Career Highlights

  • NCAA Champion- Team (2025)
  • NCAA Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2025)
  • ACC Champion- Team (2025)
  • ACC Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2025)
  • All-ACC Academic Rowing Team (2025)

As a Freshman (2024-25) • NCAA Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • ACC Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

  • All-ACC Academic Rowing Team
  • Earned a second-place finish in the Women’s Open 8+ race at the San Diego Fall Crew Classic, rowing in the stroke seat of "Elle Logan"
  • Earned a second-place finish in the Women’s Open 4+ race at the San Diego Fall Crew Classic, rowing in the stroke seat of "Wild Card" 
  • Raced in the 3 seat (vs. Syracuse) and the 4 seat (vs. Virginia) of Stanford's varsity four boat in the Cardinal's top finishes against No. 10 Virginia/No. 11 Syracuse at Redwood Shores
  • Bested No. 1 Texas in the 2 seat of the varsity four boat at the Longhorn Invite
  • Took down No. 9 California at the annual Big Row, racing in the 3 seat of the varsity four boat
  • Aided Stanford to its fourth consecutive team title at the 2025 ACC Championships, earning the Cardinal's second consecutive conference title in the second varsity eight boat as the stroke seat
  • Helped earn the Cardinal a third consecutive second varsity eight national championship from the 6 seat at the 2025 NCAA Championships, leading to Stanford’s second NCAA team title in three seasons

Prior to Stanford

  • Graduate of Oxford Spires Academy
  • Club participation: Hinksey Sculling School (2019-2024)
  • Three-time podium finisher at National Schools Regatta
      • 3rd, JW8+ (2022)
      • 1st, JW4- (2023)
      • 1st, JW8+ (2024)
  • Finalist, JW8+, Henley Women’s Regatta (2024)
  • Competitor, JW8+, Prince Philip Challenge Trophy at Henley Royal Regatta (2021-2024)

National Team

  • Member of Great Britain’s U19 National Team (2022-24)
      • 2nd, JW8+, U19 World Rowing Championships (2022)
      • 2nd, JW4-, U19 World Rowing Championships (2023)
      • 2nd, JW4-, U19 World Rowing Championships (2024)

Personal

  • Parents are Julia Tilford and Peter Shepherd
  • Has one brother, Finlay
  • Hopes to major in psychology or human biology

Why Martha Shepherd Chose Stanford

  • “I chose Stanford because it was everything I ever looked for, pronounced from the moment I stepped on campus– the perfect combination of academic success and an unbelievably driven bunch of athletes. The community presented to me created a certain atmosphere that the choice was clear– my choice couldn’t be anything other than Stanford.