Chris Shepard Class: Sophomore Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Upper St. Clair HS Event: 400 Hurdles

BACKGROUND

• Did not compete in track freshman year at Wake Forest
• Lettered four years in tennis
• Led tennis team to four consecutive championships
• Lettered in cross country
• Earned the Elizabeth Anne Setterlin Award for Academic Achievement
• Awarded the Pennsylvania Governorâs School of Excellence
• Chose Wake Forest over Williams College, Amherst College, Northwestern, Allegheny College, Boston College
• Father, Gregory, played varsity basketball at Trinity College (Hartford, CT) from 1967-71 and mother, Victoria, played tennis at Ashland College
• Biology major
• Born Jun. 16, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Parents are Gregory & Victoria Shepard