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Class
Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City,
Utah
Last School
East High School
Roster Years
2012 | 2014-2016
Personal
- Parents are Jeff and Patty Shields
- Has six siblings: Haley, Brett, Marcus, Derek, Monica and Colton
- Cousins Angela and Erica Shields ran on the track team
- Cousin Rex Shields ran on the track and cross country team
- Public Health Major
- Married Richie Connolly in the Salt Lake Temple in October of 2014
Before BYU
- Personal best in cross country 5K- 18:25; track 1600- 4:51, 3200- 10:22
- Hold the Utah State record for the 3200
- Athletic All-State in track and cross country
- Academic All-Region
- Member of NHS and Madrigals
Summary
- All-West Coast Conference Team selection (2012)
- All-Mountain Region Team selection (2012)
- 2012 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
- 2012 All-West Coast Conference First Team
- 2012 All-Mountain Region First Team
- 2013 West Coast Conference Cross Country All-Academic Team
- 2013 All-West Coast Conference First Team
- 2013 All-Mountain Region First Team
Stats
2016: Senior | |||
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Place | Event | Time | Distance |
46 | Panorama Farms Invitational | 18:29.3 | 5K |
22 | Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (B-race) | 22:04.2 | 6K |
26 | WCC Championships | 22:15.8 | 6K |
2015: Junior | |||
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Place | Event | Time | Distance |
6 | BYU Autumn Classic | 17:38.6 | 5K |
8 | Washington Invitational | 20:03.3 | 6K |
40 | Wisconsin Invitational | 20:25.9 | 6K |
11 | WCC Championships | 21:27.3 | 6K |
18 | Mountain Regional Championships | 21:27.75 | 6K |
137 | NCAA Championships | 21:05.5 | 6K |
2013: Sophomore | |||
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Place | Event | Time | Distance |
9 | BYU Autumn Classic | 18:28.1 | 5K |
15 | Notre Dame Classic | 17:27.9 | 5K |
96 | Wisconsin Invitational | 21:05.0 | 6K |
9 | WCC Championships | 21:29.1 | 6K |
22 | Mountain Regional Championships | 21:09.8 | 6K |
166 | NCAA Championships | 21:46.9 | 6K |
2012: Freshman | |||
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Place | Event | Time | Distance |
6 | Toledo Bubble Buster | 13:24.7 | 4K |
54 | Wisconsin Invitational | 23:30.0 | 6K |
4 | WCC Championships | 20:38.0 | 6K |
14 | Mountain Regional Championships | 21:04.1 | 6K |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
Sophmore Year
2014
Junior Year
2015
Senior Year
2016
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- W Cross Country | Oct, 14
Men's and women's cross country place in top 10 at Nutty Invite
- M Cross Country | Oct, 14
Men's and women's cross country place in top 10 at Nutty Invite
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 09
BYU Cross Country place first and second in WCC preseason polling
- M Cross Country | Sep, 09
BYU Cross Country place first and second in WCC preseason polling
- ImageM Cross Country | Sep, 02
Cross Country teams have high hopes for upcoming season
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 01
Cross Country teams have high hopes for upcoming season
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 04
Cross country starts season at Utah Open
- ImageM Cross Country | Sep, 04
Cross country starts season at Utah Open
- ImageW Cross Country | Jul, 22
13 earn WCC academic honors
- ImageW Cross Country | Nov, 02
Tiebreaker seals Cougars third place at WCC
- ImageW Cross Country | Oct, 16
Heavily ranked field at Wisconsin challenges Cougars
- ImageW Cross Country | Oct, 04
Shields leads Cougars to defeat four ranked teams at Notre Dame
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 10
BYU to host Autumn Classic
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 10
BYU to host Autumn Classic
- ImageW Cross Country | Aug, 30
2013 season at a glance
- ImageW Cross Country | Feb, 25
Natalie Shields earns All-Academic honors
- ImageW Cross Country | Feb, 25
Natalie Shields earns All-Academic honors
- ImageW Cross Country | Nov, 13
2012 women's cross country season review
- ImageW Cross Country | Nov, 09
Natalie Shields paces Cougars to a seventh-place finish at regionals
- ImageW Cross Country | Nov, 09
Natalie Shields paces Cougars to a seventh-place finish at regionals
- ImageW Cross Country | Nov, 07
Mountain Region Championships preview
- ImageW Cross Country | Oct, 27
Shields finishes fourth at WCC Cross Country Championships
- ImageW Cross Country | Oct, 23
West Coast Conference Championship preview
- ImageW Cross Country | Oct, 13
Shields fuels BYU to 24th-place finish at Wisconsin Invitational
- ImageW Cross Country | Oct, 10
Competition escalates for BYU at Wisconsin Adidas Invitational
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 21
Natalie Shields leads team to sixth-place finish at Toledo Bubble Buster
- ImageW Cross Country | Sep, 18
Cougars set to race top runners for first time at Toledo Bubble Buster
- ImageW Cross Country | Aug, 16
2012 women's cross country season preview
- ImageW Cross Country | Aug, 08
2012 recruiting class best in BYU cross country history