High School
Prepped at Lutheran High School Westland (Mich.) … coached by Dave Brown for cross country and Mike Unger for track … lettered all four years in both cross country and track … served as a cross country team captain for three years … in cross country, was a four-time state qualifier, four-time all-conference (first team three times) honoree and four-time first team all-region performer … qualified for state track three times … helped the cross country and track teams to regional championships in 2022 and the cross country team to two state qualifications … played basketball for two years … earned academic all-conference accolades all four years in cross country and track … honors student … member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Born in Trenton, Mich., on May 29 … son of Craig and Theresa Shafer … has a younger brother Joe.