Rex Shields Athlete Profile - MCC

Rex Shields

Class

Senior

Hometown

Springville,

Utah

Last School

Springville High School

Roster Years

2006 | 2008 | 2010-2012

Born in Alaska to parents Greg and Lisa
Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Majoring in history
Hobbies include riding motorcycles, camping and hunting

Ran track and cross country at Springville HS in Springville, Utah, breaking three school records
Helped team to a first-place finish at region
Was the runner-up at the state cross country championships
State champion in the two-mile for track
Runner-up in the one-mile event at state
Named the state's 2005 Athlete of the Year in cross country

2012: Senior
Place	Event	Time	Distance
4	BYU Autumn Classic	20:13.3	4 Miles
10	Bill Dellinger Invitational	24:00.0	8K
15	NCAA Mountain Region Championships	30:31.4	10K
188	NCAA Championships	31:30.9	10K

2011: Junior
Place	Event	Time	Distance
3	BYU Invitational	19:25.8	4 Miles
6	Notre Dame Invitational	24:10.0	5 Miles
10	Wisconsin Adidas Invitational	23:45.0	8K
5	WCC Championships	24:08.0	8K
8	NCAA Mountain Region Championships	30:42.2	10K
22	NCAA National Championships	29:52.0	10K

2010: Sophomore
Place	Event	Time	Distance
3	BYU Autumn Classic	20:23.3	4 Miles
3	UC Riverside Invitational	24:09.5	8K
23	Roy Griak Invitational	24:52.1	8K
92	Pre-Nationals	24:57.4	8K
34	NCAA Mountain Region Championships	30:50.9	10K
162	NCAA Championships	32:04.0	10K

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2006

Sophmore Year 2010

Junior Year 2011

Third place finish at the BYU Invitational (4 miles) with a time of 19:25.8
Took sixth place at the Notre Dame Invitational (5 miles) with a time of 24:10.00
Took tenth place at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (8K) with a time of 23:45
Took fifth place at the WCC Championships (8K) with a time of 24:08.00
Took eight at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (10K) with a time of 30:42.2
Finished 22nd at the NCAA National Championships (10K) with a time of 29:52.00

Senior Year 2012

Earned USFTCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-WCC Honorable Mention honors
Named All-Mountain Region for his 15th-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships
Competed in the NCAA Championships and finished 188th with a 10K time of 31:30.9
Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Bronze Honors

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2008

Medical Redshirt Year 2008