| Karrington Bush |
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2007
Named the 2007 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and an All-SLC Second Team member after rushing for 1,039 yards on 137 carries, the eighth best single-season rushing total in Bobcat history...became the tenth Texas State player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season...Bush's 7.6 yards per carry average ranks as the second best season mark in school history...ranked third in the Southland in rushing yards and led the conference in rushing average...was second in the league in all-purpose yards with 1,621 despite only starting six games...also caught 16 passes for 116 yards and had 21 kickoff returns for 466 yards...rushed for 136 yards on 11 carries in his first game against Cal Poly, also scoring a touchdown to help Texas State to a 38-35 win over the Mustangs...gained 105 yards on 13 carries against South Dakota State...named SLC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 15 times for 187 yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin...rushed for 179 yards on 20 carries in a win over Southeastern Louisiana two weeks later, scoring on a career-long 80-yard touchdown run...tallied 117 yards on 24 carries in the season finale against Sam Houston State.
High School
Unanimously named the district's most valuable player as a senior and selected to the Class 2A All-State team as a running back...was the 2A Region II Offensive Most Valuable player as well as selected the All-Texoma MVP...ran for 1,696 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior...had a 12.2 yards per carry average...had 310 receiving yards and caught four touchdown passes...also a return specialist who returned one punt for a touchdown and averaged 35 yards as Whitewright's punter...high school coach was Chuck Lipsey...member of Whitewright's Class 2A state championship mile relay team as a junior...in addition to running track, played in the outfield for Whitewright's baseball team...was named first-team all-district and second-team all-state.
Personal
Has not declared a major...Larry and Jennifer Henderson are his guardians...born Nov. 12, 1987 in Greenville.
