Personal
- Born 06/01/79 in Calgary, Alberta
- Parents are Clair and Rochelle Shields
- Married Paul Thayer
- Majoring in fitness & wellness management
Before BYU
- Provincial track champion with a personal best of 4:30 in the 1500m
- Placed sixth at Canadian Nationals in Montreal
- Twice was Athlete of the Year for Springbank Community High School in Calgary
- Track and cross country MVP all three years of high school
- Also played basketball and volleyball, leading each team to divisionals once
- Member of Canadian Junior team that competed in South Africa in March 1996
- Placed 77th at World Meet, with the fourth-best time for a Canadian