2015-16 Wrestling Roster
Alonzo Shepherd
- Weight:
- 133
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jeffersonville, Ind.
- High School:
- Jeffersonville
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Angel Escobedo Most Courageous Wrestler
Compiled a 3-2 campaign at the EMU Open (11/7) ... secured his first pin of the season in a 2-2 run at the Keystone Classic (11/22) ... pinned Sam Brancale in the second period, after falling into a deficit, during IU’s dual win over Minnesota (12/11) ... conceded zero points in dual wins over Eastern Michigan and Manchester (12/13) ... picked up a pin during his 2-2 showing at the LHU Classic (12/29) ... finished one match shy of placing at the Big Ten Championships (3/6).
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
Represented IU in the Big Ten Championships at 125 pounds ... put an end to redshirt campaign by not only starting but also picking up first career Big Ten victory versus Wisconsin ... placed third at the Trine University Invitational.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
Peeled off the redshirt to make 10 starts, including seven during the Big Ten season ... placed fourth at the Eastern Michigan Open in the Freshman/Sophomore Division, posting three wins and two falls ... took 2-of-3 bouts at the SIUE Duals ... also competed in the Big Ten Championships.
PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time Indiana state placer and three-time qualifier, finishing eighth and sixth, respectively, in his junior and senior seasons ... racked up 187 career victories, the most ever at Jeffersonville High School and 12th most in Indiana state history ... compiled a 50-6 mark as a senior, including 41 wins accompanied with bonus points (30 pins, nine major decision and two tech falls) ... only four-time regional champion in school history ... led Jeffersonville High to four sectional titles and three conference crowns ... named to the Indiana Academic All-State team ... also lettered in soccer and cross country ... born on May 25, 1994 ... the son of Alonzo and Sheylo Shepherd ... has a sister, Tori; and a brother, Jarrod ... majoring in Biology.
