Leonardtown HS: 2009 graduate ... two-sport athlete (field hockey, lacrosse) ... four-time Southern Maryland Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Lacrosse: Coached by Ken McIlhenney ... team captain as a senior ... 2009 US Lacrosse Academic All-America ... three-time SMAC champions ... 2009 first team All-St. Mary's County at defense ... 2008 Coaches Award ... varsity letterwinner ... Field Hockey: Mentored by Vicky Lydon and Mia Finkelston ... varsity letterwinner ... four-time Minds-in-Motion Award recipient ... four-time Scholar Academic Achievement Award recipient ... member, National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society ... recipient, Maryland Senate scholarship; Maryland Delegate scholarship; Claudia Pickerall scholarship; Margaret Brent High School Alumni scholarship ... volunteer, SMC Teen Court; Hollywood United Methodist preschool; Special Olympics; Best Buddies; Southern Maryland Girls Lacrosse League ... served as docent at Historical Sotterley Plantation ... voted Most Artistic in 2009.

Personal: Emily Elizabeth Shafer ... born August 23, 1991 in La Plata, Md. ... daughter of Rea and Jane Shafer ... has an older sister named Allison.