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#5 - Jeff Horton
2006-07 Football
POS.
RB
HT.
6'1"
WT.
200
YR.
Sr.
HOMETOWN
Saint Louis, Mo.
HIGH SCHOOL (PREV. SCHOOL)
Lutheran North
Jeff Horton

Valpo's career rushing leader with 2,429 yards entering the 2007 season.

2006: Started first two games before being sidelined with an injury and granted a redshirt season ... averaged 130.5 yards per game rushing ... carried 20 times for 169 yards and four touchdowns at Wisconsin Lutheran ... returned five kickoffs including a long of 43 against Trinity International ... named team's Special Teams Player of the Week against Trinity International.

2005: A First Team All-Pioneer Football League North selection ... named to Don Hansen's Football Gazette NCAA 1-AA Mid-Major All-America Team ... started all 11 games at running back ... set school single season records with 257 carries and 1,358 yards ... turned in the two best rushing games in school history ... set single game record with 253 yards at Wisconsin Lutheran ... carried for 227 yards against Drake ... had three 200-yard rushing games ... set a single-game record with 41 carries at Butler ... led Valpo with 13 touchdowns, 10 on the ground ... had 331 total yards at Butler ... second in the PFL and ninth in NCAA I-AA averaging 123.5 yards per game rushing ... sixth in the nation and led the PFL with 163.4 all-purpose yards ... second on the team with 38 receptions ... finished fourth in the PFL in scoring averaging 7.1 points per game ... returned nine punts ... named Offensive Player of the Week following the Wisconsin Lutheran and San Diego games ... named team's Offensive Player of the Year.

2004: Led Valpo in rushing with 803 yards on 126 carries (6.4 yards per carry) ... ranked sixth in the Pioneer Football League with 73.0 ypg ... finished seventh in the PFL in all-purpose yardage (92.5 ypg) ... had four rushing touchdowns ... made 16 receptions for 214 yards and one touchdown ... named Offensive Player of the Week following the Jacksonville game ... named to PFL Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2003: Returned three kickoffs for 53 yards ... rushed three times for seven yards.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Crusaders ... set school's single season rushing record with 2,131 yards ... a First Team All-State selection at both running back and corner back ... named All-Metro All-Purpose Player of the Year in 2003.

Personal: Jeff is the son of George and Carol Horton ... major is physical education ... born January 24, 1985.

2006-07 Football
1 Steve OgdenWR
2 Mike MontgomeryDB
3 Trevor JaskiwWR
4 Tony RobyDB
5 Jeff HortonRB
6 Kyle HimmelwrightDB
7 Max ZinnenWR
8 Joe DeVriesQB
9 Charlie ThompsonDB
10 Warren ArnoldQB
11 Zack DennyQB
12 Bret JaskiwWR
13 Mike MillerDB
14 Ryan DoerfflerQB
15 Anthony CurryDB
16 Otis Hosley, Jr.DB
17 Johnny DollDB
18 Darien JeffersRB
19 Reggie HicksDB
20 Mozale McHenryRB
21 Matt WatkinsDB
22 Vince FasoRB
23 Quinn HenochDB
24 Kevin FolkRB
25 Josh Regent-SmithRB
26 John PopperRB
27 Jon SchwoeglerWR
28 Joe CartmanRB
29 Dennis BatisteRB
30 Kris SerraRB
31 Seung Hwan RoDB
32 Danny EngelhardtRB
33 James GregaitDB
34 Jason GrunewaldDB
35 Ryan KoepkeLB
36 Andy JacksonLB
37 Sean DillonLB
38 Michael Schatz, Jr.DB
39 Ross WiemerRB
40 Josh LynnRB
41 Bryan McKnightDB
42 Kyle KaterLB
43 Luke KanclerzDB
44 Zach VeretteLB
45 Zac GriffinLB
46 Rayshon RichardsonLB
47 Matt ManclLB
48 Cory JohnsonLB
49 Bryan KuehnLB
50 Jimmy RikerDL
51 Brett BarryOL
52 Jordan MartinLB
53 Tristan ManvillaOL
54 Jeff PrangeLB
55 Dominick BellotteDL
56 James JoosLB
57 Andrew MackDL
59 Alex EricksenDL
60 Matt NoffkeOL
61 Brett MaynardDL
62 Nathan RichterOL
64 Marco PorcelliLB
65 Brad SchaumOL
66 Pat O'MalleyOL
67 Adam GregaitOL
68 Mike SchillingOL
69 Bobby Satterwhite, IIIOL
70 Rob Powell-DeppeOL
71 Tanner RippenDL
72 Noah SchroederDL
73 Dave WisniewskiOL
75 Tim KratzOL
76 Jake JenrichOL
77 Justin WilerOL
78 Omar AlexanderDL
79 Ryan KozeyOL
80 Zack PfefferWR
80x Jon SurgeonWR
81 Brandon BogenschutzTE
83 Ben FaulknerWR
84 T.J. RadloffWR
85 Nicholas HentonWR
86 Ian AltieriDL
87 Bill BurgettWR
88 Mitch SecrestP/K
89 Matt DorowWR
90 Don NiesWR
91 Tom OswaldTE
92 Trevor LattireDL
93 David WrightDL
94 Kyle TaylorTE
95 Seungyeup RoDL
96 Adam RundhDL
97 Doug HowardDL
98 John LaurelDL
99 Mike KriegP/K
Charlie Boston
Matt VanDaele
Chuck Ehret
Brandon Sturman
Ed Baker
Mike Jones
W Track GVSU Last Chance Allendale, Mich.
May 11 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 1
Softball Valpo 11 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 9
Baseball Valpo 5 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 UIC 12
Baseball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 12 UIC 5
Baseball Toledo 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 14 Valpo 6
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 16 13th/13 (309)
Baseball Youngstown State 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 16 Valpo 4
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 17 13th/13 (617)
Baseball Youngstown State 4 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 7
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 17 #7/8 Michigan 5
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 18 13th/13 (927)
Baseball Youngstown State 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 18 Valpo 3
Softball Valpo 7 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 Central Michigan 4
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 California 6
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 23, 10:00 a.m. UIC
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 24, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 25, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship