Emily Shepard

North Carolina

Feb 8 (Sun)

4 PM ET

NC State Gymnastics 2024 Regular Season Recap

Saturday, March 30

Leaders of the Pack Chloe Negrete

Thursday, February 22

NC State Wins ACC Regular Season Championship

Monday, February 19

Gymnastics: Shepard v WMU, UNC

Saturday, February 04

#18 NC State Takes Top Podium Spots in Two Events at #20 Cal

Saturday, January 24

#18 Wolfpack Heads West to #20 Cal

Friday, January 23

Thomas’ Floor Routine Seals Victory for #21 Pack Over #14 Clemson

Saturday, January 17

#21 Pack Welcomes #14 Clemson for 2026 Home Opener

Friday, January 16

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Olathe, Kan.
High School:
Olathe South High School
Height:
5-2

2024 WCGA Southeast Region Gymnast of the Year
2024 ACC Gymnast of the Year
2021 WCGA Region 5 Gymnast of the Year
2x EAGL Gymnast of the Year (2021, 2023)

2022 EAGL Individual Champion: Beam
2022 EAGL Individual Champion: All-Around

5x All-ACC Honoree

2024 All-ACC Gymnastics Team: All Around
2024 All-ACC Gymnastics Team: Vault
2024 All-ACC Gymnastics Team: Beam
2024 All-ACC Gymnastics Team: Floor
2024 All-ACC Gymnastics Team: Bars

15x All-EAGL Honoree

2023 First Team: Vault
2023 First Team: Bars
2023 First Team: Floor
2023 First Team: All-Around
2023 Second Team: Beam
2022 First Team: Bars
2022 First Team: Beam
2022 First Team: Floor
2021 First Team: Vault
2021 First Team: Bars
2021 First Team: Floor
2021 First Team: All-Around
2020 First Team: Vault
2020 First Team: Bars
2020 Second Team: Floor

11x EAGL All-Tournament Honoree

2023 First Team: Vault
2023 First Team: Bars
2022 First Team: Vault
2022 First Team: Bars
2022 First Team: Beam
2022 First Team: Floor
2022 First Team: All-Around
2021 First Team: Vault
2021 First Team: Beam
2021 First Team: All-Around
2021 Second Team: Bars

3x All-EAGL Scholastic Team (2020, 2021, 2023)

2024 (Senior)

Named 2024 Southeast Region Gymnast of the Year by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association
Led the Wolfpack to ACC regular season and championship titles in league’s first year sponsoring the sport since 1984
Earned the ACC’s inaugural conference Gymnast of the Year crown
Received All-ACC honors on all four events and as an all-arounder to conclude her career with 20 All-Conference recognitions
Was the only gymnast in the ACC to earn All-ACC marks on four events and as an all-arounder
Earned nine total ACC Gymnast of the Week Awards during the campaign, including seven in a row
Finished season with 18 scores of 9.900 or above throughout the year
Opened season with a 9.850 on floor in dual-meet loss to Georgia on Jan. 6
Posted a 39.150 score in the all-around competition at Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Jan. 13
Tabbed four podium finishes and the all-around title, scoring a 39.475, in win over Pitt on Jan. 26
Fired the highest all-around total (39.750) in program history during the Pack's Feb. 17 dual meet against Clemson
That total also marked the top all-around total ever fired by a gymnast at an ACC school
Won the all around title at the ACC Championship with a score of 39.500
Earned All-Championship honors on bars, beam, floor and the all-around at the 2024 ACC Championship

2023 (Senior)

Named NC State's first two-time EAGL Gymnast of the Year at EAGL Championships
Recorded a team-high 34 podium finishes, 15 of which were medalist honors
Tied NC State’s best all-around score in program history on Mar. 4 against Rutgers at 39.550
Matched NC State’s all-time record of 9.900+ scores on bars with ten
Broke the program all-time record of most 39.000+ all-around scores with 28
Competed all-around in each of NC State’s 14 meets
Tallied 13 scores of 9.900+ on the year
Posted a career-high 9.950 on floor against Rutgers
Improved her career high to 9.925 on bars, hitting that number twice during the season
Matched her career best of 9.900 on vault on three occasions
Registered a season-high 9.875 on beam during tri-meet against George Washington and Pitt
All-EAGL First Team: Vault
All-EAGL First Team: Bars
All-EAGL First Team: Floor
All-EAGL First Team: All-Around
All-EAGL Second Team: Beam
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Vault
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Bars
All-EAGL Scholastic Team

2022 (Junior)

