Education
After transferring from The University of Vermont after a year, she graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in political science.
long-distance runner middle-distance runner
After transferring from The University of Vermont after a year, she graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in political science.
She is a two-time Olympian in track and field In in the 5,000m and in 2000 in the 1,500m. In her early years Culpepper competed for many years in gymnastics.
Although qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, due to Regina Jacobs falling ill, Shayne could not manage to progress through the qualifying rounds after running 4:12.52 in the 1,500m.
After winning the 5,000 m. Olympic trials she competed again at the Summer Olympics and placed 13th in the 5k at the first round, not allowing her to go on to the finals.
In March Shayne qualified for the 3,000 m. 2003 4 km. 5,000 m.