Personal
Born in Calgary, Alberta...parents are Clair and Rochelle Shields...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.