VANDALS
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
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ital, Troy Receiver So. 6-0 223 1L Copperas Cove High School
Copperas Cove, Texas
#11
2009: Idaho’s depth at running back allowed the Vandals to redshirt Vital. 2008: Played in 10 games before being injured and missing the final two ... carried the ball 54 times for 210 yards and one score ... best game was 48 yards on eight carries at Fresno State ... also caught four passes for 28 yards. High school: First-team Class 4A Associated Press All-State selection … as a senior, carried the ball 243 times for 2,034 yards (8.4 per carry) and 25 touchdowns … never fumbled … set Copperas Cove singlegame rushing record of 327 yards on 18 carries … also scored four TDs in that game … also ran track … at District 16-4A championships as a junior, finished second in the 300 hurdles, third in the long and triple jumps, was on the winning 4x400 relay team RUSHING Year G ATT YDS AVG. TDS LONG AVG./G and on the runner-up 4x200 relay team. 2008 10 54 210 3.9 1 13 21.0 Personal: Son of Demika and Keith Vital ... born Aug. 24, 1990. RECEIVING Year G NO. YDS. AVG. 2008 10 4 28 7.0 ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE Year G RUSH REC KR 2008 10 210 28
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TD LONG AVG./G 0 16 2.8 PR TOTAL AVG./G 0 238 23.8
Single-game highs Carries – 12 (at San Diego State, Sept. 27, 2008); Rushing yards – 48 (at Fresno State, Oct. 11, 2008); Rushing touchdowns – 1 (at San Diego State, Sept. 27, 2008); Receptions – 2 (at San Diego State, Sept. 27, 2008); Receiving yards – 16 (vs. Western Michigan, Sept. 13, 2008); Long rush – 13 (at Fresno State, Oct. 11, 2008); Long reception – 16 (vs. Western Michigan, Sept. 13, 2008).
alker, Gary Cornerback So. 6-0 187 1L Redlands East Valley High School
Redlands, Calif.
#3
2009: Earned significant playing time as a true freshman ... played in all 13 games and recorded 29 total tackles (20 solo and nine assists), which includes five stops (four solo, one assist) in the Vandals’ Humanitarian Bowl victory. High school: Two-way starter as a senior ... all-California Interscholastic League Inland Division selection at defensive back ... also played receiver ... as a senior, had 464 yards receiving on 27 receptions and scored four touchdowns; 71 tackles, four interceptions (two for TDs); returned three punts for TDs, and carried the ball 42 times for 294 yards and one TD ... as a junior, 22 receptions for 302 yards and three TDs; 88 tackles and three interceptions; averaged 22.1 yards per punt return; had 42 carries for 381 yards and four TDs; 8-for-17 passing for 238 yards and eight TDs ... REV MVP as a junior and senior ... also team captain as a junior and senior and led team in interceptions both years ... high school teammate of Idaho linebacker Andre Ferguson. Personal: Son of Gary Walker Sr. ... born May 10, 1991 ... majoring in Criminal Justice.
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