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2016-17 season: Sheppard placed 6th at 197 pounds at Coe College Turkey Invitational.

2016-17 record: 10-12 with 4 falls, 1 major decision.

Luther College Open (Silver Division) (197 pounds)

Sheppard dec. Adam Gusky (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 12-10; Mason Hawkins (RCTC) dec. Sheppard, 10-9; Sheppard pinned Alex Kubicek (RCTC), :49; Ben Lodema (Nebraska Wesleyan) pinned Sheppard, 2:40.

Iowa Western dual (197 pounds) (11-16-16)

Tre Rogers (IW) pinned Sheppard, 2:29.

Coe College Turkey Invitational (197 pounds) (11-19-16)

DeVaughn Scott (Simpson) dec. Sheppard, 5-1; Sheppard (N) won by injury default over Joshua Cannon (Wisconsin-Whitewater); Sheppard (N) dec. Luke Erickson (NIACC), 3-2; Jordan Challis (Coe) pinned Sheppard, 4:40; Steven Gregory (Grand View) dec. Sheppard, 11-6.

Ellsworth dual (197 pounds) (12-1-16)

Tim Young (E) pinned Sheppard.

BVU Open (Class A Division, 197 pounds) (12-3-16)

Brock Sorensen (Upper Iowa) pinned Sheppard, 3:51; Sheppard (N) dec. Grant Sparks (Central Missouri), 8-3; Jackson Ryan (SW Minnesota State) dec. Sheppard, 10-6.

Iowa Central dual (197 pounds) (12-7-16)

Sheppard (N) dec. Becker, 5-4.

Central College Invitational (197 pounds)

Sheppard pinned Corbin Folsom (Central), :45; Samuel Reeves (Truman State) dec. Sheppard, 6-3; Sheppard major dec. Sebastian Hyta (St. Olaf), 20-9; Joel Deere (Waldorf) pinned Sheppard, 1:40.

Neosho County CC dual (197 pounds)

Sheppard pinned Josh Walker, 6:36.

Barton County CC dual (197 pounds)

Sheppard pinned Ethan Dean, 3:59.

Iowa Central dual (197 pounds)

Kendrick Jones (IC) pinned Sheppard, 4:04.