Player Bio: Tim Shield - NAVY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Tim Shield

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.
	High School: Grosse Pointe South

Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 -- Competed in five tournaments over the course of the year, posting one of the best stroke averages (76.4) among his teammates ... Shield placed 24th at the Navy Fall Classic in his only appearance during the fall season ... posted a 7-over par 149 (70-79), anchoring the Navy gray team's 15th-place finish ... shot a personal-best round of 1-under par 70 in his first career tournament ... opened the spring with his first collegiate top-10 finish, a 6-over par 150 at the George Washington Invitational ... shot 6-over par (148) at the Navy Spring Invitational which was good enough for 13th ... one of two Navy freshmen to compete at the Patriot League Championship where he placed 16th with a 20-over par 230 ... opened the league tournament with a 5-over par 75, but struggled to manage the course in the middle round (82) ... came back to score a 3-over par 73 over the final 18 holes.

More on Shield -- A 2008 graduate Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Shield was a three-sport standout ... earned four letters each in golf and hockey, while picking up three letters in lacrosse ... member of the golf teams that won conference crowns in 2006 and `07 ... named team MVP in each of his last three seasons ... served as team captain of the golf team his senior year ... named to the All-State Golf Super Team in 2008 ... led the hockey team to the 2007 state title, while earning All-State (Mich.) recognition ... named to the All-State Hockey Dream Team in 2007 ... member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies ... a Mechanical Engineering major, he owns a 3.44 grade-point average ... has twice been named to the Commandant's List and earned Superintendent's List mention his first semester ... stands No. 8 in military order of merit and 249th in academics among his class of 1,209 students ... full name is Timothy James Shield ... son of William Shield and Michele Montagne ... born Dec. 28, 1989, in Grosse Pointe, Mich.