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Palm Bay HS (Melbourne, Fla.) - Lettered four years in baseball and football ... all-Space Coast in football as a senior ... high school baseball coach was Wayne Tyson.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 ... born July, 26, 1987 in Mannassas, Va. ... nickname is Shep ... major is biology ... credits father, Dale, a 1980 graduate of the Naval Academy, as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... has a younger brother, Nolan (13) ... hobbies are weight lifting, watching movies and skiing ... favorite MLB team is the Colorado Rockies and favorite player is Prince Fielder ... son of Dale and Laura Shepherd.
Why I came to the Academy: "I came to the Academy for a good education and to pursue a career in aviation."
