Bio

Another one-year wonder for the Warriors swim team, Shepard left his mark at ECC as he currently holds a pair of school records and many more top-15 times. Shepard was the CCCAA State Champion in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:51.25, which still stands as the ECC record in the event. He also set the ECC record in the 100 back at the 2002 state championships, finishing with a time of 52.32 to take third place. Shepard also holds top-15 times in 100, 200, 500 and 1000 freestyle along with the 50, 100 and 200 back; 50, 100 and 200 fly; and the 200 and 400 individual medleys. Shepard was also a member of the 800 free relay team that held the school record for 11 years. After ECC, Shepard competed at Biola University where he became an All-American and set records in the 100 and 200 back that stood until 2015. His third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 back and fourth-place finish in the 200 IM at the NAIA National Championships helped lead the team to a fourth-place overall finish, which remains the best men’s team finish at the NAIA’s in Biola’s recorded history. Shepard would go on to eventually become the head coach of the Biola Swim and Dive program for 12 years where he coached two NAI Swimmers of the Year and earned two coach of the year awards. He became the Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations at Biola in 2016 and still holds that position.