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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Niceville, Fla.
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- High School:
- Niceville HS
Bio
Career: Closed his career with four wins, a 73.41 career scoring average and set the Hawks’ NCAA-era records with 38 career rounds of par or better, 15 career rounds in the 60s and 295 birdies … his career wins are tied for the second most by a Hawk during the NCAA era … his career scoring average ranks third among Huntingdon golfers during the NCAA era … his six career eagles are tied for the second most by a Hawk during the NCAA era
2018-19: Named first-team All-American, first-team All-Region and first-team All-Conference … finalist for the Division III Jack Nicklaus Award … Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar … appeared in 11 tournaments … averaged 71.58 per round in 31 rounds … the 71.58 scoring average was the second best by a Hawk during the NCAA era … ranked as high as third in the Division III Golfstat rankings … helped Huntingdon place second in the national tournament, matching the Hawks best finish in the NCAA Division III national tournament … helped the Hawks win their first USA South Athletic Conference championship by 26 strokes … recorded 19 rounds of par or better, the second highest total by a Hawk during the NCAA era … set Huntingdon’s NCAA-era record with 114 birdies … made four eagles, tied for the second most by a Huntingdon golfer during the NCAA era … finished in the top-six in eight of 11 tournaments … won two tournaments, placed second twice, tied for fourth once and tied for sixth three times … his two wins are tied for the second most by a Huntingdon golfer during the NCAA era … won the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational with a 12-under-par 204 … the 204 set the Hawks’ NCAA-era record for 54 holes … won the Emory Invitational with a 2-under 211 … placed second in the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament with a 5-under 211 … the 54-hole total of 211, which he also recorded in the Rhodes College Fall Classic, is tied for the ninth best 54-hole totals by a Hawk during the NCAA era … tied for second in the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational with a 6-under 207 … the 207 was the fifth best 54 total by a Hawk during the NCAA era … tied for fourth in the Savannah Harbor Classic with a 1-over 145 … tied for sixth in the Rhodes College Fall Classic with a 5-under 211 … tied for sixth in the Wynlakes Intercollegiate with a 1-over 145 … tied for sixth in the NCAA Division III national tournament with a 5-over 293 … the 293 is tied for the fourth best 72-hole total by a Huntingdon golfer during the NCAA era ... set the Hawks’ NCAA-era record with 10 rounds in the 60s … shot a career-best 6-under 66 in the final round of the Rhodes Fall Classic … after shooting 3-under 69 in each of the first two rounds of the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational, fired a 6-under 66 in the final round … 66 is tied for the third best single-round performance by a Hawk during the NCAA era and two strokes off the program’s NCAA-era record … shot a 4-under 67 in the second round of the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational before closing the tournament with a 2-under 69 … shot 3-under 69 in the final round of the Savannah Harbor Classic … shot 2-under 69 in the second round of the Emory Invitational … shot 3-under 69 in each of the first two rounds of the conference tournament … competed in the Patriot All-America Invitational, a 54-hole amateur stroke-play championship in Litchfield Park, Ariz. … the Patriot All-America Invitational partners with the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving the United States … each golfer honors a fallen or severely injured service member by carrying a golf bag bearing their name … Shephard represented United State Air Force Maj. David B. Faulkner
2017-18: Earned second-team All-American honors, first-team All-Region honors and first-team All-Conference honors … semifinalist for the Division III Jack Nicklaus Award … Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar … named to the USA South Academic All-Conference team, earning All-Academic with Distinction honors … appeared in 11 tournaments … averaged 72.89 per round in 28 rounds … his 72.89 per round was the third best scoring average by a Hawk during the NCAA era … won the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational with an 8-under-par 205 … the three-round 205 set the Hawks’ NCAA-era record for 54 holes … finished fourth with a 3-over 219 in the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament … tied for fourth with a 3-over 145 in the O’Briant-Jensen Memorial … tied for 10th with a 4-over 217 in the Gordin Classic … tied for 10th with a 4-over 148 in the Wynlakes Intercollegiate … tied for 10th with a 4-over 144 in the Emory Invitational … shot a 7-over 295 to tie for 29th in the NCAA Division III national tournament … the 295 tied for the sixth best 72-hole total by a Hawk during the NCAA era … turned in 10 rounds of par-or-better, including three