Paige Sheppard
American middle-distance runner (born 2009)
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Paige Sheppard (born 24 October 2009) is an American middle-distance runner.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | October 24, 2009 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | middle-distance |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800 m: 2:00.65 (2026) 1600 m: 4:28.77(2026) Mile: 4:33.67 (2025) |
Biography
From Hillsborough, New Jersey, Sheppard is a student at Union Catholic High School, but committed to Stanford University while in high school.[2] She signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contract with New Balance while in high school.[3][4]
As a 15 year-old, Sheppard ran 2:01.50 for the 800 metres, an American national high school sophomore class record on 8 June 2025 at the Brooks PR Invitational. She then ran 4:33.67 and won the New Balance Nationals Outdoor title in the mile run that month.[5] The following year, she won the New Balance Nationals Indoor title over 800 metres in March 2026, also running 2:01.84 in the 800m that month.[4][6] In May, she won over 800 meters at Track Night NYC in a field containing Jane Hickey and Natalie Dumas, her first race against her fellow-high school stand-out performer.[7] In June, she ran 2:00.65 for the 800 m at the 2026 Brooks PR Invitational.[8] Sheppard won the 800 metres final at the 2026 USATF U20 Championships on 19 June 2026, running 2:01.76.[9][10] Shepphard was a finalist over 800 metres at the senior 2026 USA Championships in New York in July, running 2:00.99 in her semi-final.[11]