Harvard University

Best Finish

Sixth (slalom), twice, last at 2026 Colby Carnival 

Sophomore (2025-26)

Served team as a captain … Earned USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team honors … Tallied eight top-30 finishes, six top-20 efforts, and one top-10 showing … Competed in six carnivals for the Crimson … At the Colby Carnival (Jan. 16-17): Placed 21^st in the giant slalom and sixth in the slalom … At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 22-23): Finished 15^th in the giant slalom and 17^th in the slalom … At the Vermont Carnival (Feb. 5-6): Finished 14^th in the giant slalom … At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 13-14): Placed 20^th in the giant slalom … At the Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 20-21): Came in 29^th in the giant slalom and 18^th  in the slalom. 

First-year (2024-25)

Won Team MVP honors … Competed in four carnivals for the Crimson; missed the latter portion of the season due to injury … Tallied seven top-30 finishes, seven top-20 showings, and four top-10 efforts on the season … Notched the fastest time in the first run of the slalom at the Dartmouth Carnival … At the Bates Carnival (Jan. 10-11): Placed 13^th in the slalom … At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 16-17): Came in 18^th in the giant slalom and eighth in the slalom … At the Saint Michael’s Carnival (Jan. 31-Feb. 1): Finished 19^th in the giant slalom and sixth in the slalom … At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 7-8): Placed seventh in the slalom and 10^th in the giant slalom. 

Before Harvard

Won the U18 Overall National Championship, U18 Slalom National Championship, and U18 Downhill National Championship in 2023 … Came in fourth in the giant slalom and second in the Super-G at the 2023 U18 National Championship … Ranked fifth in the downhill and 27^th overall in 2022-23 on the Noram circuit … Earned a spot in the U.S. Ski Team’s National Development group three times … Qualified for the U.S. Nationals and Noram Finals three times … Raced for Buck Hill Ski Racing Team in Minnesota (2019-22) and Team Summit in Colorado (2022-24) … Also played lacrosse … Won two lacrosse state titles in Utah … National Honor Society and honors student … Received school’s Kay Wright Award given to the most outstanding student … Enjoys cycling, pickleball, and hiking … Daughter of Maggie and Andrew Sheppard.