Became NC State's first EAGL individual champion on any event since 2019, winning the beam and all-around titles
Was the first Wolfpack gymnast to win two EAGL individual titles in the same year since 2014
Was the only gymnast at the 2022 EAGL Championships to garner All-Tournament First Team accolades on all four events and the all-around
Set the program record for career 9.9+ marks at 25
Upped her beam career best to 9.925 at the EAGL Championships
Tied her personal highs on floor (9.925) and all-around (39.500) during the 2022 season
Compiled the most podium finishes of anyone on the team with 22, eight of which were individual titles
Was one of two Wolfpack gymnasts to score a 9.900 or higher on two events in 2022
Strung together a four-meet streak of 9.9+ marks on beam
Led the team on beam in nine meets, on floor in seven meets and on bars in three meets
Week 2 EAGL Specialist of the Week
Week 7 EAGL Co-Specialist of the Week
Week 8 EAGL Co-Gymnast of the Week
All-EAGL First Team: Bars
All-EAGL First Team: Beam
All-EAGL First Team: Floor
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Vault
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Bars
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Beam
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Floor
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: All-Arounnd

2021 (Sophomore)

Was NC State’s first individual Nationals qualifier since 2015
Posted a 9.8875 on floor at NCAA Semifinal II for the highest score by an NC State individual on any one event
Attained a career-best 9.900 on bars in a tri-meet at Pittsburgh with Towson that she tied five more times during the season
Posted a 9.900 for a career high on vault in a tri-meet at Pittsburgh with Towson, which she tied three times throughout the rest of the season
Recorded her beam career best of 9.900 in a dual meet at New Hampshire
Tabbed a 9.925 on floor at NCAA Regionals Round 2 to set a career high
Compiled a career-best all-around mark of 39.500 in a dual meet at New Hampshire that she tied two more times
39.500 all-around mark tied the third-best all-around score in program history
Only member of the Wolfpack to compete all-around in every meet of the season
Collected a team-leading 42 podium finishes of which 23 were individual titles
Posted 16 scores of at least 9.900 over the course of the season, good for the fifth-most career 9.9+ marks in program history
In five meets tabbed a 9.900 on two events, the only member of the team to post more than one 9.9 score in a single meet
Led the team on vault in nine meets, on bars in seven meets, on beam in seven meets and on floor in five meets
WCGA Region 5 Gymnast of the Year
EAGL Gymnast of the Year
Week 1 EAGL Gymnast of the Week
Week 2 EAGL Gymnast of the Week
Week 6 EAGL Gymnast of the Week
Week 7 EAGL Gymnast of the Week
All-EAGL First Team: Vault
All-EAGL First Team: Bars
All-EAGL First Team: Floor
All-EAGL First Team: All-Around
EAGL All-Tournament First Team Vault
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: Beam
EAGL All-Tournament First Team: All-Around
EAGL All-Tournament Second Team: Bars
All-EAGL Scholastic Team

2020 (Freshman)

Competed in every meet of the season
Tabbed podium finishes on vault in the first eight meets of the season, five of which were individual titles
Posted career-high 9.875 on vault in a quad meet at Kentucky and tied that score one more time during the season
Tabbed career best on bars of 9.875 in a tri meet with North Carolina and New Hampshire and tied her career high one more time
Attained career-best 9.875 on floor in a dual meet with North Carolina and tied the score one more time over the course of the season
Made her all-around debut in quad meet at Penn State, posting a 39.150
Achieved 18 podium finishes, including nine individual titles
Led the team on vault in all 10 meets of the season
Led the squad on bars in five meets
Led the team on floor in one meet
Week 7 EAGL Rookie of the Week
All-EAGL First Team: Vault
All-EAGL First Team: Bars
All-EAGL Second Team: Floor
All-EAGL Academic Team

Prep/Personal:
2019 Level 10 Nationals: Fifth Place - Beam
2019 Level 10 Kansas State Champion: Beam
2019 Level 10 Kansas State Runner-Up: Floor
2019 Level 10 Regionals: Fifth Place - Vault; Sixth Place - All-Around; Seventh Place - Floor; Eighth Place - Beam; Ninth Place - Bars
2018 JO Nationals Level 10: Seventh Place - Beam; 14th Place - All-Around
2018 Level 10 Regional Champion: Vault
2018 Level 10 Regional: Second Place - All-Around; Fourth Place - Bars; Fifth Place - Floor, Beam
2018 Level 10 Kansas State Champion: Bars, Beam, All-Around
2018 Level 10 Kansas State: Second Place - Vault; Fifth Place - Floor
2017 Level 10 Regional: Fourth Place - Beam; Sixth Place - All-Around; Eighth Place - Bars; 11th Place - Floor
2017 Level 10 Kansas State Champion: Vault, Beam, All-Around
2017 Level 10 Kansas State: Second Place - Floor, Bars
2016 Level 9 Westerns: Ninth Place - Floor; 10th Place - All-Around; 11th Place - Bars; 12th Place - Beam
2016 Level 9 Regional Champion: Beam, Floor, All-Around
2016 Level 9 Regional: Third Place - Vault, Bars
2016 Level 9 Kansas State Champion: Bars, Beam, All-Around
2016 Level 9 Kansas State: Third Place - Vault; Fourth Place - Floor

Coached by Holly Emmot, Jeremy Bourdette and Katja Bullock at Diamond Academy

Career Highs