The 5-foot-6 junior midfielder led the Cavemen to a 19-1 record and the Class 6A state championship this past season. Shepherd scored 15 goals and passed for 10 assists, including a goal and an assist in American Fork’s 3-1 win over Syracuse High in the state final. The Deseret News’ Miss Soccer selection, she concluded her junior year with 28 goals in her prep soccer career.
Shepherd has maintained a 3.89 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at Brigham Young University beginning in the fall of 2019.
Shepherd runs her own house-cleaning business. She has also volunteered locally as a youth camp counselor and on behalf of disabled individuals at the Utah State Development Center.