:51.44

Outdoor
800m - 1:49.63
1,500m - 4:13.10

2009-10: Competed in four outdoor and five indoor events ... qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary in the 800m ... took second in the event at the Cardinal Classic ... was fifth in the 800m at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... also qualified with the 4x800m relay team for the league championships ... finished third in the 800m at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... placed fourth in the 4x400m relays at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational ... qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 800m, 4x400m relays and the 4,000 DMR ... was sixth in the 800m at the Kentucky Invitational ... took second in the event at the Indiana Open.

Prep: One of the state's top track athletes at Lancaster High for coach Gregory Williams ... had stellar junior and senior seasons ... was named a first team All-American each year ... won the state title in the 800m with a time of 1:51.31 ... was a finalist at the 2007 World Youth Team Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic ... one of 16 nationally chosen to compete at the IAAF World Youth Championships ... broke own national mark at 2007 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in the intermediate boys' 800m with a time of 1:50.51 ... 2008 Texas 4A runner-up in the 800m (1:55.48) and 4x400m relay ... selected the school's newcomer of the year as a sophomore ... also ran for the Texas Stars Track Club ... prep bests include 47.21 in the 400m, 1:50.51 in the 800m and 4:01.87 in the 1,500m.

Personal: Son of Howard Shepard, Jr. and Bridgette Westbrook ... birthday is Feb. 6 ... has two sisters and one brother ... majoring in sports administration.