Matt Jelmini

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Class: Senior Hometown: Fresno, CA High School: Clovis West

Height / Weight: 5-7 / 185 Position: RB Experience: 3V

USD: Fourth-year player returns at running back... This past season appeared in all 11 games for the Toreros... Ranked second on the team with 258 yards rushing on 75 attempts (3.4 average)... Caught two balls for 16 yards... Posted back-to-back 70+ yard rushing games (74 at Marist, 71 vs. Valpo)... In 2009, rushed for 301 yards on 63 attempts and scored two touchdowns... Led the team with a 4.8 average yards per rush... Returned four kicks for 94 yards, raising his all-purpose yard total to 399... Broke out for a season-high 112 yards on 22 attempts while also scoring a touchdown at Butler on (Oct. 3)... Named to PFL All-Academic Squad... Was named 2008 PFL Honorable Mention, appearing in all 11 games for the Toreros... In 2008, ranked 5th in the PFL in rushing yards with an average of 49.8 per game... Had a game high 87 yard long rush and scored a touchdown in a home victory over Valparaiso... Finished 2nd in the PFL with 3 individual rushing performances over 100 yards - 133 at Davidson; 130 vs. Valparaiso; 103 vs. Butler... Second on team with 548 yards rushing on 89 carries (6.2 ave.)... Totaled 4 kickoff returns for 105 yards (long of 51 vs. Butler).

High School: Attended Clovis West HS... Senior year named All-League and All-City after rushing for 1,784 yards and 20 total touchdowns... Junior year named Offensive Tri-City Athletic Conference Player of the Year after rushing for 2,345 yards and 37 touchdowns... In addition to four varsity letters in football, earned letters in baseball (3), wrestling (1) and track (1).

Personal: Born on November 20, 1989 in Fresno, CA... Parents are Peggy and Rick Jelmini of Fresno, CA... Chose USD for great combination of academics and athletics... Also recruited by Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Columbia... Notes his brother plays baseball at Stanford.

Major: Business Administration.

MINOR: Marketing.