2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Connor Shields 2019-20 Track and Field Roster

Middle Distance


Class Sophomore
Hometown Lititz, PA
High School Warwick
Connor Shields - Track and Field - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A FRESHMAN:

  • Won his first collegiate race in the 800m with a time of 1:55.13 at the Blue & Gold Invitational

PREP AND PERSONAL:

  • Graduated from Warwick in June 2019
  • Competed in soccer, basketball, track and cross country in high school
  • Was a state medalist as a senior in both cross country and the indoor mile
  • Broke Warwick’s 52-year-old mile record
  • Helped lead cross country and track teams to Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships
  • Is an Eagle Scout
  • Member of the Interact Club and the National Honor Society
  • Recipient of the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
  • Son of Tom and Melonni Shields, both of whom attended Notre Dame
  • Dad Tom was a student-athlete on the Irish baseball team
  • Has two older sisters, Kelsey and Sam, and an older brother, Derrick
  • Sister Sam competes on the cross country/track and field team at Pittsburgh
  • Intends to study computer science