rounds in the 60s … his 10 rounds of par-or-better were tied for the fourth most by a Hawk during the NCAA era … matched his best collegiate round in back-to-back rounds with a 3-under 68 in the second round and a 3-under 68 in the final round of the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational … shot a 2-under 69 in the opening round of the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational … competed in the Patriot All-America Invitational, a 54-hole amateur stroke-play championship in Litchfield Park, Ariz. … the Patriot All-America Invitational partners with the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving the United States … each golfer honors a fallen or severely injured service member by carrying a golf bag bearing their name … Shephard represented United State Marine Corps Sgt. Shawn P. Martin
2016-17: Earned second-team All-American honors and first-team All-Region honors ... appeared in nine tournaments … averaged 73.57 in 23 rounds … the scoring average was the fifth best by a Hawk during the NCAA era … placed second in the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament with a 4-under-par 212 … the 212 was two strokes off the Hawks’ NCAA-era record for 54 holes … tied for ninth in the NCAA Division III national tournament with a 5-over 293 … the 293 tied for the third best 72-hole total by a Hawk during the NCAA era … turned in his best collegiate round with a 4-under-par 68 in the final round of the conference tournament … shot par-or-better in six of his final 13 rounds … honorable mention All-Conference … named to the USA South Academic All-Conference team
2015-16: First Huntingdon golfer to earn USA South Rookie of the Year … appeared in nine tournaments … averaged 76.50 in 22 rounds … recorded his best collegiate round with a 3-under-par 69 in the final round of the Wynlakes Intercollegiate … shot a 3-under 141 in the tournament and won on a playoff hole … victory was his first collegiate win … named to the USA South Academic All-Conference team
Prep: Lettered in golf and soccer at Niceville High School … set Niceville’s lowest regional score with a 2-under-par … district champion as a junior
Personal: Full name is Stephen James Shephard … son of Carl and Kelly Shephard … has one sister, Sarah … cousin Will Davis played baseball at Huntingdon and cousin A.J. Gomez played baseball at Birmingham-Southern … majoring in mathematics with a minor is business
News Mentions
Four Hawks recognized on Ping All-America teams
NORMAN, Okla. – Four Huntingdon golfers were recognized with the release of the Golf Coaches Association of America’s finalized...
June 18, 2019
Hawks place 2nd, Mathers places 3rd in NCAA Tournament
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team turned in its best four-round total of the NCAA era and placed second to match its...
May 17, 2019
Huntingdon tied for 1st entering final round of NCAA Tournament
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team made another big push in the third round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf...
May 16, 2019
Hawks climb to fourth after Rd. 2 of NCAA Tournament
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team shot 3-over-par 291 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf...
May 15, 2019
Mathers tied for 2nd, Hawks tied for 8th after Rd. 1 of NCAA Tournament
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – Junior Drew Mathers is tied for second place and the Huntingdon men’s golf team is tied for eighth after the...
May 14, 2019
GCAA announces All-Region and All-America Scholar selections
NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America released its PING All-Region teams and the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America...
May 14, 2019
Mathers and Shephard named Jack Nicklaus Award finalists
NORMAN, Okla. – Huntingdon golfers Drew Mathers and Stephen Shephard were announced as two of the five finalists for the 2019 Division III...
May 14, 2019
Gee, Mathers and Shephard named Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalists
NORMAN, Okla. – Three Huntingdon golfers were recently named semifinalists for the 2019 Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the...
May 9, 2019
Conference Champions: Hawks win first USA South title by 26 strokes
LAGRANGE, Ga. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team completed a dominant performance in the conference tournament with its first USA South...
April 27, 2019
Mathers and Shephard in 1st and 2nd as Hawks extend team lead in conference tournament
LAGRANGE, Ga. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team extended its lead and all five Huntingdon golfers are within eight strokes of first...
April 26, 2019
Mathers, Whitton and Schreyer lead All-Conference team for Hawks
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team swept the individual honors and had a total of four golfers named All-Confer...
April 25, 2019
Huntingdon in first, three Hawks in the top four after Rd. 1 of conference tournament
LAGRANGE, Ga. – Three Hawks shot in the 60s and the Huntingdon men’s golf team matched its best round of the season in the opening...
