Completed Event: Women's Rowing at Head of the Charles on October 18, 2025 ,
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Gracie Shepherd
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wayne Trace HS
- Hometown:
- Payne, Ohio
Why did you choose KU?
- I chose KU because of the environment surrounding the entire community. The university treats every student with care and kindness with resources like no other. The advantages that I get being a Jayhawk athlete is next to none.
How did you get introduced to rowing?
- I was an out of sport athlete when I arrived at KU. My situation felt like fate because the rowing coaches found me through a line of contacts. I came to the campus for an official visit and instantly fell in love with Lawrence and the university.
Favorite thing to do in Lawrence?
- Going to KU Basketball games.
- I braid my hair and put fun glitter in it.
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Predominately raced on the 1 Varsity 8+
- A member of the 1 Varsity 8+ boat that won Big 12 Boat of the Week (May 7, 2025)
- Helped the 1 Varsity 8+ to a third place finish at the Big 12 Championship
- Named to the FSN Spring 2025 Athlete Watchlist
- A member of the Women's Club 4+ boat that won at the Head of the Charles
- A member of the Collegiate Varsity 8+ boat that won at the Jayhawk Jamboree
2023-24 (Freshman)
- Named Outstanding Freshman of the Year
- A member of the 1 Varsity 8+ boat that won Big 12 Boat of the Week
- Primarily raced on the 1 Varsity 8+Â and 2 Varsity 8+ boats
High School
- Attended Wayne Trace High School
- Played volleyball, basketball & competed in track & fieldÂ
- Won 11 total lettersÂ
Personal
Daughter of Dan & Heather Shepherd…Father played basketball at Mount Vernon … Has three siblings, Abigail, Cole, and Kaylee … Majoring in business administration and marketing with ambitions to open her own real estate agency.
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