Biography
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
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.”