At least, until the University of North Carolina came calling, wanting Shippee to become a thrower for the Tar Heels. “I really never had any plans to be a hammer thrower. I thought I’d be a soccer player, but life had other plans,” Shippee said.
“I definitely was not a full-time trackian until I got to college, which was quite the transition.” A 2017 graduate of Shenendehowa, Shippee earned her bachelor’s in sociology and sports administration at UNC in 2021, and then continued on to pursue a master’s degree in accounting. All while setting hammer throw records and winning championships at North Carolina.
On Saturday, Oct. 5, Shippee will be inducted into the Greater Capital Region Track, Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame. “It’s an awesome honor and I’m really grateful for it,” Shippee said.
“I know that it’s something you usually have to wait for a little bit after college. Being inducted into the Capital Region Hall of Fame so soon, it’s great and I’m really excited. “I’m excited to come back home, since I don’t get home much, to share this time with my high school coach and my family – all the people that helped me from the start.
” Shippee is one of 10 inductees in this year’s class. “It’s a great class of athletes, and obviously the classes of athletes that have come before,” Shippee said. “Rudy Winkler is one that I know and I train with him.
He’s been a really good mentor to me and a motivator in my career, so I’.