April 25, 2019
Shephard and Hawks win Emory Invitational
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Senior Stephen Shephard earned his fourth career win and the Huntingdon men’s golf team won its fourth tournamen...
April 21, 2019
Shephard and Hawks in the lead entering final round of Emory Invitational
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Senior Stephen Shephard and the Huntingdon men’s golf team started strong in the first two rounds of the Emory...
April 20, 2019
Mathers, Hawks finish strong to win Wynlakes Intercollegiate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team won its third tournament of the season, junior Drew Mathers earned his third...
April 2, 2019
Five Hawks in top-10 after Rd. 1 of Wynlakes Intercollegiate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The second-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team set the tone in the first round of the Wynlakes Intercollegiate on...
April 1, 2019
Shephard named USA South Golfer of the Week
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Huntingdon senior Stephen Shephard was recognized with the release of the USA South Golfers of the Week on Thursday.
March 21, 2019
Shephard earns third career win, Mathers and Hawks place 2nd in Jekyll Island Invitational
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Senior Stephen Shephard matched the best round of his collegiate career and picked up his third collegiate win, junior...
March 17, 2019
Mathers in the lead, Shephard and Hawks in 2nd entering final round of Jekyll Island Invitational
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Junior Drew Mathers shot his best collegiate round and senior Stephen Shephard turned in his 11th career round in the...
March 16, 2019
2nd-ranked Huntingdon tied for 4th after Rd. 1 of Jekyll Island Invitational
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – The Huntingdon men’s golf team shot a 2-over-par 290 on Friday in the opening round of the Jekyll Island...
March 15, 2019
Second-ranked Hawks win first tournament of the spring
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Three Hawks finished in the top-four as the second-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team won the Savannah Harbor Classic...
March 5, 2019
Gee and 2nd-ranked Hawks in the lead after Rd. 1 of Savannah Harbor Classic
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The second-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team opened the spring season with a strong performance in the first round of...
March 4, 2019
Mathers earns medalist honors, Hawks place 2nd in O’Briant-Jensen
GREENSBORO, N.C. –Drew Mathers earned medalist honors and the Huntingdon men’s golf team placed second in the O’Briant-Jensen...
October 23, 2018
Mathers tied for 1st, Hawks in 4th after Rd. 1 of O’Briant-Jensen
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior Drew Mathers is tied for first and the second-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team is fourth after the first...
October 22, 2018
Shephard and Hawks place 2nd in Golfweek DIII Invitational
SANDESTIN, Fla. – Senior Stephen Shephard finished one stroke out of first and the Huntingdon men’s golf team placed second in the...
October 16, 2018
Shephard tied for 1st, Hawks 2nd entering final round of Golfweek DIII Invitational
SANDESTIN, Fla. – Senior Stephen Shephard shot the second best round of his collegiate career on Monday and the Huntingdon men’s golf...
October 15, 2018
Shephard and Gee lead Hawks in Rd. 1 of Golfweek DIII Invitational
SANDESTIN, Fla. – The third-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team shot 5-over-par 289 in the opening round of the Golfweek DIII Fall...
October 14, 2018
Huntingdon finishes sixth in Gordin Classic
October 2, 2018
Whitton leads third-ranked Hawks on opening day of Gordin Classic
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The third-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team shot 7-over-par 583 in the first two rounds of the Gordin Classic on...
October 1, 2018
Hawks win Rhodes Fall Classic with 22-under 842
TUNICA, Miss. – The third-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team won the Rhodes Fall Classic with a dominant finish on Monday. All five...
September 24, 2018
Huntingdon tied for 1st entering final round of Rhodes Fall Classic
TUNICA, Miss. – Senior Henry Gee turned in the best two rounds of his Huntingdon career and the men’s golf team matched its second...
September 23, 2018
Third-ranked Huntingdon finishes 5th in NCAA Fall Preview
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The third-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team shot 299 in the final round of the NCAA Tournament Fall Preview at...
September 18, 2018
Third-ranked Hawks in 4th after Day 1 of NCAA Fall Preview
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The third-ranked Huntingdon men’s golf team shot 594 in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament Fall Preview...
September 17, 2018