Hartwick College Athletics

2018: Named to Google Cloud NCAA Division III District Three Academic All-District Football First Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) … named to 2019 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... selected to Empire 8 Fall 2018 President's List ... started all ten games … had one solo tackle ... winner of Phillip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for Academic Distinction.

2017: Named to Empire 8 Fall 2017 President's List ... received Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award for academic distinction ... started nine games on the offensive line, eight at guard and one at tackle … blocked for a passing offense that led the Empire 8 and ranked in the national top 20 (310.5).

2016: Selected to Empire 8 Spring 2017 President's List ... named to Empire 8 Fall 2016 President's List ... Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award winner for academic distinction ... played in one contest for the Hawks.

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Corning Painted Post High School ... played both football and baseball ... All-NYS Class AA Honorable Mention and All-STAC in football in 2014 ... team captain ... All Leader Team and Most Valuable Lineman in football ... Lion's Club Leadership in football and baseball in 2015 ... All-STAC West Team in baseball in 2015 ... All Leader Team and Rossettie Memorial Award for Baseball ... National Honor Society ... High Honors ... football team won New York State Class AA title in 2014 ... Ernie Davis Senior Classic and Upstate/Downstate Senior Classic Participant ... helped baseball team to STAC championship in 2014 and STAC West championship in 2015.

Personal: Son of Robert and Christine Shepard ... father, Robert, played football at RPI ... Economics and Business Administration major.