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  Eric Sheppard

Eric Sheppard

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Kempner HS

Position:
Distance

Experience:
2L

2008: At the Southland Conference Indoor Championships finished the mile run in 4:31.29...Completed the 800-meters in 1:57.94 at the Texas Invitational...At the North Texas Classic recorded a time of 2:04.94 in the 800-meters...At the SLC Outdoor Championships recorded a time of 1:55.80 in the 800-meters.

2007: Clocked a Texas State season-best time of 1:59.42 in the 800 meters at the UH/RunSport All-Comers ... Member of Texas State's distance medley relay team which placed fifth at the Southland Conference Indoors with a time of 10:15.93.

2006 Cross Country: At the Southland Conference Championships had a time of 28:26 to have a hand in the Bobcats' sixth-place team finis at the event ... Finished 10th at the Texas State Invitational, clocking a time of 27:27 on the five-mile Gary Job Corps course.

2006: Clocked a season-best 1:58.22 in the 800 meters at the Houston Indoor Invitational...Later in the season on the same track posted a third-place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.28 at the UH/RunSport All-Comers...Competed for the Bobcats at the SLC Indoors in the 800 meters as well as a member of the Bobcats' distance medley relay team...Turned around and also ran the 3000 meters for the Bobcat at the meet.

High School: Named to All State team three years...Set the school record in the 2 mile at Canyon High School (9:27) ... 2A cross country state champ ... Personal records include: 14:53 (three mile), 15:31 (5K), 9:27 (two mile) and 4:22 (one mile).

Personal: Born May 28, 1985 in Henrietta, Texas ... Son of Burton and Brenda Shepherd ... Has two siblings, Burton and Brooke...Major is undeclared.