David Shepherd

2014-15 Track & Field Roster

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Position Pole Vault
Class Senior
Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School St. Thomas Aquinas HS

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2015 NCAA Second Team All-American (pole vault)
2015 NCAA Qualifier (pole vault)
American Athletic Conference Second Team: 2015 (indoor, pole vault)

2015

Outdoor

Earned second team All-America honors after tying for 16th place at the NCAA Championships with a height of 16-10.75.
Jumped a personal-best 17-3.50 (5.27m) at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/24), the second-best in school history.
Finished eighth at the Ameican Outdoor Championships (5/16)

Indoor

Had the second-best pole vault in school history of 16-10.00 (5.13m) at the American Indoor Championships (2/27) and placed second to be named second team all-conference.
Finished third at the GVSU Early Bird (12/5)

2014
First season at USF... Did not compete... Redshirted

Holds the school record at North Florida in the indoor pole vault (16-6.75) and outdoor pole vault (16-10.75).

FRESHMAN (2010-11)
(Indoor Track): Competed two seasons at North Florida... Won the pole vault at the A-Sun Championships with a mark of 15-7…Set the school record in the pole vault with a mark of 15-9 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational, good for second place…Finished 19th in the 400m at the A-Sun Championships with a time of 52.56.

(Outdoor Track): Finished fourth in the javelin at the A-Sun Championships with a mark of 167-10…Set the school record in the javelin with a throw of 168-11 at the North Florida Invitational…Set the school record in the pole vault with a mark of 16-2 3/4 at the FSU Relays, good for second place.

PREP AND PERSONAL
Named All-County in 2009 and 2010 … earned First-Team All-District, All-Area and All-Region honors as a junior and senior, in addition to First-Team All-State accolades as a senior … placed third in the pole vault at the 2009 3A State Championships as a junior … claimed the pole vault state title at the 2010 4A State Championships as a senior … also played football, winning the Hammer Award as a senior … won football state title in 2007 and 2008, helping the team to a record of 15-0 and 14-1, respectively … born on Feb. 11 … son of James Shepherd and Teresa Garcia … has one younger brother, Nicolas … major is undecided … father, James, played football at Furman University.