Chase Shepley Season 2016-17

2017-18 (Junior)
• Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Finished second in the varsity eight at the Pac-12 Championships
• Finished fourth in the varsity eight for the NCAA Championships
• Represented the U.S. in the women’s four at U23 Worlds

2016-17 (Sophomore)
• Second Team Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Rowed in all six regattas during the season
• Competed in the second varsity eight all year
• Served in the bow seat of the second varsity eight that placed ninth in the NCAA Championships
• Rowed in the four-seat of the second varsity eight that finished third in the Pac-12 Championships
• Also rowed in the 2V8 against UCLA, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Virginia, No. 2 California, No. 9 Brown, Gonzaga and Clemson during the regular season

2015-16 (Freshman)
• Competed in every regatta, primarily rowing in the second varsity eight
• Rowed in the two-seat of the varsity four that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships
• Helped guide Stanford to a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA Championships
• Competed in the two-seat of the varsity four that captured the bronze at the Pac-12 Championships
• Rowed in the bow-seat of the second varsity eight in the Big Row against No. 1 California
• Served in the three-seat of the second varsity eight that defeated No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 18 Notre Dame, Gonzaga and Sacramento State in the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Also rowed in the bow-seat of the second varsity eight that defeated Oregon State, Oklahoma and UCF in the Oregon State Classic
• Competed in the two-seat of the second varsity eight that defeated No. 20 Duke in the Pac-12 Challenge

High School
• Graduated from Crystal Lake Central in 2015
• Rowed for Chicago Rowing Foundation and Crystal Lake Rowing Club
• Most Improved Rower in 2014 for the Chicago Rowing Foundation
• Finished in eighth place in the 8+ at the 2014 Youth Nationals
• Second place in the 8+ at the Midwest Junior Championships in 2014
• Named the 2013 spring MVP for the Crystal Lake Rowing Club
• Competed in basketball, swimming and track and field at Crystal Lake
• Made the sectional team in the 200 IM for swimming and both discus and shot put in track and field
• Swam at the club level for nine years, qualifying for regionals in 2012 and 2013

Personal
• Born Chase Shepley in Barrington, Ill.
• Parents are Aaron and Regan Shepley
• Has one sibling, Madison

Why Shepley Chose Stanford
“Stanford has amazing coaches. I didn’t find coaches like them anywhere else. The coaches at Stanford were more interested in me as a person than as a rower.”

The Shepley File
• Interested in studying to be a lawyer or journalist
• Father, Aaron, ran cross country and track and field at Eastern Illinois
• Sister, Madison, rowed at the University of Wisconsin
• Grandfather, Donald Daniels, signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1956

National
• Named to 2014 CanAmMex team, winning a gold medal
• Competed at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Team High Performance Camp
• Chosen for the 2013 U.S. Junior National Team High Performance Camp