Jennifer Shearer Class: Junior Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN High School: Snider HS Position: Distance Birthdate: 05/16/1987 Experience: 2L

UNLV: An experienced distance runner who competes in both cross country and track and field ... enters her third year with the Rebels ... a solid contributor who should see her times improve this season.

2006-07: Competed in the 2006 cross country season and the 2007 outdoor track and field season ... was the Rebels' best finisher in six of seven cross country meets ... best 5K finish and time of the year was a 5th-place finish at the UNLV Invitational (10/7), clocking a 19:05 ... finished 54th at the MWC Cross Country Championships (10/28), covering the 6K course in a time of 25:12.0 ... redshirted during the indoor season ... competed in five outdoor meets ... ran a season-best time of 4:56.66 in the 1,500 meters at the UNLV Duel Meet (3/24) ... also competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters.

2005-06: Paced the Rebels in every cross country meet as a freshman ... best finish was fourth at the Sacramento State Open (10/15), where she finished the 5K race with a career-best time of 18:13.0 ... added an 11th-place at the UNLV Invite (10/8) with a 5K time of 19:54.60 ... best 6K time was 23:34, which came at the MWC Cross Country Championships (10/29) ... ran in four indoor meets ... began the season by finishing third in the one mile with a time of 5:35.80 at the Silver State Open (1/28) ... improved that time by more than seven seconds in finishing third in the one mile at the United Heritage Invitational (2/4) with a time of 5:28.62 ... added a ninth place in the one mile at the Albuquerque Invitational with a time of 5:34.20 ... ran a career-best time of 5:21.56 in the one mile at the MWC Indoor Championships (2/25) ... competed in six outdoor meets ... placed third in 1,500 meters at the first meet of the season, running a time of 5:01.23 at the Aztec Classic (3/17) ... added a fourth place in the same event with a time of 5:03.94 at the UNLV Invite (4/1) ... best time in the 1,500 meters was 4:56.27, posted at the ASU Invitational (3/25).

High School: A three-year letterwinner for the Panthers ... part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished eighth at the 5A state meet in 2005 ... that relay team broke the school record in the event with a time of 9:27 ... ran in the Indiana senior all-star cross country meet.

Personal: Jennifer Chloe Shearer ... born on May 16, 1987, in Ft. Wayne, IN ... the daughter of Greg and Barb Shearer ... has a sister, Nicole, and a brother, Grant ... majoring in secondary education with a concentration in mathematics.

Shearer's UNLV Career Bests
Cross Country
5K		18:13.0 at Sacramento State Open (10/15/05)
6K		23:34.0 at MWC Championships (10/29/05)
Indoor
One mile		5:21.56 at MWC Championships (2/25/06)
Outdoor
1,500 Meters	4:56.27 at ASU Invitational (3/25/06)
3,000 Meters	10:14.45 at ASU Invitational (3/17/07)
5,000 Meters	18:15.09 at Rafer Johnson Invitational (4/13/07)